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  1. Surviving The Nights.

    funtimes replied to SexyFloridaGirl's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    My guess is you just need to get faster with your tasks, which comes with time and practice. Cleaning up someone who is incontinent and repositioning them is something that can take an experienced CNA...

  2. Future of PCT

    funtimes replied to HeatherMax's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    A CNA replace an ADN? Are you serious? You are comparing an 8 week course and a skills test(CNA), to a year of science and math pre reqs and then 2 years of nursing specific classroom, lab and...

  3. Time Mangement? How Do You Do It?

    funtimes replied to SexyFloridaGirl's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I wouldnt panic. The Nurses you work with obviously know you are new and know it'll take time for you to get a hang of the job. They were new once as well. Wait til you're experienced and you see a...

  4. Confused, Frustrated and agitated w/VITALS

    funtimes replied to forbidden2know's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Normal vital sign ranges aren't necessarily an exact science and can vary slightly depending on the textbook, or who you ask. The same thing for what is automatically considered reportable, it would...

  5. scared to take CNA class

    funtimes replied to Lele0308's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA class is easy by almost any measure. The academic and classwork is simple and probably taught at an 8th grade level. The practical skills do take a little bit of practice only because the state...

  6. Surviving The Nights.

    funtimes replied to SexyFloridaGirl's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm curious what type of unit this was and how many patients you ended up with?(and how many RNs). Granted the number of patients isn't always a perfect indicator of how busy you'll be. One or two bed...

  7. What do Alz. care CNA's want from the nurse

    funtimes replied to tlc2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sorry I cant be of much help. I don't have much experience working with LPNs, so I don't know how the role varies from that of an RN. I know when I worked in LTC our opinion of the Nurses was...

  8. New CNA, first CNA job!

    funtimes replied to blwilliams10's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Always remember you can only be in one place at one time. You will CONTINUALLY have 2 or 3 people who all want to do something at the same time and need help, at least if you work days or evenings....

  9. Working Full Time and a Student Full Time

    funtimes replied to NurseBre94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This last semester I worked "part time" as a PCT, worked contingent as an EMT for a company that has us doing pretty much non stop ambulance runs for 12 plus hours, and went to school full time. It...

  10. why do you have to take a assessment test to get a hospital job

    funtimes replied to tomeka1975's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How do you know you didn't "pass"? Are you just assuming this because you didn't get to round 2? I've applied to hospitals that give you a test that asks questions like "I work well with others" then...

  11. ED Tech

    funtimes replied to Dom3269's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Requirements for ED tech vary greatly. Ive seen everything from CNAs to EMTs to Nursing students to Paramedics. Ive even seen a couple ED techs who claimed to have had no training or certs when they...

  12. No Callbacks From Hospitals

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

    Yes the fact you wont be available much in the fall is hurting you. Hospitals aren't just open for business in the summer and on weekends, which is why some places avoid hiring nursing students. As...

  13. ADVICE PLEASE

    funtimes replied to JeffreyT89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Working in LTC or home health wouldnt mean swallowing your pride any more than working in a hospital as a sitter or transport tech, which is pretty much the only position youd be likely to get without...

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

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

    I think LTC CNA really is one of the hardest jobs there is. I've worked other jobs that were more labor intensive, other jobs that were more stressful, and other jobs that paid worse, but CNA in LTC...

  15. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

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

    This seems so odd to me that CNA schools aren't teaching vitals any more. Not only was it taught in the class I took like 5 years ago, but it was one of the things you were tested on for the state...

  16. LTC/Nursing Homes do all the vitals? Do they still exist really?

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

    At the couple LTC facilities I worked at, the CNAs did all the vitals. Very rarely did the RNs do a full set of vitals. They had other things to do. If the RN had a med to give that was dependent on...

  17. "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

    funtimes replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I can certainly sympathize with being annoyed over the constant emphasis on customer service in healthcare, as if we were working the counter at Starbucks, I have to say these type of questions...

  18. Advice on PCT interview

    funtimes replied to Lacie1213's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Most job interviews I've had ask two different types of questions. They ask what seem like somewhat informal questions about you. Your background, interests, career plans, education, things like that....

  19. Taking anatomy and phsiology in the fall?

    funtimes replied to 5ummer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best way to prepare for A&P is to study A&P. If you havent taken biology 101 or its been a while since you took it in highschool, I would review some real basic organic chemistry and the...

  20. Duties of an overnight certified nursing assistant

    funtimes replied to NurseBre94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I found day and night shift to be VERY different in LTC. Not as different in a hospital. In LTC on days you are getting people up, showering and bathing them, dressing them, feeding them, getting them...

  21. Male CNA having troble finding job after being fired

    funtimes replied to jose2010's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Being a male CNA can be a double edged sword, but I've never heard the line about male aides being unreliable. From my experience the males aides call in sick far less than female aides. Usually the...

  22. Great Experience vs Good Experience & $$$

    funtimes replied to Sfrazilus's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    This is kind of a tough call. My first inclination would be to stay in your current job since school should be the priority. Work experience is valuable, but not if it seriously harms your education,...

  23. Not feeling anything at the sight of death

    funtimes replied to Purple93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I remember discussing death rates for different diseases, and one stat that came up was that 50% of Americans will experience cancer at some point in their lives and 25% will die from it. It was then...

  24. Not feeling anything at the sight of death

    funtimes replied to Purple93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Simply seeing a dead body you dont know probably isnt going to bother most people unless there is some sort of major disfigurement or it was a fairly young person, and even then it might not bother...

  25. Devastated and don't know what to do...

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

    There are many really good CNAs, and even RNs, who were horrible as new CNAs. Not that I'm saying you were horrible, but just that the job has a learning curve and sometimes it takes the right...