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Ok, I just called a friend of mine who is a cna, and she told me to wear scrubs at my job interview, because it shows that you are ready to work, and can be possiby trained that same day. Is this a good idea???

I went for an interview on Friday, and they put me through for the level 2 background check the same day. I did the fingerprints on Saturday. Does anyone know how long it takes for the company to review this information? I'm anxious because I know I ...

When I first started, I was very nervous, which is totally normal, DO NOT be afraid To ask for help, you will learn nothing, and become one of those "horrible aides" nobody wants to follow when its shift change. Good luck‚ and you'll soon be giving a...

Are you serious????/ We are the brave ones that do the things no one else will or wants to do. not only will you deal with poop, you've got vomit, c-diff, pneumonia, MRCA, VRE, Dementia,UTI, Depression, Wandering, punching,Hep. A, B and C, biting, k...

As a cna, I understand what you're going through. We get treated as if we're scum on the bottom of their shoes. Families, Patients, fellow co-workers, management...... but what can we do other than put up with it. If you really love what you do, you ...

i have been a cna for a little over a year, and i heve been thinking about starting a program at one of my local schools. I have watched some of the fellow nurses from work and asked a few questions, some say its been worth it, others say if they cou...

I agree' if we ever get slammed, our charge nurse usually do the new admit so everybody else isnt trying to play catch up. i personally dont think you shoukd have been given that amout of stress, if eveybody else was sitting down charting, they coul...

I have been working at a rehab facility for about 5 months. There are about 4 or 5 cnas covering our floor, about 12 to 15 patients per cna, so i think that this unit is very busy. I make 9.25 on the weekdays and 11.50 on the weekends, they take out ...

Oh, and I forgot to mention, we used to have fruit punch and sugar free punch, now our patients have water, watered down unsweet tea, milk and Cranberry juice. Wow, right??

Now that facility should be shut down or reprimanded.

Some times nurses act like their **** don't stink. When all the other cnas are busy and you're standing right outside a room I'm in and you're looking at papers on your cart, I ask you to help me with a boost, but you tell me you're waaaayy too busy ...

OMG!! I couldnt have said it better myself. This is the same way I feel. We have "fine dining" at our facility, and if something happens when you're working in the dining room, its still your fault and it was your assignment. Smh, well don't pick me ...

I have been working at a rehab facility for about 5 months. There are about 4 or 5 cnas covering our floor, about 12 to 15 patients per cna, so i think that this unit is very busy. I make 9.25 on the weekdays and 11.50 on the weekends, they take out ...

I've been a CNA for about 5 months now, I live 20 minutes from Tampa and make 9.25 and 11.25 on sat and sun. I have also found out that once you have worked for a year you get a raise,and plus 9 is what they start new cnas with where I work. Talk abo...

Do not chart for residents you did not care for. Docters and unit managers will look through it,and you will get caught. Then youll be lying. What if a resident was givin a suppository earlier on in the day, and you put that there were no bm for that...

I don't see why not. I would've done the same. U care about the person. But maybe if u discussed this persons problems to someone else than maybe that would be a violation.

Well if they called yr references, more than likely you will be hired. Congratulations!!!!

Is it wrong to put a CNA on an assignment that needs a hoyer lift and then not show the CNA how to use it because they've never used one?

They knew. And I don't think they cared.

Ok, I'm just gonna vent, I have been working 1st shift for like a week now at my rehab center, and today, I found out that they switched me to 2nd shift. I have pretty much gotten into the swing of things during the morning. I'm not sure how differen...

My hall partner actually got an attitude about it and all the other CNAs were acting like they were too busy to help me. It actually took a guy on his first day of orientation to get this lady in bed for the night.

I told my hall partner and she looked at me like I was speaking a foreign language. The orien t guy tried to show me, and I don't think he was doing it right. The lady said she was slipping and she kept telling him to get someone to help.

*wine. congrats

I only had 3 days of orientation, and on the second and third days the CNA that was working the floor."got sick" and they put me on their assignments. Which kind of sucked because I was a brand new CNA

Are there any certified cna's working without their GED or highschool diploma?? Is it even possible since you can be certified without your GED??