altmer_aldmeri

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1. I need cna help

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

   I see what you mean, in my school we were taught NOT to keep gloves in our pockets. But things do change once you step foot in the "real world of nursing". Always be prepared. And also, please...

2. CNA requirement after 1st quarter completion?

   altmer_aldmeri replied to katidid114's topic in General Students

   Nurses do gross stuff too, if that's what you're trying to

3. Scared!!

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

   Oh, yeah and by the way, I did NOT get a drug test. It would have been clean anyways, but still. Again, thanks everyone for your opinions and input! Now back to the job

4. Scared!!

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

   Thanks everyone for your input! I've decided I won't be working there. I decided that when my next shift was supposed to be "on my own". Ummm 70 residents...all in a 3 story building? sorry but no. I...

5. Scared!!

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

   I didn't even have an interview. Just went to fill out an application, then told me to start asap.. I couldn't even get a sentence out before she took off. I showed up for my first day, and I really...

6. Scared!!

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

   They handed me the employee handbook, w2 form, direct deposit form, workers comp.. And something else I don't remember. The receptionist was going to call my references today. I decided just to go,...

7. Scared!!

   altmer_aldmeri posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Hi everyone, I'm a (somewhat) new Cna, got certified a few months ago. Im terrified. I just got hired (today) at an assisted living facility literally 5 mins away from where I live. Now, I'm...

8. Input, please? :-)

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

   Wow, thank you all for your replies!! I guess it really depends on where you go to school/ work, huh?? All I know is that we have to use the belt thats required for our exam (red cross certification),...

9. Input, please? :-)

   altmer_aldmeri posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Hello! I am in the final weeks of my cna class. We have been at our ltc facility for our clinicals for a good while now, so when we are assigned to a cna, we know what the drill is (morning shift). I...

10. Can I just take the state test

    altmer_aldmeri replied to jswilliamsemt83's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Do they teach how to do range of motion exercises, how to ambulate using a gait belt, how to clean dentures, or do oral care, etc in m.a or p.c.a

11. Interested in becoming a CNA

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

    http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/training/Documents/cnaTrainingProgramsJuly14.pdf Hope this