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  1. New CNA having trouble with difficult patients

    Momof8CNA replied to svnnhlbby23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    this is awesome advice! years ago, i was a live in caretaker for alzheimers patients, and these are the same strategies i used. if they insist that its 1940 and you are their neighbor, so be it, then!...

  2. 7pm-7am shift

    Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i could try that..im such a caffeine addict already though! i bring a 1 liter bottle of coke with me, and then end up getting a 20 oz bottle towards the end of the shift. honestly, ive noticed that...

  3. Why become a CNA? Be a Medical assistant instead

    Momof8CNA replied to Faro's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    yeah..i think at one point, i had that sort of dedication and shiny outlook, but not any more. its a pretty dismal work

  4. Why become a CNA? Be a Medical assistant instead

    Momof8CNA replied to Faro's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    maybe if you work at a nursing home..but i personally am not having this experience. i work at a very large hospital in the city, 12 hour shifts..and i love it! i dont really do any turning, they have...

  5. Why are CNAs not held to professional standards?

    Momof8CNA replied to yachterotter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    what is it that is troubling you? honestly...i would just unclench a little! this sort of work is stressful, and letting off a little steam is ok from time to time. ive seen nurses acting just as...

  6. Why do minorities have more respect for nurses?

    Momof8CNA replied to Runman1914's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i have found it to be quite the opposite. in our hospital it is almost always minorities who end up getting escorted out because of loud tirades against staff, drs,nurses, whoever, and allowing their...

  7. turn teams

    Momof8CNA posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    question...do you guys have turn teams? i had never heard of them, but we have a team consisting of a registered nurse and aide that goes around and turns people every two hours. is this pretty much...

  8. Coping with traumatic patient death

    Momof8CNA replied to LadyBug3177's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    sometimes you can google stuff. shoot, you might even type something into the search thing on here and maybe someone who had a similar experience has posted about it, and you could find answers in...

  9. Coping with traumatic patient death

    Momof8CNA replied to LadyBug3177's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i havent had that exact scenario happen, but something that for me, was pretty traumatic. i experienced my first code blue/patient death, and the lady was completely and totally ok right...

  10. Nurses behavior towards CNA's?

    Momof8CNA replied to x0xerika's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i think the lines can be really blurred sometimes. i had a nurse call me on the phone and ask if a certain patient could have a sandwich..i was pretty taken aback, as shes the nurse, aka the one in...

  11. Thinking of becoming a CNA?

    Momof8CNA replied to mirandamc96's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    im working night shift...basically, i get here are 630, go to my assigned floor..then i print out my patient sheet, get report, and then i usually get a drink before i get started. then i get my...

  12. turn teams

    Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    oh we have those too, its ridiculous...its just so strange, this is like a specific group of people that just go around the hospital, turning people. i think its because a lot of the sitters wont do...

  13. turn teams

    Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    right, that is what i said! i was really surprised. and its not that there are a lot of turns anyway. this hospital is really different than any place ive ever

  14. turn teams

    Momof8CNA replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    just wanted to add that i never wait on said turn teams, if its been 2 hours, i turn them unless ive been told

  15. Advice for a new CNA searching for a hospital position

    Momof8CNA replied to PattieTarr's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    hospitals are pretty weird about hiring new aides, but ive noticed that the hospital i work at hires their own nursing assistants..i dont think they are certified though. good luck, its a completely...

  16. storing disinfectant in residents room??

    Momof8CNA replied to WashingtonBound's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    we just carry around little bottles of M9 with

  17. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    Momof8CNA replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i work in a hospital and i work just as hard as anyone else on my floor. that aside, i havent seen any hospital cnas imply that they are nurses, but it was pretty rampant in the nursing homes i...

  18. Honest Questions with Honest Answers

    Momof8CNA replied to IcU2day's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i wanted to add that i did enjoy working in nursing homes, but for the low pay and horrible working conditions. the elderly need so much more than what they are getting at these places, it seems. i...

  19. Honest Questions with Honest Answers

    Momof8CNA replied to IcU2day's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well..ive worked in nursing homes, home health, and agency at our local hospital. i have to say that i would never go back to working in a nursing home. you will make barely above minimum wage, you...

  20. Wage for STNA or CNA

    Momof8CNA replied to obringers's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i meant to add that i also sit when needed, and i get paid the same either

  21. Wage for STNA or CNA

    Momof8CNA replied to obringers's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i make 15 an hour, and i feel that its a fair wage. i only have 8 people on any given day, in an emergency situation, 10. i dont even have to turn people, they have turn teams, if you can believe it!...

  22. Did being a CNA make you NOT want to be a nurse anymore?

    Momof8CNA replied to emily_ganshert's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    maybe it is different at hospitals, but i LOVE my job now. working at a nursing home will totally burn you out, but you arent going to run yourself to death at a hospital. ive been at my job for a...

  23. Scrubs for Pentecost CNA student?

    Momof8CNA replied to tamarab71's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    im catholic, but i made myself a scrub skirt...no one cared. you can definitely buy them but if you can sew, it will save you some

  24. getting used to 12 hour shifts

    Momof8CNA posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    hello! i have a question. i work for an agency here in oklahoma, and i am currently working at a large hospital in town, doing sitting and floor work. my agency is super flexible, so i have decided to...

  25. Day in the life of a CNA?

    Momof8CNA replied to T_angel96's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i have worked in ltc before but now i work in a large hospital. i come on to the floor, which varies every day, and i print out my list of patients, and then i get report. after that, i get the vitals...