TheAwkwardOne

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1. Conflicting Info on State (WA) Websites!

   TheAwkwardOne replied to Skayda's topic in 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 of CEs each year? Also, is there a way to get the...

2. What to Expect from State Surveyors

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in 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 I'm a new CNA who has been working at an LTC facili...

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

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in 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 going home worrying about what I forgot to do, th...

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

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in 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 want done in time. So far I've been turning in in...

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

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in 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 rest of the CNAs were picking up my slack, and th...

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

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in 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 to the room number, there was "-1" next to it. For...

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

   TheAwkwardOne posted a topic in 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 nervous. I have yet to send in an app/be interviewed, ...