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  1. The life cycle of a CNA forum member

    blessedinscrubs replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

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

    blessedinscrubs replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in Medical Assistant, 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,

  3. Back injuries

    blessedinscrubs replied to avpu's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  4. Your Work Environment

    blessedinscrubs replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  5. Scared of the skills test

    blessedinscrubs replied to yajaira21's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  6. What grosses you out?

    blessedinscrubs replied to lilbearzmom's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  7. How do you disconnect?

    blessedinscrubs replied to Denise7420's topic in Medical Assistant, 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....

  8. Best shift for a new CNA?

    blessedinscrubs replied to AzDeb's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

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

    blessedinscrubs replied to sourapril's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  10. Peri care vent

    blessedinscrubs replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  11. Would appreciate some advice.

    blessedinscrubs replied to OzBound's topic in Medical Assistant, 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

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

    blessedinscrubs replied to kellysmum's topic in Medical Assistant, 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

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

    blessedinscrubs replied to Labor&DeliveryRN's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  14. How do you deal with attachment?

    blessedinscrubs replied to Little Miss Blue's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  15. What's in your CNA work bag?

    blessedinscrubs replied to Poi Dog's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  16. What's in your CNA work bag?

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

    Nutrigrain bars, hard candies, mints, extra pens, sunglasses, Icy Hot for my back, Ibuprofen, body spray, hand lotion, deoderant, scrap paper... Do you ever wonder why nobody ever has a freakin pen?...

  17. Do you say goodbye to your residents?

    blessedinscrubs replied to CoffeemateCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Totally depends on the resident. Some would panic and ask me to do this, this, this, this, that, this and this for them before I go. Others would keep putting their light on, wanting to see me again....

  18. Whats with the beyond horrible pay? :(

    blessedinscrubs replied to camci's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know, oddly enough, most of the hospitals in my area start CNA's at 50 cents to a dollar LESS per hour than the LTC facilities. I think the reason they justify it is that they offer tuition...

  19. Why You Rock

    blessedinscrubs replied to Cinquefoil's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I rock because I never (and I am dead serious - I mean NEVER) tell a coworker "no" when they ask for help. If I can't help right away because I'm tied up with something, I tell them I'll be 5, 10...

  20. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    blessedinscrubs replied to ICor9:24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    To the Staffing Coordinator and others who have been responsible for making the CNA schedules: STOP calling me on my days off and telling me either that (a) it's not really my day off and I'm supposed...

  21. What was your 1st day of (non-orientation) CNA work like?

    blessedinscrubs replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It was pretty terrifying for me. I had four days of orientation, but the first two didn't help me much. I got put with CNAs whom I couldn't understand because their foreign accents were so thick. I...