tiffanycmt

I'm NOT saying you guys aren't right but as i've said before i've worked in four different ltc facilitys and i did cna classes in Nebraska then moved to missouri and re did them here and i have never been told to change beds everday we do them on the...

Very Well put....... Working as a cna/aide whatever you wish to call it is hard stressful work. As far as dream's previous statement "i have no soiled beds" well consider yourself lucky b/c a soiled bed doesnt mean your NOT doing your job if that wa...

reading all of these i can relate to both sides. I am a med tech and i also work as a cna depending on the day. When i'm doing meds and someone needs something simple like lifted up in bed,drink of water,blanket i go ahead and do it but sometimes i a...

I am a cmt and from my exp in mo it can be two med tech's, a med tech and a nurse or a nurse and a nurse but you can't just have anyone count narc's we have our uncoming count with the out going person to make sure that everything is correct before ...

I'm unclear about something...What do you mean by you license being "on the line" for a med tech mistake. I am a med tech and I have made a med error and I realized my error wrote myself up for my error and all was fine My charge nurse in no way shap...

I have posted on many forums on this topic. I am a cmt in the state of Missouri we are allowed to give all narcs (depending on facility) we are allowed to take bs and give insulin(depending on facility) We are allowed to give neb tx's (depending on f...

hmm i always thought if you prepared the med you gave it?????

Although i'm in a different situation not a nurse I reallly would like to comment on this. Last year i worked a full time job plus overtime as a cna/cmt @ 8.50 an hour so I decided to get a second job and worked a part time job most of last year. I m...

I work in ltc but were having the opposite problem we (cna's) are being sent home d/t are census being low. yet they are still hiring new staff makes no since but i must say i applaud you for what you've done i have worked in many different homes sho...

I laughed my but off and i'm not a nurse yet but i work with nurses and i find that to be very true i could even say alot of that applys to a exp cna and a new na God bless Tiffany

I am a smoker and can understand how non smokers do not wish to smell my habit that is why I wash my hands afterwards and do everything i can possibly do to minimize the smell. But for the people that say you shouldn't be able to smoke at home what y...

applause.....very well put!!! i have not been in the nurse position but when i work on the floor as a aide i try to do my best but nothing makes me more upset then when a nurse is sitting on there buns doing nothing then tells you so and so has there...

That is what I was trying to say i KNOW that i would NOT be good in that type of nursing so i wouldn't apply for a job like that But i don't think that means that i should not be a nurse.

yes i understand this but what i was trying to say is I would NOT be able to apply for a job that i knew would be sex offenders i would be caring for in the er i'm sure they do come in however there not going to tell you hey im a sex offender. As i s...

I worked in one facility that put a resident with cdiff in isolation that seemed a little bizarre to me masked up gowned up the works. Most places that i work they have them on red bag and give them there on commode. On a different note isn't cdiff t...

I work as a mna and i DO NOT get even close to the pay as a lpn/rn i make 10 bucks and hour that is only 50 cent's more then a cna makes. Also I am NOT allowed to do any kind of iv's the only injections i can give is insulin and only some facilitys u...

I just talked to a friend of mine that lives in nebraska where i use to live and work and she said starting today 1-1-06 they will no longer be using med aides which is what there called there she wasn't sure if it was a facility choice or a state ch...

I can NOT stand waking someone up to give them a sleeper or giving someone a pain pill who is alert enough to tell me i'm not in any pain probally the worst smelling one is that keflex when you have to open it and mix it with applesauce i feel so sor...

When i was 16 i was having what i thought was my normal period however i started passing big clots of tissue and for some reason even though i didn't know i was pregnant before i knew i was having a miscarriage so i called the hospital and they said ...

I've recently started a new job and my job duties are OVERWHELMING to say the least they have me doing med's for 75+ ppl (not sure the exact census) I talked to a nurse up there and i said i think that is WAY to much to put off on a cmt and she just ...

I have worked as a med tech is nebraska and missouri and as far as I know they only use cmt's in nursing homes/group homes i have never heard of them using them in a hospital. I have however heard of them using them in correctional nursing.

i've been a med tech for five years now and i use to get on this topic and argue that we have every right to do meds just recently my opinion on this has totally changed. I started a new ltc facility and did not know any of the residents had three da...

Okay i may rock the boat here by having a different opinion i'm not saying you did the wrong thing but i dont think it would of hurt just to take her b/p but OF COURSE you can not administer medication to someone who is not your pt. But, we've had a ...

I'm just a cna/cmt but I also wonder how in the world could you put your morals behind you and take care of sex offenders. i would find that to be very challenging i'm not trying to down grade or judge I just don't think I personally would be able to...