Momof8CNA

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1. sitting with drug seekers.

   Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   i am off today, so i refuse to do ANYTHING useful.

2. sitting with drug seekers.

   Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   you absolutely can get high from certain opiates. you can get high off of cough syrup. at any rate, i thought this was the CNA forum? i was hoping for input from other CNA's or nurses (the nurses also do sitting where i work) who might also have th...

3. sitting with drug seekers.

   Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   oh, i would never EVER ever call anyone that or say that "out loud". my job is just to tell the nurse and document etc etc. which is why i posted here, so i wont completely lose my mind! i like sitting, most of the time..but wow.it has to be the m...

4. sitting with drug seekers.

   Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   i get what you are saying...but no. these people want to get high. they dont suffer from chronic pain at all. i had one lady faking a seizure. it was cringeworthy, to say the least. anyway, i just had to get it off my chest because 8-12 hours in a ro...

5. sitting with drug seekers.

   Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   that is what i meant by drug seekers. i have seriously sat with cancer patients, who were on hospice, and completely just eaten up with it..that have acted less dramatic than these guys with their "back pain". the nurses are absolute saints for putt...

6. sitting with drug seekers.

   Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

   exactly!! the nurse could have someone going out on them, and this person will be throwing temper tantrum because she didnt magically appear in the doorway at 7pm or whatever time they start demanding it. also, that is the point of my post..they dont...

7. sitting with drug seekers.

   Momof8CNA posted a topic in CNA/MA

   So my job is primarily sitting with people for various reasons, one of them being people who are aggressive, or suicidal. 9 times out of 10, these people are wanting drugs at a pretty constant rate...the problem is when they are told that it isnt tim...

8. too old?

   Momof8CNA posted a topic in CNA/MA

   so i have been thinking about it, and mulling it over..and my husband says its a good idea..but i am wonder if 40 is too old try and get into our local registered nursing program? i love my job, but i do think i could take it a step further. on the o...

9. As a CNA, What Was Your Starting Pay? 2015

   Momof8CNA replied to NicoV's topic in CNA/MA

   i started at 15 an hour, and i am still making 15 an hour. if i take a contract, i can get a 500-1000 dollar bonus in addition.

10. something that is bothering me

    Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

    what is that? im with an agency..i honestly almost called down to staffing to talk to them, but i figured they would be obnoxious about it..i had a similar reaction during the first code blue that i was present for, and they had the same impatient at...

11. something that is bothering me

    Momof8CNA posted a topic in CNA/MA

    there was something that happened at work that has bothered me ever since. not as bad as when it happened, but still. the icu nurse had me help him with a man who had passed away.i have seen dead people before, but this is the first time ive seen som...

12. What are you allowed to do?

    Momof8CNA replied to smartassmommy's topic in CNA/MA

    i can do vitals, blood sugar checks, empty and chart foleys and colostomies, change out colostomy bags, put on scds, fix the ivs when they are occluded, start the telemetry devices, get samples and label them for the lab, turn on the oxygen, help wit...

13. Question about having cannabis card in California?

    Momof8CNA replied to Janna16's topic in CNA/MA

    where i work, you cant use pot or certain medications, even if prescribed.

14. current CNA pay 2015

    Momof8CNA replied to OnlinePersona's topic in CNA/MA

    i am in oklahoma, and i make 15 an hour. BUT. i work through an agency. if i were to work in a nursing home, i would make around 9-10 dollars an hour, if i were a hospital employee..11 an hour.

15. now that it was mentioned..

    Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in CNA/MA

    i make 15 an hour, but so does everyone else at my agency..its just a flat rate. i honestly dont think i would do this job for anything less though, because it IS hard at times.