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A cna2 is a higher level of certification. Meaning in some states they can do catheter insertion. I can disimpact a person if I need to. Change colostomies. Take out tube feedings that are nasogastric

For me all my night nurses and some day nurses always ask when they can help me out. Otherwise it's me and the other na helping each other out cause we know when our nurses are busy. But in the end everything is done by the end of the shift and everyone is happy.

For me working at hospice facility I have recently been working nights more so than days, and it's been more relaxed it seems like cause all of my patients have been fed and most are usually sleeping during the night. When they do wake up and need to be changed that's when I go in and bathe them and get them ready for the rest of the night. Other than that I keep busy with laundry and checking in on my patients and repositioning and changing as needed. Keeping them in bed and comfty is my main goal for a good night.

CNA is one thing that most all nursing programs require and personally I think having experience as a nursing assistant helps with making a great nurse because as a nurse they will understand what nursing assistants had to go through and will be more willing to help out.

Don't let the mistakes get to you and if you are having issues with your nurses talk to them personally. If that doesn't help then maybe have a meeting with your managers to mediate the situation. Eventually you will get the hang of everything. Keep your head up and have confidence in yourself.

12 hour shifts are all I do and once you get used to them to me it does seem to get easier because you find things to keep you busy.

I don't think all of the horror stories you hear are true. With that being said I have worked with some nurses I get a long with so that things run smoothly, that does not mean that when something doesn't seem right that I don't speak up for my patient and let it slide. I think it is worth the investment if you are wanting to take care of people and have the right mindset for it. My pay is 12 dollars and hour as a na2. I also have a lot of nurses that I work with who have been in my same position and are more than willing to get in and help with baths. You get what you put in and teamwork is key.

I've work 7a to 7p a lot at my job since we only do 12 hour shifts and so its filled with giving showers and baths, helping feed, toilet, transfer, and give care after they pass since I work at hospice. Most of the nurses do the trach care if the patient can't do it themself even though I was trained to do it as a cna 2. Oh and a fun thing I do is remove fecal impactions those are fun when the patient is hard of hearing and doesn't fully understand your directions.

I think you should really try to stick it out, because this will help you with getting experience. If you think that the other CNAs are annoyed with you try working in a hospital where they would probably be a lot tougher on you and assisted living isn't all that bad. You gotta learn to take the good with the bad and if you think your co-workers are being mean then you should say something to the manager.

For me I have found that I like the Greys Anatomy petite pants, they have drawstring and cargo styles, I personally like scrub pants with a drawstring in the front and a little elastic in the back so its not just all drawstring. They are a little bit pricey but sometimes if you compare prices online and if a website does a price match with a discount I think that website is scrubs and beyond its a pretty good deal.

If you feel like this then maybe CNA work isn't for you, I mean after I got my CNA1 I set myself up a goal of getting my CNA2 and I did and it makes me happy being able to enjoy my patients at work and getting to put foleys in and impaction removals. I mean at my job doing vitals is something we have to do since we work 12 hr shifts, and yes there are days when I get told off by somebody that I am an ass for not letting there mother when she is dying have food because I know that if I put food in her mouth and choke her then I am held responsible for that. Try looking for a job at hospitals or hospice facilities that do patient care there, you have to be patient and keep your confidence. I know I had some crappy jobs before I got the one I have at hospice and yes I would go through working at assisted living even if its just for the residents that make me smile every day, but it gave me the work experience I needed and helped me realize that sooner or later I will go back for nursing because my passion is in that, I am not happy talking on the phone with insurance companies or anything like that, I love interacting with patients and getting the hugs and feeling rewarded. I love that at the end of the day i can say I made a difference in my patients life and their families life.

I challenged the results of my NA1 exam because the person was not even watching me during the skills portion and was on the phone the whole time, while I was stating what I was doing. I know that for the NC NA2 you don't have to go to a location to take your test, and we did skills checkoffs, and took a final exam before going to the hospitals to do clinicals.

I know the nursing program here requires you to be CNA before getting into the program. All the RN's I work with are more than willing to help out with patient care when they have a free moment and so I think it definitely helps an RN appreciate their CNA when they have been in their shoes.

Well I had my interview with the nurse manager, and she asked me why I felt I was best for this position, how I would handle things, what is my worst quality, what is my best quality, just basic getting to know you questions.

If you didn't miss any bold steps then you should be good, did you actually put the person back into the supine position when you were done? I would say that when doing skills it is always best for me to talk the skill out, and if you think you made a mistake you can say that you did and correct it. I don't really know what else to say to help you out, because I don't really know what the skills are like in Ohio, because in North Carolina we do not have a abdominal thrust skill, that seems like a CPR thing.

I think LTC is definitely more easier to start out in, and plus you get to know all of your residents on a personal level. Hospitals is more fast paced, and patients are always coming in and out, the schedule alone could be very stressful. If you are just starting it really depends on your personality if you want to be working really hard for 12 hours and like the rush of it, or do you want to know all your patients and be involved with their activities. For me I like being on my feet and working all the time, I get bored just sitting around. I work in a facility where it seems more like a hospital than a LTC facility, and I have noticed that some of my patients do miss the socialization and we don't really offer programs throughout the day to give them that. Also, I know that in some long-term care you or assisted living you do not wear scrubs as where in hospitals you do. Not really important but something to think about.

I would think raise their head of bed up, put gloves on, if they can take out their dentures ask them to do so and give them to you, if not then you take out dentures, take dentures to bathroom with a washcloth in the sink to protect dentures if they fall, clean the dentures, take dentures back out to patient with your gloves still on, put a little bit of denture paste on the dentures, insert dentures back in, take off your gloves, lower head of bed a little, give the patient the call light, clean up the bathroom. This is just how the skill went through my head, but it probably isn't correct since I haven't taken the new nurse aide exam to see what they have and haven't changed. I would say if this is your skill that you know you will be doing then re-read the booklet they give you to study by. Personally, I didn't know what skills I was doing until I got to the exam site, I knew I had to do handwashing, measuring an output like fake urine, and do a vital sign.

You are always going to have somebody difficult to deal with in class, I had a guy in my CNA 2 class who thought he was better than everybody else cause we were doing clinicals at his hospital where he worked in the ER, well we were on one of my instructor's floor and he was showing off and my instructor who worked on this floor was talking to me and said "he really is making himself look like an ass and I can't stand him", then I looked at her and was like yeah you should have heard what the other CNA's said about him. The other CNA's that work on the floor were tired of his crap. The other students in my class who had been his really close friend during the lecture part were now starting to get tired of him too, and wanted to hang out with me and this older lady who was my good friend. Karma will catch up to this girl. You are right about the whole attitude thing if you are going to be in healthcare, it should be professional and mature and also you should love what you do. So many people go into this thinking "oh its so easy and I will have an instant job", well yes it is not the hardest job in the world, but attitude can make or break you from having a job. I think that patient should have reported her to the staff, or your instructor directly if they had a sound mind and knew what was going on.

At my work, when I come in at 6:45am to get report before my shift starts the night shift usually gets vitals for me. I return the favor before they come on too. I know the feeling of vitals taking forever, and at dinner time if I have patients that are unable to eat due to the diet they are on, I do their vitals first and check them before I leave them. When call lights are going off I typically have to leave my vital machine in the hallway to the side turned off, and go as quickly as I can to that patient, and sometimes if they need something as simple as more water, I get it for them and before I give it to them I get their vitals. I wish I could say challenge your policy, but that may get you in trouble, or maybe just go up to the DON and ask that person about how to make this new policy work.

In NC, you have to be a CNA 2 to insert a foley, I don't really know about the giving injections or starting IVs cause the RN's do that. I have only been able to prick a finger for blood sugars and that is about as close to a sharp I get. I guess it really depends on the state laws, and I would ask instructors that teach the program if that is allowed. Ask a RN too, she may know.

I think that you should always put what work experience you have had, because it can never hurt. Most employers want their staff to have prior experience, and I was lucky when I got my first job in a long term care facility that I got hired, but I did really good on my interview too. I think with a hospital though you should tell them about your good time management skills and attention to detail, and computer skills too. I know the hospital I did clinicals in all the CNA's had to document on computers, and I do that at my work too. On a side note, my brother who just got his master's degree is experiencing the same thing applying for hospital jobs, but here is the kicker he has no experience in healthcare really, and he wants an administration job, and all the people in administration do not want to give up their job to some 26 yr old who has no experience.

So I notice you are from Shorewood, WI, and I did a little research that Milwaukee isn't too awfully far, and they have a technical college with a CNA program there, is that the one you tried to get into? I know I did my CNA program in high school and got my CNA 2 in the local community college. I see just by doing a little research there is the Milwaukee Center for Independence and they offer the CNA program but doesn't state when classes are exactly and it says you have to email the people in charge. Here is that link to MCFI: MCFI |CNA Class Information Here is the list of Wisconsin Nurse Aide Approved Training Programs and look at pg 13 for your area: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/caregiver/pdffiles/natrgprogs.pdf Hope this helps and good luck!

I think that maybe a little exercise is okay for an elderly person, cause when I did home health I had a 91 year old veteran and he actually surprised me and said he wanted to walk from his house to the main road and turn around, and that was under a mile. I definitely think it may be best to get the office notified, and let them contact his doctor and see what they think. It should be written in the care plan if he really needs to walk. As for the wife saying he used to do that, well yeah he used to do that when he was younger. He got older. His wife should respect his wishes and let him walk as far as he wants, because 2 miles on a body his age is a lot.

Found out that ScrubsAndBeyond.com does price-matching but now I am trying to figure out if they do it when you find the scrubs you want and the website I found the better deal on comes with an extra 20% off and I want to know if they price-match the 20% off price.

I have seen UA Buttersoft, and supposedly Uniform Advantage has a 50% off thing going on right now. Kinda just stuck in the middle cause I don't want to buy pants that won't fit me.