s.wilson84

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1. Psychiatric Nursing Assistants

   s.wilson84 replied to kcsunshine's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I work in Psych LTC in a county run facility. We have a few residents who are total cares but most are independent. A lot of my day is spent making sure everybody is where they need to be, comes...

2. Help? I really need it...

   s.wilson84 replied to dianarawrz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   When I read your post it sounds like you are taking them both at the same time. If this is true, then that is probably the problem. Those are each classes that take HUGE amounts of work to...

3. Will being a CNA increase my chance?

   s.wilson84 replied to 1Luv_xo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   As a CNA in a LTC facility, I can tell you firsthand that a lot of the nurses do the same work that we do, plus their med pass and nurse duties. If I have five people that have to use the restroom...

4. Did you pass or fail the state exam the first time?

   s.wilson84 replied to Fanie_Mae's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I passed on the first time and I was sooo nervous. As long as you did well in the clinical portion of your class you will do fine on the test. I missed some of the smaller steps but I still

5. Getting put off my job by nasty nurses!

   s.wilson84 replied to marsy82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I'm a CNA in a LTC facility, and I have to say that I love (most) of my nurses. They actually appreciate us and say "thank you for all your hard work" before we go home for the day. Granted, there...

6. ADVICE PLEASE

   s.wilson84 replied to JeffreyT89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Unless you have a connection, it is ridiculously hard to get hired in a hospital when you are fresh out of CNA class. Most places require experience and if you don't have it, they won't even consider...

7. Waiting on results...

   s.wilson84 replied to Cortney2013's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   30 Days?? I'm in Nebraska, and when I took my state tests (both written and clinical) I found out the same day whether or not I passed. I got my certificate after I finished the clinical portion...