I agree with what was said by (i forgot now) about assessing a resident. I wasn't referring to my everyday assessments when i give meds. At our facility an ASSESSMENT is when they are first...
as an after thought....i do not make nursing assessments...never have and i don't want to. I just follow orders and do as i'm instructed. I have never claimed to be nothing more than a cna who cares...
I don't know where you are getting your info...but I DO have a license that i pay for every year not as a med aide...but as a CNA... and if i lose my license i can not work anywhere again in either...
The one thing that really upsets me the most is when i hear nurses constantly saying that if "they lose their license they lose their livelihood. Well i'm a cna for over 27 years (because i chose to...
i have been reading some of your posts regarding med aides and i can understand your apprehension when you believe your license is on the line. i am currently working under a nurse who felt the same...