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    From now on the only bed I make will be my own

    interceptinglight replied to Healing Soul's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow. I'm amazed to read someone's post on this forum whose perspective is the same as my own. This discussion taught me a lot -- mostly that being a CNA is probably the most complained about,...
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    $10/hr,is it enough?

    interceptinglight replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA work is typically very hard work that pays very little. If you have a family to support, it's usually not enough to live on unless you have another wage-earner in the
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    $10/hr,is it enough?

    interceptinglight replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Caregiving often pays only $8.00 if you're lucky, sometimes only minimum wage. Great job with very nice emotional rewards, but not very good compensation for what you
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    FED UP CNAS!!!!

    interceptinglight replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That sounds great.......except for the part where there probably isn't much of anything we can do about the situation. I've never worked in any capacity in my life in which there is more...
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    Slower pace environment for CNA's?

    interceptinglight replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The Activities Assistant sounds really fun!! Many LTC facilities require that some of their activities staff to be CNA's, but the physical demand in such a position will be much less than a floor...
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    Slower pace environment for CNA's?

    interceptinglight replied to Baubo516's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You have described it to a 'T' what every single LTC facility is going to be like. The only alternatives are ones already mentioned, changing to a different hall or a different shift where the pace...
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    Worried about not being good at job

    interceptinglight replied to EphemeralMelody's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Be prepared to do most all of what you just mentioned -- You WILL be slow, you WILL feel bewildered by what you are expected to accomplish in an 8-hour shift, and you WILL make stupid mistakes....
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    FED UP CNAS!!!!

    interceptinglight replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oogy. I like that -- oogy. I'm going to use that now.
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    Am I right or wrong?

    interceptinglight replied to Vblub01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    They probably gave you the harder assignment because you are more capable and competent than that other CNA you trained with. She sounds like more of a whiner, you sound like more of a worker. As...
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    How do I become a Hospice CNA?

    interceptinglight replied to teysmith's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's great, do take that class because it will give you an edge over other CNA's wanting the same kind of work. I ended up quitting CNA work because of many different things, but one of them was I...
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    I can't believe this ****!

    interceptinglight replied to vampcna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Probably I better consider myself fortunate. I was written up for a fall that turned out to be not my fault, someone else had failed to put her alarms on -- but since she fell on my shift I was...
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    What I have learned as a CNA

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

    You are simply amazing. I can't thank you enough for being just who you are, and posting such a wonderful
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    FED UP CNAS!!!!

    interceptinglight replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Finally it happened for me. I got a job as an administrative assistant at the local University in their tutoring department. I folded up all my scrubs and they're going into storage in case...
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    Getting rid of sitters!?!?

    interceptinglight replied to Loloberry's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've never even heard of a 'sitter', so I didn't know there was such a thing in a hospital or LTC!! At the nursing home I used to work the fall risks were all over the place, it was impossible to...
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    FED UP CNAS!!!!

    interceptinglight replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well - I've gone to homehealth. A/O last week. The final straw --> 91 residents for 3 CNAs...on DAYshift. Cool. I bugged out to do Home Health, too, for pretty much the same reasons. If there...
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    How many people failed the CNA state exam the first time?

    interceptinglight replied to windmill182's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Two of my co-workers failed the state exam TWICE before they passed -- both of them are now really terrific
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    What to wear on an Interview ?

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

    The rule is to 'dress up' a little from what you'd be wearing on the job. For a 'scrub-wearing' job, what you described is probably appropriate. I recently interviewed for an on-call CNA job at an...
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    CNA pay

    interceptinglight replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Dude, does anyone out there know what CNA's make in the UK ??? My husband's from there and wants to know, I've been Googling as hard as I can and haven't found out
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    FED UP CNAS!!!!

    interceptinglight replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OK I can't stand it anymore. I need to post something, so *ahem* here it is: I was fed up when I worked in LTC by the way poor communication between departments made us CNA's feel like the...
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    God I feel awful.

    interceptinglight replied to pumpkinking's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Your job is hard enough without you being hard on yourself. Give yourself a huge massive break !!!! No one is Superman, OK? No one can leap tall....patients...in a single bound..... Just know...
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    Unfortunate Experience with Coworkers in LTC

    interceptinglight replied to THELIVINGWORST's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh my god, if it were the LTC facility that I used to work at the person with the camera could have been fired on the spot. Cameras and even cell phones are strictly forbidden because of possible...
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    CNA pay

    interceptinglight replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I live in North Central Idaho and recently quit my job at a long-term care facility -- this is the main reason: I started at $7.62/hour without certification as a nurse's aide. The facility I...
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    Horrified by lazy CNA's, is this the norm?!

    interceptinglight replied to DBK99's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh my god I've never heard it explained so succinctly!! I'm going to copy this to a document and print it out so I can keep it handy if I ever need a quick and clear explanation of why I left LTC....
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    Does anybody really care?

    interceptinglight replied to ironslick's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    timetoshine that was amazing!!! I wish the facility I used to work for was that
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    FED UP CNAS!!!!

    interceptinglight replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    HAHAHAHA! Yeah, I know right ? We had a really cute little lady who had a suprapubic catheter but also wore Attends for bowel issues......she used to say to me.......'I think you need to change...