peppylady

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1. All-Time Toileting Record!

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

   She went home. The bedpan queen went home. I hope the husband has extra

2. CNA very upset

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

   I should have told someone but I am afraid of what they might do to me, Yeah look what they did to me. But you think the Board of Nursing knows this goes on and sees it all the

3. CNA very upset

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

   Here's a new one for you. An aid went home sick in the middle of our shift. 3am. We had to take her residents and divide them up. You know how that goes. Well I had about 6 of her residents 4 men and...

4. CNA very upset

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

   I love young people don't get me wrong. I have 5 kids they have very high work standards. They take their jobs seriously, but the ones that start the problems in the nursing homes are the young girls...

5. CNA very upset

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

   The woman in question had a urostomy bag. I emptied the bag and poured the urine in the toilet she said I meaning me spilled urine on her and then poured it in the toilet. I emptied almost 720cc's in...

6. CNA very upset

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

   The of these young aids have a small child at home, her man left her, no child support, just plain miserable young girls. This was an easy job for them to get into I agree. They have no life...

7. CNA very upset

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

   they are investigating a wet bed and that I spilled urine on the bed and left it for the 7-3 aid to clean it up. How absurd. If anything she spilled her water cup all over herself. But if she did wet...

8. CNA very upset

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

   They have a few CNA's there that are down right horrible. The night shift has to get up 4 people each in the morning. but if they don't want to get up no means no and the nurse tells us to leave them...

9. CNA very upset

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

   already told you she puts herself on the bedpan and turns on her light when she needs it empty. I didn't even know she was on the bedpan. Look bottom line the CNA doesn't want to do any work she comes...

10. CNA very upset

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

    they are trying to fill the beds so they mix LTC and rehab together. The trend is changing. Rehab used to be filled on the other side of the building.Now its full of dementia patients, fall risks,...

11. CNA very upset

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

    no actually this resident puts herself on the bedpan and you just have to empty it. Yes all of us were being written up for not clocking out on time. No overtime at all ever they don't even pay for a...

12. CNA very upset

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

    I never get respect. I hate to say it but the younger CNA's take over the place. The management like them around it looks good for business. The day shift is like a Romper Room shift. I am on the...

13. Does this really get reported negatively on your record at the ltc headquarters

    peppylady replied to cnamommyto2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That is like 43 residents apiece that has to be illegal. These nursing homes fool around with the hours and get away with it. The residents are not getting the proper care. I work in Florida and it's...

14. All-Time Toileting Record!

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

    I have a resident that uses the bedpan every hour on the hour during the night. She uses the big big bed pan. It holds a quart, I measured it. She overflows this bed pan 8 times every night. I can't...

15. CNA very upset

    peppylady posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a Certified Nursing assistant I have been one for almost 40 years. I've been there and done it. I've seen it all. Our work load is getting harder and harder everyday. I decided to take the night...