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  1. Should I take it or keep looking?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Theresa92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you're willing to work at a reputable company, you have your answer. CNA positions are not known for being a position for which you can negotiate your pay unless a union is involved and being newly...

  2. CNA's ARE NOT MAIDS!!!!!!!!!

    hookyarnandblanket replied to tushka61's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A useful way of looking at situations like this is to put yourself in the position you find your client: Imagine the frustration, anger, and indignity of not being able to do something as simple as...

  3. CNA Reciprocity Transfer HELP!!!!

    hookyarnandblanket replied to kirsten8177's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not to thread-jack here, but when I taught in public education, there is such a thing as National Board Certification: Once you put in all your blood, sweat, tears, and all of your free time, you...

  4. New CNA!

    hookyarnandblanket replied to infinite0meow's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    While there is a hierarchy, I am in agreement with the previous poster. Taking the mindset that CNAs in LTC, hospice, and rehab are on the bottom rung will effectively polarize you from not just...

  5. Max pt load? Florida

    hookyarnandblanket replied to hwarner1995's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Theoretically, you could walk out but it might be considered patient abandonment. Contact your state BON and find out if there is a guideline to patient

  6. How to get on hospital?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to jbowers,cna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Long term care experience is almost an absolute and absolutely essential to getting a hospital job. Not all LTC facilities treat their residents poorly. Do some research about facilities in your area....

  7. I don't like being a CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to KiwiCarol's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some schools will require you to have CNA experience before admission to their BSN or RN program. The experience is worthwhile, especially if you are considering becoming a FNP. The FNPs at my...

  8. sitting with drug seekers.

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think the connotation of "high" in the context of this discussion has a very wide continuum. Without being present at the OP's assignment, we are able to only speculate and build our opinion based...

  9. sitting with drug seekers.

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sarcasm rarely translates well in written form anymore, but I would give it a C+ for effort. To the OP, you are a more patient person than I. On the few occasions I have had to sit with patients, I...

  10. Powder use & Skin Breakdown

    hookyarnandblanket replied to HBgirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We use it all over but the skin folds. If the folds are inflamed, we use Baza cream, Lotrisone, or whatever has been ordered. If the patient has severe breakdown in the folds, nurses will apply 4x4s...

  11. Facility out of ppe

    hookyarnandblanket replied to mamabear1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As far as I know, you cannot refuse to care for certain patients without it being a refusal to perform assigned duties. I would be making a huge deal about the lack of proper PPE. A hospital gown is...

  12. CNA Job- Perdiem 1 day + working every other weekend?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Summers3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It likely means you would work one day of the regular Monday through Friday schedule, Saturday and Sunday, then one shift during the week and then a weekend off. Most places are going to require you...

  13. What was the best thing about CNA school?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Vtachy1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Best: My clinical instructor and a couple of the girls who were doing it for the right reasons. Worst: The catty, immature girls who made up the majority of the

  14. Annoying CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Bellaxx392's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The DON where I work just did this with a new hire who has no clinical experience as a CNA (apparently, there is a loophole in my state which allows people to work as a CNA in a hospital without being...

  15. Annoying CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Bellaxx392's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thank you for sharing your opinion; we will have to agree to disagree. Here is my ultimate opinion on the matter: She reported it to the nurse. Nothing more needed to be done, especially in front of...

  16. Why so rude?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Theresa92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    In the years I worked LTC, the nurses were wonderful, but the CNAs, save for maybe 4 or 5, were the laziest, most disrespectful, and rude people with whom I have had to work. It didn't help that one...

  17. current CNA pay 2015

    hookyarnandblanket replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It largely depends on the cost of living in the area you live. I am paid $10.50 an hour with a weekend differential of 10% of the base pay, which is $9.50 for no experience and day shift. We could...

  18. Annoying CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Bellaxx392's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am going to go the opposite direction: You tried to pull rank on a nurse, who has more training and experience than you. Big no-no, especially in front of a patient and her family. Whether or not...

  19. Using a mechanical lift PRN

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Yrztree's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It can seem odd at first. The two long term care patients we have who use both a sit to stand and the Hoyer use them first thing in the morning due to arthritis, and the sit to stand the rest of the...

  20. Using a mechanical lift PRN

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Yrztree's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It could go either way, depending on the facility. When I worked LTC, if you started using a lift, either sit-to-stand or Hoyer/sling, you then had to use it that way every time. There was no option...

  21. CNA Application

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Skowonski101's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As the old saying goes, actions speak louder than words. You've shown, despite your apology, that you are a

  22. You're Welcome :)

    hookyarnandblanket replied to alishab112's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I usually say something like "Thank you for allowing me to take care of you/help you. Is there anything else I can do for you while I am here?" Killing them with kindness is always a good

  23. Male CNA caring for females

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Firas5's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You can refuse, but you probably will not be under the employ of your facility

  24. Dealing with difficult families

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

    I am a very intense empath; currently, we are dealing with a family member who is in complete denial that her father is dying. I personally have been there; I watched my own mother die of cancer and I...

  25. Dealing with difficult families

    hookyarnandblanket posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We have all come across those families who are difficult to please, no matter what you do to go above and beyond the call of duty while meeting the needs of your other patients/residents. This is the...