Aloha, the salary differs where u work, hospitals like queens pays more than agencies,u might want to check at qmc website http://www.queens.org..it shows the salary and weekend/night differentials..and they r constantly hiring,.hope this helps..gydl...
Ur welcome:) yea make sure to review all the skills the night before ur exam day,and memorize all the vital signs baseline as well. Do u guys have a mandatory skills to do in ur state exam?like in my state b.p taking and handwashing is the 2 mandator...
Hi, was wondering if do you need to be a certified nursing assistant working in the hospital?my certificate will expire in 2 months and I just got hired by one of a hospital in my state,im thinking if do I still needto renew or just let it xpire. Tha...
Ur right im just gonna renew so in the future I won't get in trouble,.so can I renew it anytime now or it has to be renew on october (my xpiration month),thankz:)
Hi, ok I remember when I had my interview in the hospital the nurse mngr.asked me if im certified and I said yes then she goes its good bcoz some dept.needs u to be certified and im a floater right now so maybe I have to renew?im not really sure how ...
Ybur514 replied to brandielizabeth's topic in CNA/MA
Here in our state you can get a job as a personal assistant or a sitter in an agency even if you don't have experience or cna training as long as you know how to take care just there basic needs,and u will be shadowing somebody.
Hi I just got a job in the hospital as a CNA and today I went for my physical exam and they let me do the respirator fit test, my tester gave me a piece of card as a certification of completion and with 3M 1860 on it.. She said I'll use it whenever I...
Hi thanks for the info, further question that means I can use any size and type of respirator?I thought I can only use the 3M it doesn't matter whatever the patients case(bacterial,viral) since thats the one that it perfectly fits on me, and yes the ...
Hi I just got hired by one of the hospital in our state and about to start my orientation next week, I never had any work experience as a CNA in the hospital so I don't have any idea what the CNA does during Code Blue. Is there anyone who can tell me...
Hi Dina, Thank u,yes my supervisor told me I can call a code too and start cpr while waiting for the team. Im gonna hve an orientation nxt week so hopefully they gonna show us proper way of calling a code blue. That code blue thing just making me so ...
Hi Britta, Thank u so much that helps me alot,lots of info..lol dats funny ok I will remember that bee-gees ah-ah-ah-ah and just sing it on my mind but hopefully when I encounter my very 1st patient who needs cpr I will do it right and accurate.:) so...
@vicky sorry im new to this sight thanks for moving it though :)...thankz guys for all the comments. Now I have one more question, for example I see the patient laying down in the bathroom no pulse no breathing, can I do cpr right away while waiting ...
Aloha, Congratz on ur new job. Actually ur not gona get paid overtime unless u work over 40 hours, CNA in oahu works a minimum of 2hours and a maximum of 12 hours shift/day or night, But better if u ask the HR how they pay u. Hope this help. :) Mahal...