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  1. casi

    Pregnant during CNA course?

    casi replied to *Bethany*'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've worked with tons of pregnant CNAs and Nurses who were able to work with no to very little problems. In class you really don't do a lot of lifting because your practicing skills on able bodied...
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    touched inappropriately by patient

    casi replied to newohiorn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a CNA on a dementia unit for nearly 3 years and I had to deal with a lot of groping. In most of these cases it was due to dementia and little old men deciding that I was their new...
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    Scrubs...

    casi replied to SweetLily's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What I normally wear is short sleeves with a scrub jacket over them. The unit I work is normally pretty freezing, so this way I can shed the jacket before going into an isolation room, a code brown,...
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    Assisted Living Facility

    casi replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's
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    desparately seeking advice

    casi replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    The only person you have to worry about disapointing is
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    I have a huge problem with this... opinions please

    casi replied to dawn30's topic in General Nursing

    It would seem to me that ignoring that someone is having trouble breathing and not doing something to correct the problem is neglect. Just think of what could have happened if he couldn't advocate for...
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    Where is a good place to work as a CNA in the metro area?

    casi replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

    It's been awhile since I've been a new CNA looking for work, but I know that it was hard to find jobs paying above $11/hr. Once you've been a CNA awhile higher paying jobs are much easier to come by....
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    I would like to know about jobs for cna's that can draw blood?

    casi replied to nymia78's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Check around at your local hospitals and ask if CNAs draw blood. I only know of one hospital in my area where CNAs draw blood and that's just for stat
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    Immunization records?

    casi replied to HTmommy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    For my hospital job they checked my blood pressure, my vision, took my immunization history/drew titers, did a mantoux, and asked about any past back injuries. All of this was done by one of the...
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    Immunization records?

    casi replied to HTmommy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow! What kind of facility are you working
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    Immunization records?

    casi replied to HTmommy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I was told to bring in my immunizations if I had them, thye were just looking at the last time I had them. If there was something I didn't have they drew the titers. If there was something I...
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    Contagious CNA showing up for work!!!!

    casi replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, this was an Assisted Living Facility too. You couldn't call in sick without getting hassled. I had gone to work more than once when I should have called in due to not wanting to deal with...
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    Contagious CNA showing up for work!!!!

    casi replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I've had management tell me simular on more than one
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    Possible to become RN with 2.1 HS GPA?

    casi replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on why the High Schooler has such a low GPA. Were they struggling in classes or just not willing to apply themselves. I'm one of those people who graduated high school with a very...
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    How important are the grades?

    casi replied to pmgamber's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really depends on the school you are applying too. There are some that look at just grades and some that look at other things as well. You really need to check with the schools to see what...
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    What else can you do with a CNA Certification?

    casi replied to kless's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Depending on where you live, that's not true. A good chunk of the aides I worked with in Assisted Living weren't even CNAs. Facility trained us all in giving medications. The only reason I wouldn't...
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    What else can you do with a CNA Certification?

    casi replied to kless's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A CNA can't be a CMA unless they go through an MA program. They are two completely diffrent areas of health care. I've seen CNA ads for doctors offices where CNAs room patients and take vital signs....
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    Learning tissues, HELP!!

    casi replied to cnbnicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Google image search is wonderful for studying
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    In Dr. office?

    casi replied to TwoPrincesses's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've seen a couple of job ads for CNAs in medical offices. They seem very few and far between and it looks like the bulk of their tasks are rooming people and taking vital
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    what is PRN?

    casi replied to steenerz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Whenever they need someone they call you and you have the ability to say yes or no. Most on-call positions have a minimum number of days per a month you need to work, but you are never expected to...
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    Pregnancy and nursing school.

    casi replied to eku_mommy's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing wrong with having a baby after 30. Wait until you're done with school and happily married to have the child. Nursing school is going to be a lot of stress on the entire family and a...
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    New CNA with questions.

    casi replied to SemiCharmedShoe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you don't need to work full-time don't work full-time. Once you get into med school life will be insanely crazy, so it's best to take is slow now. I honestly would take the assisted living job and...
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    wearing veils/head cover

    casi replied to ikan's topic in General Nursing

    I see many nurses/CNAs/phlebotomists at work with their heads covered. I've never heard anything that would suggest it was ever a
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    How hard is Micro

    casi replied to RNtobe24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How easy/hard micro is depends on the person. I felt like I barely studied and made and easy A in micro, but it seemed like I was the only one. I had a lot of classmates who fought long and hard for...
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    skills exam-bed making

    casi replied to steenerz's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Linens: If you don't have a linen container that you can bring to the bedside bring a garbage/linen bag to the bedside and drape it open on a chair. I was taught this in CNA training and constantly...