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  1. Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

    gochicagobears posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So I have this client.... Had her since I started working for this agency in July. She's nice (to your face) but when the other CNAs come in she will complain about you to them. Her grandson lives...

  2. Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

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

    I understand that. Somedays I'm like if you call me one more time....and having two aides assigned happens a lot. I realize there's a lot of people to care for but what does the office do all day? And...

  3. Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

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

    Supervisor just said that our company's policy would have to be for her to report things stolen and file police report which she obviously doesn't want to do. They asked if I was requesting a new...

  4. Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

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

    Didn't really wanna say it, but I think that could be a big part of the

  5. Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

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

    That's exactly why I'm worried about. It has escalated even since July. I don't want to be around for it to get much

  6. Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

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

    There are 3 other aides, 2 are as fed up as I am and the other I dk. I don't think so. The notes are too ridiculous and detailed for someone who isn't there all the time. The other aide only works...

  7. Stress of being an LTC aide CNA just too great for the pay!

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

    YESSSS. If everyone would just HELP each other instead of refusing and just doing their own thing and leaving you out to

  8. Stress of being an LTC aide CNA just too great for the pay!

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

    Woah! I started at 9. the people that had been there 5 years made

  9. Stress of being an LTC aide CNA just too great for the pay!

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

    That's why I quit LTC and went to home health. It's not fair to the aides or residents to have one person caring for all those people at once. And for all the aides that are more experienced than you...

  10. Scared about my CNA exam. Any advice, tips?

    gochicagobears replied to BabyGirlx3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Tell yourself that you know what you are doing. You know your stuff. You are good at it. Act like it's a normal day at work. You will be fine.

  11. hospital vs home health vs LTC

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

    And also again, as far as schedules go, LTC is 5:30-1:30, 1:30-9:30, 9:30-5:30. Strict. But home health is more 7-5 (not straught!!) broken up. Of course there are overnight clients you may be...

  12. hospital vs home health vs LTC

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

    And also I was making $9.00 per hour in LTC (which is not fair for the amount of work you do) but in home health the aides start out at that or more, at least. Hospital start out around 10 I think...

  13. hospital vs home health vs LTC

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

    LTC is the hardest job you may ever have. Sweating, litteraly- dripping all day. Never getting everything done. Rudeeee aides who won't help you when you need it. 8 hours straight of changing briefs,...

  14. New cna and stuggling

    gochicagobears posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a very new cna and I got a job where I did my clinicals, a nursing home. When I was in my clinicals I loved it, but that was because I was only working a few hours and with a partner. Now,...

  15. New cna and stuggling

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

    Thank you all for your encouragement! I interviewed today at an assisted living facility that is wayyy closer to home that the LTC facility I was at. I also passed my state test today! :) i think I am...

  16. Passed my CNA exam today!!!

    gochicagobears replied to LadyLeo75's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I passed today!!

  17. How long was your CNA school?

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

    Mine was 3 weeks, Monday-Friday, 8-4. One week of classroom, two weeks of

  18. New cna and stuggling

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

    And I think I mean its the physical part of the job that's really hard, and also how sad it is these people live normal lives like us then end up with dementia and broken

  19. Cna classes-what to expect?

    gochicagobears posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I start a 3 week cna course at a ltc facility in a couple weeks. The first week is classroom and the last two are clinicals. I've not been given really any info on what to expect. Can anyone describe...

  20. Indiana tuition reimbursement

    gochicagobears replied to ph2bRN1994's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Federal regulation at 42 CFR 483.152©(1) states that "No nurse aide who is employed by, or who has received an offer of employment from, a facility on the date on which the aide begins a nurse aide...

  21. Indiana tuition reimbursement

    gochicagobears replied to ph2bRN1994's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I'm starting my cna training next month at a ltc facility. I have friends that work there, and I know that once you secure a job there you get reimbursed. I think you get half back upfront when u get...

  22. Can I get some advice from seasoned CNA's?

    gochicagobears posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm going to be 18 next month, so I am young, admittedly. There is a LTC facility here where I can take a 3 week CNA course. The problem is, LTC facilities scare me to death. I feel so, so bad for...

  23. MA vs. CNA in a hospital?

    gochicagobears posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So until today, when a nursing student friend of mine told me, I never knew that a MA could would outside of a Dr. office. So now I'm wondering what an MA does in a hospital? I know that they do...

  24. A Question...

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

    Thank you all for your comments. The CNA course I will likely be taking would be on the continuing care floor of the local hospital. (Continuing care is just like a LTCF) It's not where I want to...

  25. A Question...

    gochicagobears posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So I'm just wondering, people keep telling me that I don't want to be a CNA, all they do is change sheets and bedpans and and help people bathe, and just talk about the not so fun stuff. What I want...