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False vitals data! Long story short, a girl in the same room as me took a pt's vital signs. She presented me with the data and it included a b/p... I asked her how she got it because she didn't have the station's cuff or stethoscope. She told me ...

I'm a new CNA who graduated from CNA training in late July. I was offered a wonderful FT position with benefits on an Orthopedic station. Long story short, I made an impression and worked my butt off to get this position. I'm one of 3 FT pm CNAs o...

Thank you all for your advice and encouragement! Especially thank you to the advice about writing down what I'm going to say before the meeting! I wouldn't want to leave something out or let her take the conversation into a different direction! We...

OP, I can't imagine what you've gone through and I hope everything works out for you! While waiting upon acceptance into my city's RN progam I decided to start work as a CNA. I think a lot of female care givers worry about coming into contact with m...

Thanks for the replies! I meet with her and the DSD in an hour and a half... I'm stressing, writing out notes so that I don't forget to mention something or let her take the conversation in a different direction. hey_suz, LOL! You're so right. I ...

Yes, I think you're right about aides that are familiar with a pt thinking their vitals are usually this or that, or that they don't matter. Who is an aide to make that decision? The fact that this CNA has been there 8 years and is demonstrating this...

California here. We rarely ever practiced on eachother. We practiced on dummies and residents. As far as oral care goes, I only did dentures and mouth swabs on a resident to get checked off for the skill. The only thing we did on eachother was pr...

Also... We get more admits in the PM... Lengthy process!

I work in a facility that has LTC, short term, alzheimer's and an ortho station. I work in ortho PMs. To me there are many unique pros and cons to working each AM and PMs. I did my clinicals not too long ago in the AM. AM Pros (my opinion): You g...

I'm so relieved and happy it's over! I was in a free 30 day training program that I graduated from 7/31 and just took my American Red Cross tests today! I was at the testing location from 8:30AM-1:15PM! There were lots of student CNAs there to rete...

Hi there! I just passed my CA CNA examination today! :yelclap: Whoo hoo! I've been hired full time as a CNA at a large facility that has multiple stations. We have an LTC, a short term, an Alzheimer's Care Unit, an Acute ACU, and an Orthopedic Ce...

Thank goodness. Thanks to the OP for this thread. As soon as I heard in my CNA training program that it's against the law for CNAs to call themselves nurses my mind went directly to allnurses.com All the time I see CNAs referring to themselves as n...

Thanks, RNperdiem! I didn't really think about the increase in vitals recording. I'm excited! I've been in my facility's OCE once or twice before and it's so quite and peaceful in there compared to the other stations. Are there still activities g...

Interesting... I'm in CA and my test is tomorrow with the American Red Cross. I know that you can be off by 8 mmHg.

Thank you very much for this thread! It was very helpful! My test is tomorrow morning with the American Red Cross. Eek! Thanks for the tips!

California Just finished my CNA program 7/31/12 and I will be taking my American Red Cross test tomorrow morning! I have been offered a full time position working PMs in an Orthopedic Care Unit. $12/hr + Benefits No exp.

How about an Infection Control Nurse?

I just learned about this as well thanks to these wonderful forums! Check out the thread: "How to become a CNA in CA while in nursing school". It's simple and step by step! If you don't live in CA, at least this thread can help you get the ball rol...

Exactly! We are obligated to help those who can not help themselves. Abuse is able to propagate when witnesses become bystanders and do nothing. Remember, you learn in school; the FIRST thing you do when you see or suspect abuse is to stop it. It ...

...I don't know about this. It seems fake. Maybe it's just the dramatic writing. Or maybe it's a combination of the writing and the not doing anything about the situation. Might as well have been invisible. Do we really need to know how open or...

Would you like to eat your meal sitting on bm or urine? I don't think so.

Strange that you would be taught that... Maybe you forgot. I'm in a CNA class right now and although carts are not available, during meal time you HAVE to clean up vomit or incontinence immediately. You bag it as normal and hang it on the back of ...

In California, that's against the law.

I read a post by a guy on these forums that was explaining what it was like to be a male CNA and I can't find it. It was posted in an unrelated thread. Anyways, he said that that type of discrimination is always present for him. Especially dealing wi...

Not only is nursing school hard work, it's very competitive. I'm sure you have it in you to get A's and B's. Just keep your head up and put all of your energy into your classes. You may not be interested in them all, this is where the discipline n...