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  1. What to Expect from State Surveyors

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

    My guess is that they will somehow find another CNA to work that opening. As far as how things will go? Do everything you normally do, but make sure you are practicing good infection control (I.e....

  2. CNA license??? Please help

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

    It might be best to contact your state BON or licensing agency for answers. They will have the most accurate information for

  3. Relief vs. per diem vs. on call as a CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to newuser321's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Maybe the relief CNA position is like a float pool. If it were me, I would contact the employer and

  4. You know you're a CNA when...

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

    There is a disabled geriatric person in our community who will literally scream at you if you try to even hold a door open for him if you are leaving and he is coming in. He screamed at me and some...

  5. Feeling guilty about resident falls

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

    They are slowly doing away with them in nursing homes in my state. We still use them in our hospital but I wouldn't be surprised if they were phased out in the next couple of years. You're right:...

  6. Feeling guilty about resident falls

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

    If you read above, I gave the OP a comprehensive list of suggestions directly related to her original post. This was just a related side conversation. Good

  7. Feeling guilty about resident falls

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

    I know, right? We, thankfully, can use RN Alarms, wheelchair alarms, and two bedrails at the hospital where I work now. The whole no alarm thing is connected with the right of dignity and the right to...

  8. Feeling guilty about resident falls

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

    In some facilities, alarms which attach to residents are considered to be restraints. Ridiculous, I know, but CMS is really cracking down on things. When I worked in a nursing home, we couldn't have...

  9. You know you're a CNA when...

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

    You find yourself wanting to cut up meat and large veggies for your family at dinner time or automatically try to feed

  10. Feeling guilty about resident falls

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

    It's perfectly OK to feel guilty. It would be more worrisome if you didn't feel guilty. As far as the residents falling, as long as you have done everything you can possibly do to keep them from...

  11. Home Health CNA, quit case because my fall risk patient and family refused to...

    hookyarnandblanket replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    He, unfortunately, has the right to fall. As long as you have offered help, you have done what you can. Document his refusals and if he does fall, document what took place from a objective point of...

  12. Is it just me...

    hookyarnandblanket posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Or does it seem like last week's full moon effects have lingered over into the week and weekend? It feels like all we're getting at my hospital are patients whose one goal while they are here is to...

  13. Is it just me...

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

    I swear, our tiny hospital has turned into a behavioral unit. One patient threatened to throw a temper tantrum if she didn't get what she wanted. I laughed silently and walked out of the room. I have...

  14. Do you ever get EVERYTHING you need done during your shift?

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

    At first, yes, but after time, I sped up because I found a routine that worked for me and I learned how to efficiently use my

  15. I'm a newbie and all of a sudden State's coming in

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

    Do your job as you were trained to do. Try to block out the fact surveyors are there. Make sure you use your gait belt, use 2 people for all 2 person transfers, and if they ask you a question to which...

  16. Do you leave work for the next shift?

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

    It might also be a matter of finding a routine that is efficient. When I worked 2p-10p, I went to the rooms of each resident assigned to me and put a pair of night clothes, a pull up or brief, lotion,...

  17. Do we matter?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Diesel17's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It likely varies by facility. LTCs will always need CNAs. Hospitals, rehab facilities, and the like may not need CNAs depending on their patient loads and staffing ratios. The hospital where I work...

  18. Wage for STNA or CNA

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

    I get paid $9.85 an hour at my current job. When I worked at the nursing home, I started at $9.50 and was making $10.50 when I left 2 years later. The nursing home paid more because they have staff...

  19. Do you leave work for the next shift?

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

    Discretion is the better part of valor. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I am excellent at persuasive language, none of which intimidating or threatening. It is all about what words and...

  20. Do you leave work for the next shift?

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

    Sometimes, with some patients, it is better to not ask but say, "It is time for your bath and then you can go back to what you were doing," or "Mr. Smith, you look tired. It is probably a good idea of...

  21. Do you leave work for the next shift?

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

    It depends. If there is work from the previous shift left undone because they were busy or short staffed, it's one thing, but if they leave it because they aren't using their time efficiently or to be...

  22. I'm the worst CNA they ever had

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

    Four words that can dampen the fire in a tense client/patient/resident situation: "Thank you for sharing." The other person feels validated but you never agree or disagree. It works quite

  23. Wage for STNA or CNA

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

    Being a CNA is not unskilled labor. Unskilled labor are jobs which require little to no training and can be obtained with less than a high school diploma. A good example would be janitorial work or...

  24. CNA online class?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to gabz42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did my bookwork for my CNA online but clinical training was done on site at a LTC. Any program that does not expect you to do clinical training on site with actual patients is not worth the time and...

  25. CNA job options for a college nursing student?

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

    It can be difficult to get on at a hospital without experience; getting experience in a LTC will help build skills and efficiency. I had to get two years LTC experience under my belt before I felt...