Carolinathe3rd

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1. Love the residents - HATE the coworkers!!

   Carolinathe3rd replied to krissy.tan's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   That is physical and emotional

2. Chasing after alarms. What do you do?

   Carolinathe3rd replied to vc01ca's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   That seems

3. I hate my job as a certified nursing assistant and want to quit after two weeks!

   Carolinathe3rd replied to DefaLucy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   There are other facilities that are not so difficult. Where I work they have 2 sections. The short term and long term. The short term is mostly for rehab clients. They are easier to deal with. Then...

4. Dealing with noncompliant client?

   Carolinathe3rd posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   How do you deal with a client whom will not let you change them when they are very

5. crap...am I in huge trouble???

   Carolinathe3rd replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

   I have made bad mistake and didn't get fired. I think as long as no one got hurt or the clean up wasn't extremely expensive I you won't get fired. Possibly a write up. Just try to get in the habit of...

6. Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

   Carolinathe3rd replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I have found that this occurs because therapist doesn't upgrade the info in the ADL book. Thus I go to the therapist to get it

7. Increasing speed

   Carolinathe3rd replied to Carolinathe3rd's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Well 5 months have gone by and still barely get done at 11:15. I see there are some things I do that other skip. Like floating the heals and asking the resident if they are comfortable. Even when I...

8. Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

   Carolinathe3rd replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I agree with that, thus I get the xrays and go to a chiropractor. Result is I get better faster. Workmen's comp Doctors just seem to push medication that it is impossible to take and

9. Feel pressured to do 2 people transfer alone

   Carolinathe3rd replied to CelesteR903's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Are you certain that they were talking about all lifts and not just the sit and stand lift? For with the sit to stand lift we are allowed to do them by

10. Invalid drug test?

    Carolinathe3rd replied to Carolinathe3rd's topic in General Nursing

    No one I saw has a band ankle sprain. Patient lost balance in bathroom and her foot went sideways as she rebalanced him. This is a no lift facility. Having 12 to 16 patients puts a lot of pressure on...

11. Invalid drug test?

    Carolinathe3rd replied to Carolinathe3rd's topic in General Nursing

    I think the herbs are affecting the color of my urine. For I urine test I did at school showed the density to be thick and it is a darker yellow than it use to be. Inconclusive. Heard supervisor...

12. Invalid drug test?

    Carolinathe3rd replied to Carolinathe3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Looked at ingredients on homoeopathic for headache I have been taking. First ingredients are: Cinchona officinalis is Quinine Bark Condurango, is South America bark of a vine of the milkweed family...

13. Invalid drug test?

    Carolinathe3rd posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hurt myself on the job. Was given 2 drug test that night. Both showed invalid. Then the next told to go to an inservice. Was given another test and it showed up invalid. Ask charge nurse if it could...

14. Co-workers don't want to help me change residents!!!

    Carolinathe3rd replied to Ev1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well there are always some that don't work as a team and will give you a hard time. I had one co-worker that would yell at me at times. Didn't complain about it. Was good for 1 day I needed her help....

15. Job injury

    Carolinathe3rd replied to Carolinathe3rd's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Forgot to mention that in the ADL book it says the patient is max lift. No pad was under him for max lift. Couldn't find anyone whom had put a pad for max lift under patient in wheel chair. Co-worker...