blessedinscrubs

blessedinscrubs specializes in Geriatric.

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1. The life cycle of a CNA forum member

   blessedinscrubs replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in CNA/MA

   We have CNA students that come to my facility (nursing home) for clinicals, and they crack me up. They all wear, like, stethoscopes around their necks and carry blood pressure monitors and take 45 minutes to toilet an ambulatory person. Gotta love '...

2. CNAs w/ no prior healthcare experience, how long did it take you to find a job?

   blessedinscrubs replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in CNA/MA

   Once I gave up my dream of working night shift (10 to 6), and agreed to work any shift available, it took me about 20 minutes to secure a job, lol.

3. Back injuries

   blessedinscrubs replied to avpu's topic in CNA/MA

   Does the person have some balance in their upper body? Do y'all have a sit to stand lift? To me, the sit to stands are so much quicker and less scary to the residents. I :redbeathe using the sit to stand - the added bonus is that for some reason, whe...

4. Your Work Environment

   blessedinscrubs replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in CNA/MA

   In the last two years that I've worked there, my facility has gone through several different sets of DON's, ADON's, supervisors, etc.... Seems to me like when we have level headed, reasonable people in those positions, it makes all the difference. Y...

5. Scared of the skills test

   blessedinscrubs replied to yajaira21's topic in CNA/MA

   Make absolutely sure that you knock on the resident's door - loudly enough that a person with not-so-good hearing would hear you - everytime you enter the room. Knock and say "Good morning/afternoon/etc Miss/Mr. Smith/Jones/etc! I'm Yajaira, a CNA, a...

6. What grosses you out?

   blessedinscrubs replied to lilbearzmom's topic in CNA/MA

   Cleaning vomit off wheelchairs is rough for me. I don't mind wiping it off a face, chest, changing vomit covered clothes, etc, but trying to get the bits (ewwww) out of the nooks & crannies of a wheelchair is just :barf01: BM hardly ever bot...

7. How do you disconnect?

   blessedinscrubs replied to Denise7420's topic in CNA/MA

   I can relate to this. I was the same way during my clinicals. Never in my life had I felt that I was somewhere I really, truly belonged, as I did when I walked through the doors of that nursing home. When I took my test, the state examiner said to me...

8. Best shift for a new CNA?

   blessedinscrubs replied to AzDeb's topic in CNA/MA

   You know, I think alot of it depends on the facility and it's routines. 1st shift seems like it's pretty maddening everywhere.... You've got two meals to get people to and from. Squeezing in showers and other things makes the pace pretty frantic. I r...

9. new grad cna/pct, how long did it take you to find your first job.

   blessedinscrubs replied to sourapril's topic in CNA/MA

   I spent a week running around trying to find 3rd shift but no facilities were hiring for third shift. Finally I gave up on trying to find 3rd shift, and opened my availability all the way. The first facility I went back to, to tell them my availabili...

10. Peri care vent

    blessedinscrubs replied to JDZ344's topic in CNA/MA

    Urine is acidic = causes skin breakdown = bedsores. I really believe this issue is one of the reasons people get sores, not to mention rashes/skin irritation, etc. When you do peri care, you can't necessarily *see* the mess that urine leaves on the ...

11. Would appreciate some advice.

    blessedinscrubs replied to OzBound's topic in CNA/MA

    I would really worry about losing my certification in a situation like that. I'm with the others. Run for the hills. And keep the family in your prayers.

12. I gather 46 is too old to be a CNA

    blessedinscrubs replied to kellysmum's topic in CNA/MA

    You see CNA's of all different ages. What I would ask, and I would ask this of people at any age - is do you have a strong back and good knees?

13. What do CNA's really Do???

    blessedinscrubs replied to Labor&DeliveryRN's topic in CNA/MA

    My typical day.... 5:45 AM: clock in, get assignment for the day 5:50ish AM: walking rounds with previous shift (checking on the residents on my assignment with the previous shift's CNA), fill clean laundry cart with linens, towels, incontinence pads...

14. How do you deal with attachment?

    blessedinscrubs replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in CNA/MA

    Getting attached has it's good parts and bad. Some of the residents I am super attached to are the ones that make my day bright. The cute, sweet or funny things they say, when they call you sweetheart and ask for a hug, etc.... But when something ...

15. What's in your CNA work bag?

    blessedinscrubs replied to Poi Dog's topic in CNA/MA

    This fascinates me. You actually find time to brush your teeth? If I find the time to eat at all, I am usually cramming the food into my body so fast I am trying not to gag on it, and my mouth is still stuffed while I am nearly running back to my ass...