WisconsinCheddr

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1. Recs for board games for mental health unit

   WisconsinCheddr posted a topic in General Nursing

   As listed in the title, I'm looking for any recommendations for board games I could donate to the mental health hospital unit where I'm doing clinicals soon. They said they already have 5 Jengas so not that one. And nothing with sharp pieces, obviou...

2. Little Miss Know-it-all

   WisconsinCheddr posted a topic in General Students

   So I'm sure you've all had one of these in your periphery during school, if not work, but I'm having a heck of a time dealing. She is always the number one scorer at Kahootz, always has the right answer first and loudest in every class, if not a sto...

3. LTC Covid Care, or I am Legend by default

   WisconsinCheddr replied to WisconsinCheddr's topic in COVID

   Thanks for all the input. You do feel very lonely, stranded, in the midst of all this. About 6 or 7 of the staff who left our facility within the past few months, left it for one particular facility. I just trained a new girl who left aforementioned ...

4. LTC Covid Care, or I am Legend by default

   WisconsinCheddr posted a topic in COVID

   I'm an aide at a large LTC facility (3 units, 150 beds), and we have recently had several brushes with Covid 19. Once a staff member tested positive, they were to quarantine at home for 14 days. A resident was almost immediately moved to a facility d...

5. Why is it called the nurses’ station when it should be called the CNAs’ station?

   WisconsinCheddr replied to JJBookman's topic in LPN/LVN

   Nurses are technically our supervisors as CNAs, so I'm cool with it. I have noticed that a few nurses frown upon CNAs charting or taking a rest there if it's between the hours of 7AM and 7PM. One nurse in particular has removed chairs, posted signs a...

6. New Ohio law would let families put cameras in nursing home rooms

   WisconsinCheddr replied to Nursingstudent___'s topic in General Nursing

   THIS. ALL OF THIS. I just worked on a unit last night where I was warned *after* checking in with the resident that her mother put a CAMERA in the room. It's hard enough to do the physical and emotional work we do without Big Mother grading us. I als...

7. I feel horrible

   WisconsinCheddr replied to Cna1245's topic in CNA/MA

   So very sorry this all happened. I can understand all too well. I was a brand new aide about 3 years ago and tried to help do get-ups for breakfast when I had an incident. I had to lower the resident to the ground because she would neither step back ...

8. Understaffed and overwhelmed

   WisconsinCheddr replied to WisconsinCheddr's topic in Geriatric

   Thanks so much for the support and advice. We just had a meeting with admin and corporate about plans to make things better. They did hire a few more aides, who are in orientation, and there is one nurse supervisor who has been helping with lights in...

9. I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

   WisconsinCheddr replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

   Even though I am only a CNA right now, I can tell you are a good nurse, as I watch mine daily to figure out what I want to be like and what I never want to be like. The best nurses are present and accountable, but not totally self-sacrificing. Yes, m...

10. Understaffed and overwhelmed

    WisconsinCheddr replied to WisconsinCheddr's topic in Geriatric

    We're privately owned so they don't use staffing agencies. Apparently, years ago, when they were public, they did. Anyway, in the midst of this, we have our first 3 positive covid cases, all staff. I got tested yesterday, will know results Friday, an...

11. Understaffed and overwhelmed

    WisconsinCheddr posted a topic in Geriatric

    So it's an off-told story: long term care CNA here, understaffed to the point of exhaustion. Within the past 2 weeks, we've lost our 2 regular FT weekly 3-11 aides on my unit, meaning its just me and 2 others taking care of nearly 50 residents. Yes, ...

12. Coronavirus mask shortage

    WisconsinCheddr replied to zillynurz's topic in COVID

    I work in LTC as well and we get a new [surgical cloth style] mask every 2 weeks. We must wear it every second inside the building, fold it and place carefully in a brown paper sack for transport or storage between shifts. It's gross. I sweat profuse...

13. BCTC a better deal than UK?? Please weigh in

    WisconsinCheddr posted a topic in Kentucky

    Hello all, So I passed my CNA state test (yaay I'm bonafide) and am enrolled in the spring to get a few pre-reqs out of the way before applying to nursing school. I LOVE the instructors at BCTC, as did I love the ones a million years ago when it was ...

14. CNA, then What?

    WisconsinCheddr replied to WisconsinCheddr's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thanks for the input, guys. :) At my college, you have to take the CNA course as a pre-requisite before any sort of nursing program. So even though I don't have to stay working as one, I have to take it prior to or concurrent with entry into a progra...

15. CNA, then What?

    WisconsinCheddr posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi all! I just got accepted to take the CNA training for Fall 2016. A little background: I already have a Bachelor's degree in Communications and a Master's degree in Social Work. Couldn't find a job to save my life! After numerous rejections in the ...