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  1. Did I get lucky to get a huge increase, or was it because of my position?

    hookyarnandblanket replied to cnaman95's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I work, the PRN and part-time staff make more than the full-time staff because the hospital doesn't have to pay for their part of health

  2. Can you take a family member from a LTC to visit a different Physician?

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

    It is probably a better idea to let your sister handle this, especially if it involves something medical. I don't know all the laws but I would think you could be held liable if something should...

  3. Can you take a family member from a LTC to visit a different Physician?

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

    Are you her medical DPOA? I would think if you are, the facility could not prevent you from taking her to see a specialist. When I worked LTC, family members took their loved ones to Dr. appointments...

  4. Just a ponder

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

    Most nursing homes are going to that model. The one where I worked was big into culture change, however, they were trying to do too much at one time and with staff who weren't buying into it. I think...

  5. Night shift or day shift ?

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

    Night shift isn't necessarily the easiest shift, especially in a nursing home. People with dementia can sundown well into the wee hours of

  6. Scared!!

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

    I f your gut is telling you this place has issues, then don't take the job. Too many red flags for

  7. A CNA confession- The Therapist

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

    The best way to deal with someone like this is to respond with "Thank you for sharing." Trying to justify or explain will do no good. You were doing what you were supposed to do. We occasionally have...

  8. Lead CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Cupcakelover14's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We don't have such a thing. One CNA on my shift has worked at our hospital for over 20 years but she doesn't have any more sway over any of the rest of us. When I worked in LTC, there wasn't a lead...

  9. Volunteer my way into acute

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

    I work in a small, critical access hospital where we have everything from long term care to acute. I applied for my position but honestly, part of it was that I knew the director of nursing quite...

  10. Spinoff From "Don't Be That Nurse"

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

    I worked with a LPN who often said this. In fact, one night when a resident who was typically one assist started circling the drain and I asked her to help me with this resident because the other CNAs...

  11. Spinoff From "Don't Be That Nurse"

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

    I understand and respect the amount of paperwork/e-charting nurses have to do. I worked in public education for 10 years and there were many days I stayed at work until almost 2100 because I had so...

  12. Spinoff From "Don't Be That Nurse"

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

    I will also say this: My employer is participating in HCAHPS in order to keep grant money coming in. The first time we get downgraded because a patient who is always continent and suddenly was...

  13. Does. Anyone like their CNA job??

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

    Getting out of public education and into health care was the best thing I have ever done. My time and energy is better spent helping the sick and elderly than it is trying to cram inferior,...

  14. Spinoff From "Don't Be That Nurse"

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

    I don't believe that previous experience as a CNA makes a nurse more helpful. I've had nurses who were CNAs before becoming a nurse tell me that toileting patients is no longer part of their scope of...

  15. Advice for New Nursing Assistant

    hookyarnandblanket replied to rndreams14's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Learn to be efficient. This is something that you can observe in others and take from many sources but ultimately, you have to find what works best for

  16. No Reports CNA 2 Cnas?

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

    At the very least, I would be rounding with the off-going CNA to find out what has been going on. If you have to get vitals for a 72-hour fall follow up and don't get it done and the resident's vitals...

  17. Tell me how your instructors handled oral care in the lab

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

    I stand corrected: We practiced oral care but did it on ourselves and we had to rinse with a mouthwash designed to help children develop better oral hygiene: The rinse left a nonpermanent stain on...

  18. Tell me how your instructors handled oral care in the lab

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

    We didn't practice on one another. We were paired on the floor with a seasoned CNA and watched them, then did the next one on our own. Same with denture care and

  19. New CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to emmym95's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work first shift at a hospital now, but we have about 8 patients who are long-term care. I still keep paper on me, but I keep a pair of kiddie safety scissors, a roll of tape, a roll of trash bags,...

  20. What grosses you out?

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

    BM bothered me quite a bit when I first started but I quickly got over it. It will occasionally bother me now especially if a patient has c. diff. I helped a nurse suction an actively dying dementia...

  21. Dying of starvation

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

    I could understand if she had been hours from dying, but days? That is cruel. We had two patients rapidly tanking from aspiration pneumonia over the weekend and the doctor on call made them NPO when...

  22. fast paced to sloooww

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Benderover2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Good lord, we could use someone with the skills to fast paced work on my weekend. Our part time weekend help has no idea what working efficiently

  23. Does your facility ask you to sleep over when it snows?

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

    We are lucky at my hospital. There are three "apartments" on site for providers or nurses who live out of town and work all weekend or are on call. I have also offered my home to staff because we live...

  24. New CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to emmym95's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I worked 2nd, I always had a small notepad or piece of paper to make notes about my patients, i.e., if they had a BM, how much output they had if they had a Foley, etc. I also put a set of PJs, a...

  25. Not Being Respected as a CNA

    hookyarnandblanket replied to Dani2389's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Working in any public setting requires a thick skin. You will always encounter people who are burnt out, on power trips, are self-absorbed, and who think it's a good idea to bring their personal...