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  1. Thinking about going to Nursing School, should I be a CNA first??

    funtimes replied to mariecandela1985's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wait til you start working as an RN. These skills can sink a new RN if they arent good at them, and being good at them takes experience. Real patients arent like mannikens. Especially if you work in a...

  2. Thinking about going to Nursing School, should I be a CNA first??

    funtimes replied to mariecandela1985's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Pros: See what Nursing is really like Become familiar with many skills and tasks you will do during clinicals Learn time management and how to work under pressure Toughen yourself up a little bit so...

  3. Dealing with a declining patient

    funtimes replied to AM326's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    For me its a lot tougher if its a younger patient, especially one Ive gotten to know during repeated hospital admissions. With the elderly patients it can be tough too, but at least theyd lived a full...

  4. ER tech

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

    If you are a CNA/PCT/MA, you are more than qualified. Unfortunately many ERs prefer EMTs with field experience. Why I have no idea, as working the road as an EMT is nothing like the ER, but for...

  5. FULL TIME student while taking CNA course!! Help!

    funtimes replied to Cham1028's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA school is relatively easy and doesnt require much studying from my experience. Clinicals can be kind of taxing, like CNA work in general, but even those dont require studying really. The only real...

  6. Certified Medical Assistant

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

    MAs seem more like a hybrid of office worker and lab tech. They dont really do heavy patient care or acute care, and arent really trained for that kind of work, which is what I generally associate RNs...

  7. CNA or PCT? Which one is better?

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

    CNA will be quicker and cheaper, and get you work experience faster, but you may have to work in LTC, which some people avoid like the plague. PCT is longer and more expensive and there are probably...

  8. CNA problems

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

    The way some CNAs treat new employees with no experience is disturbing. Being a CNA means your supposed to be compassionate, and if they arent compassionate towards a new CNA whose struggling, who...

  9. Can't lift patient- help!

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

    The important thing is safety, and that includes YOUR safety. A serious back injury can end your nursing career before it even starts. If you cant transfer him without possibly hurting yourself, then...

  10. Med Surg vs. Pre/Post-Op

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

    Nursestudent14 pretty much summed it up, but theres a few things Ill add. Even patients who wing up being admitted to Med/Surg after surgery still go to post op immediately following their surgery....

  11. Those that have 15 residents in a LTC facility

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

    What shift is this? 15 residents for day shift is craaazy. Even for evening shift. For the NOC shift thats probably a light load. If this place has one cna taking care of 15 residents on a regular...

  12. Do not bother with CNA programs unless you have experience in the field.

    funtimes replied to realitycheck2013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My first CNA job was 12.36 an hour in a LTC facility. So you can make decent money starting out as a CNA in some places, especially if they are part of a union. I make almost 14 an hour as a hospital...

  13. Do not bother with CNA programs unless you have experience in the field.

    funtimes replied to realitycheck2013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It really depends on the location. I think when the economy went south several years ago, a lot of unemployed people tried jumping into the medical field, and CNA is the quickest and easiest way into...

  14. Im going to school for lpn. Is it worth it or not?

    funtimes replied to jlopez92's topic in Nursing Career

    One thing to consider is that in my state at least, once you get your LPN, you can no longer work as a CNA. This might be relevant in that there are a lot more CNA jobs out there than there are LPN...

  15. PCT Oncology/Telemetry

    funtimes replied to guest2512's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    7 dollars an hour....for 18 patients? This isnt a restaurant, CNAs dont get tips. Do you have any CNA training? I suppose if they are training you from scratch it might ALMOST be understandable, at...

  16. How do you hold it together?

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

    The stuff you mentioned as being obstacles kind of seems relatively minor to me, more like speed bumps than obstacles. The stuff I found hard as a new CNA was time management, dealing with confused...

  17. how much more do you get paid for being a CNA instead of an uncertified aide?

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

    This is interesting. I know of home health agencies that employ people to do chores like washing dishes, cooking, cleaning, running errands, and these people arent CNAs, but I always though to work in...

  18. Newbie CNA-What Its Like

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

    Ive done many different things in my life. From construction to the military, driving a truck, and working as a mechanic to driving an ambulance. I had been of the mindset that if you havent gotten...

  19. Fission mailed - portrait of a failure

    funtimes replied to failedcna2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So you are confused because no hospitals would hire you due to lack of experience, but then refuse to gain experience by working in LTC, choosing instead to work at a gas station? Im not trying to be...

  20. Failed NCLEX, need a job, can I be a CNA in CA?

    funtimes replied to ckypp's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If that had been a CNA student, that person would have undoubtedly failed the test, but im sure they passed the GN. To the OP, CNA rules seem to vary by state, so I dont know specifics about...

  21. My patient called me a "flunkie" today..... -_-

    funtimes replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Ive worked full time on a med/surg/tele unit for a couple years. Ive found that often MOST of my patients seem to have some behavorial or cognitive issues, or for whatever reason dont always act...

  22. Fission mailed - portrait of a failure

    funtimes replied to failedcna2012's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No use in crying over spilled milk. Just learn from it and move on. You may have just had a really uptight instructor. Failure is a part of life. People who dont have failures early on in life have...

  23. A&P if you've never taken chemistry

    funtimes posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just how important is it to have taken chemistry when taking A&P. I never took chemistry in high school or college, and I have very little knowledge of it aside from the really basic stuff like...

  24. Starting CNA program. Tips, please!?

    funtimes replied to makc88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think clinicals are almost always done at a LTC facility. Thats where I did mine. I think its also where you learn the most about doing the actual job. Some people are saying you should just jump...

  25. doing the work of a CNA at a lesser pay

    funtimes replied to grace_lorraine87's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Have you learned basic nursing skills like making an occupied bed, perineal care, transferring, bed baths etc? If so you are qualified. That doesnt mean you wont struggle when doing it on real...