TheAwkwardOne

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1. Conflicting Info on State (WA) Websites!

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

   I just noticed this too, but I'm still a bit confused with the whole CE thing... so since it says we don't have CE requirements when renewing our license, does that still mean we have to have 12 hours...

2. What to Expect from State Surveyors

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I've been told that the nurse's side of things when the State Surveyors arrive is much more difficult than the CNA's side. But what can I expect to happen during a State Survey as a CNA? I'm 18, and...

3. Constantly worrying about what I DIDN'T do...

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Have you ever gone to work and then come home and realize you forgot to do something important or you forgot to tell something to the other CNAs during report or forgot to do report at all? I'm always...

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

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   As a new CNA, I'm still learning how to manage my time better, and I'm still learning new tips and tricks to make me work faster. But while I'm still learning on the job, I just can't get everything I...

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

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I'm a newly hired CNA, with no prior CNA experience other than clinicals, and I just got done with four days of training. I went through my first day of work by myself, and that was a total wreck. The...

6. What went wrong during my first day of CNA TRAINING at my new job...

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   As a newly hired CNA, I was finally exposed to charting during my very first day of training. I was given this binder that had the odd numbered room numbers and its patients, and I remember that next...

7. My very first job ever is being a CNA... help please!!!

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I just got certified a couple months ago, and I'm through my first year of college, and I've never had a real job before. Being a CNA is going to be my very first job ever, and I'm really, REALLY...