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  1. Another vent about nurse vs aide

    mstearns09 replied to RNstudent13renee's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Patients who are receiving blood at our hospital are on telemetry until the transfusion is done and the RNs take care of all the vitals recording while it's being done, too. To the OP, do the best you...

  2. Please, don't be "that" aide.

    mstearns09 replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    After working with this person for three days, it's clear she is nothing but a workplace bully. I remembered today that another co-worker told me that this particular aide bullied a part-timer so...

  3. Please, don't be "that" aide.

    mstearns09 replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It was much more than that, especially now she took pleasure in talking about how she told a new hire that if she (the new hire) did a no-call, no-show again, she would "stomp her @$$ in." And loud...

  4. how to land a hospital job

    mstearns09 replied to Terahmrtnz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Really, any career field is all about who you know, not what you know. I landed my first CNA job in a nursing home because I did my clinicals there and they knew me. Two years later, I applied at our...

  5. How many hours do they give you?

    mstearns09 replied to flod's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Have you ever dealt with a demented patient who's sundowning? What about two, even three or more who are not A & O? Even night shift is crazy at some point. I can tell you that at the very small...

  6. How many hours do they give you?

    mstearns09 replied to flod's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That is asking for massive burn out or injury or both. I don't recommend doing

  7. Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    mstearns09 replied to aka640's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The RNs at my job sometimes (OK, most of the time to be honest) don't have time to toilet the people they are assigned to or do their I and Os because they are too busy in the ER to help us. The...

  8. Oh man bp is tough

    mstearns09 replied to Nurseeverywhere's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Manual BP is something that comes with practice. The more you do it, the better you get. I finally mastered it after I discovered that your diastolic number is the moment you stop hearing the systolic...

  9. Brand new CNA job, Discouraged, Depressed and Wanting to know, is this really normal?

    mstearns09 replied to futuresctRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    LTC can be terribly intimidating for a new CNA. First and foremost: Read the care plans! Don't go by what others tell you. Cutting corners and doing incorrect transfers are how residents and staff get...

  10. Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    mstearns09 replied to aka640's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Gotcha. Unfortunately, at the facility where I worked, we couldn't even do that. Once we were in a room with a resident, we couldn't leave them unless it was for supplies. There had been too many...

  11. Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    mstearns09 replied to aka640's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    All this, with the exception of maybe the feeding scenario. I cannot count how many times I found myself as the only aide in the dining room helping feed residents and three of my call lights going...

  12. Toileting Residents

    mstearns09 replied to penny186's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You can also write the time you changed the brief or pull up on the brief or pull up so the person coming on shift can check it and know for sure. I've had to do this when people accused me of not...

  13. Interesting Little Story...

    mstearns09 replied to Skayda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Speaking as a custodial stepparent to a 14 year old who is very similar to the person you described, it is probably something she saw on TV. We don't play along with her stories; we tell her that it...

  14. Toileting Residents

    mstearns09 replied to penny186's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    People are going to talk trash no matter what you do. When I was a shower aide, I was constantly accused of not cleaning finger nails or doing nail care even though I had documentation in three...

  15. Paying it Forward in Healthcare - A CNA's Point of View

    mstearns09 replied to i_love_patient_care's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It seems to me that people who are devisive in healthcare, particularly CNAs and nurses, fall into that pattern because they are either lazy and know it, burnt out, not right for the job, or have a...

  16. First cna job...no experience!

    mstearns09 replied to emily12345's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was like you when I first started and still am to some extent. It does come with time and effort. I learned that you have to prioritize and plan ahead as much as possible. Make things easy on...

  17. Got the Job! Oncology CNA! Advice please :)

    mstearns09 replied to MargaretMuslima's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations on getting the job. I think the best CNAs are ones who listen to both the patient/resident and the nurse. Be flexible. Be prepared for anything. Do what you're asked to do and don't go...

  18. First CNA Job

    mstearns09 replied to AspiringLPN2014's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good luck! I started at $9.50 an hour on 2nd shift at the LTC I'm getting ready to quit. When I moved to 1st shift, it was $9.00 for the first month until we received a cost of living raise to $9.27...

  19. Bowing out gracefully

    mstearns09 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I love most of the residents at my job; I enjoy most of my co-workers but I'm getting more and more of a vibe that it's time for me to move on. My husband has been pushing for me to consider other...

  20. Bowing out gracefully

    mstearns09 replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks! I bit the bullet and told my current DON that I accepted the new job. I think she's pretty disappointed but understands. They are willing to keep me PRN and I'm sure if this doesn't work out,...

  21. Being a CNA

    mstearns09 replied to Glycerine82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, I know this, but I was addressing the image the average person has of what we do. Most people don't realize the scope of our job. I would even venture to surmise that a great many of our...

  22. Being a CNA

    mstearns09 replied to Glycerine82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked in public education for 10 years, in a high school setting no less. I think I can handle wiping butts and aggressive demented residents. It's true; this job isn't for everyone. That's why...

  23. new cna

    mstearns09 replied to charmonique2009's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What you described is more often than not what goes on in LTC. I work LTC and we are short almost every shift, every week. Eventually I adjusted to it and accepted that it was the reality of where I...

  24. CNAs, do you like your job?

    mstearns09 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I love my residents, I love most of my work, I like most of the nurses I work under. I don't love working with many of my fellow CNAs, and I don't like how the rules are only enforced on whomever is...

  25. Getting ahead?

    mstearns09 replied to Taryn123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would talk to HR or the DON or whoever does the scheduling and explain your situation. Since you're a loyal employee, in would think that they would worm with you. I know when I wanted to move to...