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  1. Certified nursing assistants not welcome!

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Barbie8808's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am a CNA and I work in a hospital. We do not do anything with IVs besides wrap them for baths and showers, we only empty Foley's, not insert them, and we only clean about NG and PEG tube sites....

  2. cnas and end of shift med. count

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Schwenn813's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As with any job in any sector, excrement rolls down hill. If the state were to fine your employer, it won't come down on just the upper management, but on you and you would bear the brunt of it. In my...

  3. I shouldn't feel guilty, right?

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

    Working without a legitimately ill staff member versus having a whole unit of ill residents who caught the illness from said staff member...seems like a no-brainer to me. As someone else said, get a...

  4. CNA training

    hookyarnandblanket replied to stacey24's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Check with nursing homes in your area. Sometimes they will train you as long as you agree to work with them for a certain length of

  5. First CNA job

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Angela89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sorry it is such a frustrating floor. Unfortunately, these types of people exist in all facilities. The best way to handle it is to say, "Thank you for sharing" and move on to your tasks. As far...

  6. my worst fear.

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

    We have a nurse who will take care of the bloodiest, smelliest, and largest mess on the floor but will gag at the sight or sound of phlegm. A patient hacks a loogie in the ER and he's assigned to that...

  7. Medical Assistant or EMT B

    hookyarnandblanket replied to WCSU1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you are going into nursing school, the EMT route will give you a better basis. Our head of ED is a former paramedic and EMT. It was easy for him to transition from that to a RN. Medical Assistants...

  8. Best online CNA program?

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

    They were called We Care Online, but they only operate in a limited number of

  9. Day in the life of a CNA?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to T_angel96's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work in a small hospital, usually 7a-3p, occasionally 3p-11p. There are times I have to work a 12. I generally clock in at 0615 because I am in charge of getting vitals on the acute and skilled...

  10. CNA certification from LTC/nursing home/assisted living facility?

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

    You will probably have to contact facilities to ask about on the job training. Get a list of quality nursing homes from your state's BON or whomever is in charge of yearly nursing home inspections....

  11. Best online CNA program?

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

    Online CNA courses do exsist, *however,* you must complete clinical rotations with facilities approved by the course provider. I did all the bookwork and paper tests online but did my clinicals at an...

  12. you love/you hate

    hookyarnandblanket replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't mind doing most CNA tasks. I take pleasure in helping patients in the recovery process and in the maintenance process, and especially in the dying process. What I don't like: Patients who...

  13. First CNA job

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Angela89's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If it isn't a good fit, then you need to get out while you can. I stayed at a facility long enough to get a good reputation and when they started showing how much they "appreciated" me, (e.g....

  14. Can I have my CNA certificate in more than one state?

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

    When I took my certification test in 2011 and in Kansas, also, I was told that clinical rotations during the course served as evidence of the skills portion. I would not have been allowed to test had...

  15. CNA got hired as PCT ?

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

    You're welcome and good luck to you. Once you get in the routine of vitals, it becomes second nature. I sometimes do all manual BPs because I can obtain it faster and more accurately than the...

  16. CNA got hired as PCT ?

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

    I have done vitals at both my CNA jobs, LTC and hospital. In fact, that is my primary assignment at the hospital. I sometimes assist with EKGs, but nurses here typically handle that, even though it...

  17. New CNA wondering which shifts to start with

    hookyarnandblanket replied to BertG77's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you're fresh out of clinicals, most places will put you on 2nd shift. You get a good mix of day shift routine and night shift routine. There was no way I could be doing what I do now had I started...

  18. I hate being a CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to *K($$'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No one here is telling you what a terrible nurse you will be; we are merely trying to help you by explaining the reality of working in this profession. Look, I taught in public education for ten years...

  19. I hate being a CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to *K($$'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This career field is like all career fields: You have to work your way from the bottom up. No one is going to plop you down right where you want to be from the very beginning, and it means you are...

  20. Funny things your patients have said

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

    One of our long term care patients is 105, fairly A & O, walks with a walker and 1x assist, and up until 2 months ago, lived on her own in an assisted living apartment. I was helping her to the...

  21. holiday pay

    hookyarnandblanket replied to mvm2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    At my hospital, if you are full time and they have you scheduled for the holiday, you get your hourly rate, plus your base rate. If you are scheduled off for the holiday, you get your base rate pay....

  22. CNA and CPR

    hookyarnandblanket replied to CommuterChick22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our AHA BLS trainer said that there should be three people attending a code until the on call provider gets there. One person does the rescue breathing, one does chest compressions, and one runs the...

  23. How Do You Organize?

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

    It really is about routine, and in sub-acute, that can be a little tricky to pin down. What I do is get all my vital signs at the very beginning of shift, get report, get patients up and ready for...

  24. Need advice PLEASE

    hookyarnandblanket replied to futurenurse0319's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Generally, they aren't going to offer a specific unit; new hires usually are put where the need is the greatest or put in the float pool. If you truly want to work in a hospital, you'll have to accept...

  25. CNA and CPR

    hookyarnandblanket replied to CommuterChick22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Many hospitals offer AHA BLS classes at a reasonable