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  1. What are pool hours?

    rancelumsden replied to Hopeful76's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just want to make sure you realize that generally, if you're in a float pool (pool hours), you are not eligible for benes as your hours vary. You may be working a fair amount, or not for weeks at a...

  2. Trying To Become A Cna

    rancelumsden replied to MS. PYT's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Here are some generalizations for obtaining a CNA. 1) Online --- useless. You need classroom instruction to learn the clinical skills. 2) Contrary to what was posted, free classes at LTC are NOT the...

  3. CNA hospital or nursing home?

    rancelumsden replied to raom915's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I posted some rather lengthy replies to this question and as another poster mentioned, go back two or three pages to find some answers. Neither is 'better' in itself. Partially depends on how you like...

  4. How was clinicals for you?

    rancelumsden replied to nrsin4's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Clinicals were really difficult on everyone. After 8 hours, everyone was exhausted. It wasn't the physical labor, it was the nervousness of actually having to do the skills you really knew very little...

  5. What did you NOT learn that you needed

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

    That sounds like a 'real' class. I have not checked as I'm out of the 'business' now, but standards may have increased as far as training hours required for certification here in

  6. What did you NOT learn that you needed

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

    I should have thought of

  7. How much BP practice did you get in the program?

    rancelumsden replied to nrsin4's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We got virtually no practice on any of the skills. Our instructor admonished us to practice at home ---- she considered it homework and our responsibility. A number of people got together and...

  8. What did you NOT learn that you needed

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

    I feel I had a pretty good, general, background. But I had a good instructor and you have to realize that I changed careers for a 3rd time at age 52 and have about 8 years of college classes. My...

  9. Do employers really look at your high school grades before hiring you?

    rancelumsden replied to nrsin4's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm the one who posted it. I have no idea, and cannot generalize, that most hospitals do this. I know for a fact it was true at this institution, primarily when attempting to choose among candidates...

  10. What did you NOT learn that you needed

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

    I worked in hospital, so all the hospital-related items. EKG's, monitors, computer system (which of course varies), suctioning, scd's, etc. But I would not expect them to be taught in class. The...

  11. Is a CNA course enough experience?

    rancelumsden replied to Stargazn03's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It's impossible to generalize. It is more difficult to get a hospital job than LTC and of course, there are many times more LTC jobs in the first place. The hospital I worked at did take new CNA's and...

  12. How did you start after CNA class?

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

    Paid it myself. But, I figured that when I started class. The class I took cost about $600 (tuition, books, fees) at local community college, so adding the cost of the state test wasn't much. But I...

  13. Ugh, feeling overwhelmed need some job advice please!

    rancelumsden replied to samsam22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The 'professional way' to leave a job is to be honest, but not critical. Definitely give 2 weeks notice, or more, if possible. You write a simple letter that states that you are having difficulty with...

  14. Any Illinois State Exam Testers Here?!?!

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

    Illinois test is the same as what I have seen commented on through the years for other states. That is, if you go to class, do your homework, and you're doing ok in class on the book side, then the...

  15. Lots of CNA Queshtions

    rancelumsden replied to Hopeful76's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would sure double check your CNA class and be sure that you really are in a class that leads to your eligibility to sit for the state test!!! Most CNA classes are the equivalent of about 8 hours...

  16. Fail my CNA Class

    rancelumsden replied to dipsett08's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Try again, but practice the skills. You're not the only one who struggled with the clinicals. But the clinical portion of the class IS skills. They are procedures you can learn to do through...

  17. unimportant salary

    rancelumsden replied to k777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    There is NO generalization. It varies not only state-to-state, but by region. For example, in the immediate Chicago area where I reside, CNA's usually start around $8.50 - $10 an hour at LTC....

  18. New CNA graduate needing help!

    rancelumsden replied to AP1990's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Exactly right. Once you're in 'the business', in any capacity, and you're working making some money, you have the ability to then decide what you REALLY want to do (if that first job is not it). Be...

  19. Psych unit CNA....

    rancelumsden replied to yuyu75's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We had a psych unit at the hospital at which I worked. The CNA's there did mostly babysitting, to be honest. I can't generalize over the entire field, just how that unit worked. Basically, most people...

  20. New Beginning/Request for Advice

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

    I think the problem you're having is "occupied bed", not unoccupied. I have posted I had difficulty with this. I really had difficulty, as a generalization, with the 'hands on'. My CNA instructor...

  21. Help! cant decide if I want to work hospital or home health

    rancelumsden replied to samsam22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you look on other threads in the CNA forum, you'll find postings I and others have done about hospital work. You will not work harder in a hospital, but you will do 100 times the number of tasks....

  22. Apply for a position now?!!?!?

    rancelumsden replied to LadyBug0387's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes. I don't know that I'm the rule, but I did get a job at an ambulatory clinic before I passed the state test. It was only part time, but I was

  23. On-site certification question

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

    Your question cannot be answered as there is no general rule about what you will or won't do in training, and titles differ at different institutions. Most of the LTC, CNA job is to put it simply:...

  24. PCA with no Training/Experience

    rancelumsden replied to D.C.Guy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What clinical skills do you really need to have to become a PCA? All of them! You need to be aware of standard procedures for gowning and gloving, how to transfer so that you and the patient are...

  25. New Beginning/Request for Advice

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

    I quit my job to get the CNA. But a different situation. I lost my high paying career at 50 years old and was working with the Developmentally Disabled for a couple of years. I decided that there was...