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  1. Totally screwed up in my clinical

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

    I could not agree with turtlecat more. I had an assignment in LTC once as a float CNA with almost all of them needing a hoyer lift to transfer. No one would help me, so I told the LVN in charge and...

  2. Cna exam test date wait...

    i_love_patient_care replied to FuturePedsNurse92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah four days doesn't sound right to me either. Check your state regulations on hours in the classroom, and clinical hours. Mine took 8 weeks, but it was 3 hrs a day I think. Go on the department...

  3. so scared! first cna job is for prn agency

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

    I worked PRN, but not for different facilities for LTC. The best thing you can do is get a report on all of the Residents you're taking care of as soon as you get your assignment. Major questions:...

  4. Totally screwed up in my clinical

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

    I agree with the above poster. For future reference, try to get a report about your Residents you will be helping with for the day. It takes some experience to know what to ask. Usually I ask who...

  5. Nurse and CNA argument at the end of my shift

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

    It's hard to know what to do in the moment, especially when you feel like you're not feeling like you're being heard. I've worked LTC a lot too. Maybe check this guy a little bit earlier in the...

  6. Ma with no job leads need advice please help

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

    Yeah environmental services does mean housekeeping or janitorial, but it does have it's good points. First of all, in my area they make more than CNAs do. Secondly, they don't do direct patient...

  7. CNA license expires soon.

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

    Well just list them. I had nutrition and medical terminology. And those were accepted :). But I also worked the whole time up until that point in SNFs or hospitals. Good luck

  8. CNA license expires soon.

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

    Ok just realized that is the form you were talking about. Could try emailing

  9. CNA license expires soon.

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

    For the person from CA, hope this helps http://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/cdph283c.pdf Check section D

  10. Ma with no job leads need advice please help

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

    Not sure if this helps, but I know someone who got a job as a medical receptionist at a major health system by first doing environmental services. It's easier to get hired at something like that...

  11. CNA license expires soon.

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

    I would call them. The only place I found a list of classes that work as CEUs was in the paperwork they sent me to renew. They're pretty good about answering the

  12. Is it legal for a a nursing assistant to do vitals/outputs in an ICU?

    i_love_patient_care replied to meghan91's topic in Critical Care

    Hi I'm a CNA, and came across this thread. I worked only once in an ICU and the nurses had the CNAs only as sitters or restocking the supplies. We would help with turning, but the nurses had to be...

  13. CNA license expires soon.

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

    I don't know how much you do or don't have to work to keep your CNA because I started working almost immediately after I got mine. I do know that for my state (CA), units for certain subjects like...

  14. Passed my CNA Exam :) .. any tips?

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

    You could ask for part time or PRN (as needed or per diem). A lot of times if they know you're a nursing student they'll work with you, good luck

  15. Making a living as a CNA

    i_love_patient_care replied to Queen33FutureLPN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I used to work a lot of hours too. I worked PRN for a facility and they'd work me every day if I let them! It's good money if you're willing to do it, but it does wear you out. Recently I went to...

  16. How long did it take to get your CNA license after mailing the application?

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

    I got mind in June and it came in August. The Red Cross gave me paperwork stating I had passed both portions, and for most employers that was sufficient during the hiring

  17. The Art Of Bedmaking

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

    I think you may be over thinking it. For me, when I was a brand-new CNA, the hardest part was making a bed quick. Occupied bed is difficult with heavy or contracted patients. Just watch the youtube...

  18. day shift

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

    The others are right, but some places are short on people who work day shift. I've worked at a few of them, and usually it's because the day shift is the hardest work load. Two meals, showers happen...

  19. Too early for vitals?

    i_love_patient_care replied to JDZ344's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I worked, the nurses didn't mind as long as it was within an hour, so if it's a 6am vital, there was a two hour window of 5am-7am. Best to ask the nurses you work

  20. NOC 23:00-07:00 Shift Schedule

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

    I used to work that shift in a hospital. Basically, you were told correct. There are a few things I can think of to warn you about. Finish everything you need to finish as quick as possible,...