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  1. Venting, being blamed for another home health aide's error

    tomc5555 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My newly diagnosed diabetic client was 'reminded' by my co-worker to take a second insulin injection, the verbal order from M.D. is for one injection per day. I contacted the R.N. to advise. Somehow...

  2. Wrong choice maybe?

    tomc5555 replied to CNA Dinky's topic in General Nursing

    :) You may want to see a doctor ab your depression, it could be a medication issue. I appreciate your empathy and concern for the residents in your facility. I would see a doctor before making a life...

  3. Got a promotion!

    tomc5555 replied to LaterAlligator's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations and thanks for sharing the good

  4. CNA skills clinical

    tomc5555 replied to LolaLo's topic in General Nursing

    I would challenge that decision. The facility put the pt in danger by allowing a student to operate a lift incorrectly. The instructor should be making sure students aren,t performing skills beyond...

  5. very irritated with my job!

    tomc5555 replied to asfreeaswelleverb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I love that you have the pt's back on

  6. Anyone start as a CNA in their forties?

    tomc5555 replied to heartbeep's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Take the training. You will find out if it is for you during clinicals. I'm 49 and loved the training which i recently finished. I will be a CNA to determine if i want to go on to nursing degree. I do...

  7. More in depth then I thought.

    tomc5555 replied to MissMcCoy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I found it easier to take the review quizzes at end of chapter and fill in correct answers. It was like taking a pre-test. This way i knew what information i needed to spend more time on reading. We...

  8. Could a CNA teach a CNA program?

    tomc5555 replied to magichospital's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No...Must be a nurse with long term care

  9. i want to die i failed my cna exam

    tomc5555 replied to yajaira21's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The radial pulse can be difficult to find. My class was mostly women with irregular and faint pulses, so I had a difficult time. Our instructor acknowledged we had a tough group as far as pulses go....

  10. Range of Motion:

    tomc5555 replied to JessicaP4588's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It helped me to study each joint ROM, versus upper body as a whole. Less overwhelming. I got upper body ROM during my RC test, I passed, but was cautioned to better support joints while providing

  11. cna state test question

    tomc5555 replied to lostintime's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our instructor told us she thought a lot of us would fail the skills test; because we didn't seem to know the skills. This was the second to last day when all of us were tired and stressed. EVERYONE...

  12. length of the skills test with the red cross

    tomc5555 replied to goldenretriever8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I took RC exam last month and passed. My skills were dressing a patient, blood pressure, range of motion upper body and of course hand washing. I was told we had up to 10 minutes per skill. The...

  13. So I took my CNA test yesterday....

    tomc5555 replied to Doulabobbi's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I bet you passed esp with your prior CNA experience. I recently took my exams and they let us know that we passed/failed, but didnt give us the written test score. It's interesting that some find out...

  14. use of gloves

    tomc5555 replied to goldenretriever8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't use when feeding, or assisting patient with

  15. help - 1:1 home health position resident won't let me change brief!

    tomc5555 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Give him a urinal to use, or a bedside commode. Would a different type of brief be easier to

  16. HELP! I think my boss is discriminating against me!!!

    tomc5555 replied to Milla9436's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Hi, Contact HR Dept. immediately with your concerns about bias. Good luck with these issues and nursing

  17. Nervous about the State exam! Any tips???

    tomc5555 replied to Getreal2011's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Practice, especially skills you feel less confident in. I was deficient in upper body ROM and I got that skill for exam. I passed the skill but was told to "watch my support of joints". I got blood...

  18. Passed my state exams!

    tomc5555 replied to mslulubelle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations on passing the

  19. Test tomorrow

    tomc5555 replied to Callie Martinez's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations on passing the exam! Good luck in your job

  20. Hate my job, discouraged and sore!

    tomc5555 replied to CNATylerTX's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Fuzzywuzzy, please give example of how working in pairs is managed. The LTC where i did clinicals didn't have this coordination. Thank

  21. Did you need a stethoscope when taking the class?

    tomc5555 replied to can'tdecide's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't buy it if you don't need it. It will gather dust like

  22. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    tomc5555 replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I passed the state skills and written exam today! My skills were dressing a patient, blood pressure and range of motion upper body. I hope to get position in long term facility and work towards...

  23. Cynical after 3 Clinicals :( Is there another career choice?

    tomc5555 replied to Starletta's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Give clinicals more time. Ask questions, such as how do you feed this resident, what do you do if she falls asleep. Is this the right way to give fluids. It sounds like you need guidance from the CNA...

  24. What does a male nurse practioner do?

    tomc5555 replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Men in Nursing

    Is this post for real?! It's hard to take you question seriously. What does a male NP do? The same as any NP. The job description isn't gender

  25. Just Completed Clinicals!

    tomc5555 replied to Queen Tiye, CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations on finishing your clinicals! Good luck with