Hi everybody.I've been a cna for 4 years now,and I work in a
nursing home.Like other LTC facilities,we need good cna---no, it is
more serious than that.America needs good cna's desporately.This is a
crisis situation, and it must be faced.Working short staffed
continuously is a major source of burn out.I dont pretend to know the
answeres,and I do not believe there is one single answere;not
government,buisiness, or any other one,two,three, or four things that
could solve this problem.I do believe that our culture must change,we
have to prioritize.It took decades to get into the shape we are in,and
it will take a long time to get out of this mess.The people who care
enough to read this board must be a very large part of any
solutions.Is anyone familiar with the green house project?Check it out
at thegreenhouseproject.com, I think it looks promising .Let me know
what you think!

Just wanted to drop by and say hello and sorry for not being here
alot and posting and keeping in touch with everyone.
Not making excuses but you know as well as I do things in this world
is going on and I just been not feeling myself lately.
Anyway...How are you folks doing?  I see we have a few newbies here
I want to say welcome and thank you for all that you do as a CNA.
   I see that Oprah is having a show about Min.wage workers and I
hope that we all can watch it. I believe it comes on Friday, July
28, 2006.  Cuz you know most of us that work for mininum wage knows
how it is to work pay check to pay check.  I think she is going to
look at the medical field on this topic also.  Which I hope that we
all can email Oprah show afterwards and tell her that CNA's take
care of the elderly and we work in the hospitals and so on and so
on.  We should make alot more than people working at Mc Donalds and
people that pick up trash.  We are dealing with life and taking care
of people's love ones.  We are struggling to make it and we arent
teenagers trying to get "date" money for Friday night we are trying
to live!!!
Well anyway I hope everyone is doing alright!
Pray for the Troops and God Bless them!
Your founder,
Sheila aka Tornado1204

Hi everyone  . I  am a cna in
Alabama.  I recently quit my reg full time  job in N Al to move 120
miles away to take  care of my ailing  father -in-law.  The day nefore
we made the move he  passed on.   To make a  long story short..I am
going back to work for a  co . I left  six yr ago ..They are good
people  but many things have changed there as you can well
imagine..well I too have cold feet..not knowing what to expect ..I am
58 and  change  is  not ez for me  so I  have to  stir up the courage
to start over so to speak.   I hope it will be uneventful lol but
having  done this  line of work for  about sixteen yr now I know
better lol..no one wants  to work with a  newbie when there is so much
to be done in a  days work .   well just wanted to say hello to you
gys and  say have a  great day !

Hi everybody,
I have worked second shift at our nursing home for a year now.
I have put in and been accepted for a day shift position.
I had a permanent group on afternoons but will have to float on days.
I'm SCARED!!!!!!! I guess I really don't know what to expect going
into days. I basically know what they do its just reverse order of
what i have been doing...but you know the kind of horror storys you
hear from the different shifts.
I guess maybe i just have cold feet.
any words of wisdom would be appreciated.I am glad to be going to days
because it will mean being able to spend more time with my daughter
who is just finishing up the 1st grade. I havent been able to spend
much time with her working afternoons.Thanks to all who take the time
to care.Kiss ur kids and call ur momma.

Hello all ,
As a new member of this group i would like to take a second to introduce
myself
My name is Elizabeth and I live in michigan
I am 31 yrs old am married and have a 7yr old daughter.
I have been a cna for just over a year now and love my job(even after those
bad shifts).
In my spare time i love to spend time with my family.
i love to garden and be outdoors.
we also have a dog that is spoiled rotten.
Please feel free to email me or add me to your yahoo messenger I love to
meet new
people and make new friends. Check out my page on yahoo 360.

Bless you all
Elizabeth

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It can be a stressful occupation, yet it's very rewarding being able to help
people who can't help themselves. I love what I do.

williams Mitchell <mitch522002@...> wrote:  I have been a cna for 18 yrs

Vicki West <champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:  Hi Mitchell. How long have
you been a CNA? I worked in a couple of hospitals in the past. They're
interseting places to work in. You meet different kinds of people everyday, &
each day always gives you a new experience.

williams Mitchell <mitch522002@...> wrote:  Hi vicki my name is mitchell ,
i am a cna i working in a nursing home.
   i like my job. i want to go back to working in the hospital e.r. again.

Vicki West <champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
   I love working at the nursing home, because I like taking care of the elderly.
As far as the staffing goes, there have been problems with people not coming in
as scheduled or being no-calls no-shows, which really irks me. There's no reason
for it. It seems like alot of the aides there, are only there for the money. I
let it be their problem though. I am there for the residents.

pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -How do you like working at the
nursing home? Do you have enough
staff?



-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I work in a nursing home in the Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline
area). Plus, I'm considering doing some home care on the side.
>
> pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -Hi Vicki  Welcome to
the club. I am in Illinois as well and am
> presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
> almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
> ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.
>
> -- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
> <champaignminniegreen@> wrote:
> >
> > I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois
&
> have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
> greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
> but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
> tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for
the
> elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
> intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much
like
> an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm
> looking forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing
about
> yours.
> >
> >
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I have been a cna for 18 yrs

Vicki West <champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:  Hi Mitchell. How long have
you been a CNA? I worked in a couple of hospitals in the past. They're
interseting places to work in. You meet different kinds of people everyday, &
each day always gives you a new experience.

williams Mitchell <mitch522002@...> wrote:  Hi vicki my name is mitchell ,
i am a cna i working in a nursing home.
   i like my job. i want to go back to working in the hospital e.r. again.

Vicki West <champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
   I love working at the nursing home, because I like taking care of the elderly.
As far as the staffing goes, there have been problems with people not coming in
as scheduled or being no-calls no-shows, which really irks me. There's no reason
for it. It seems like alot of the aides there, are only there for the money. I
let it be their problem though. I am there for the residents.

pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -How do you like working at the
nursing home? Do you have enough
staff?



-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I work in a nursing home in the Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline
area). Plus, I'm considering doing some home care on the side.
>
> pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -Hi Vicki  Welcome to
the club. I am in Illinois as well and am
> presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
> almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
> ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.
>
> -- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
> <champaignminniegreen@> wrote:
> >
> > I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois
&
> have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
> greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
> but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
> tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for
the
> elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
> intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much
like
> an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm
> looking forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing
about
> yours.
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
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Hi Mitchell. How long have you been a CNA? I worked in a couple of hospitals in
the past. They're interseting places to work in. You meet different kinds of
people everyday, & each day always gives you a new experience.

williams Mitchell <mitch522002@...> wrote:  Hi vicki my name is mitchell ,
i am a cna i working in a nursing home.
   i like my job. i want to go back to working in the hospital e.r. again.

Vicki West <champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
   I love working at the nursing home, because I like taking care of the elderly.
As far as the staffing goes, there have been problems with people not coming in
as scheduled or being no-calls no-shows, which really irks me. There's no reason
for it. It seems like alot of the aides there, are only there for the money. I
let it be their problem though. I am there for the residents.

pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -How do you like working at the
nursing home? Do you have enough
staff?



-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I work in a nursing home in the Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline
area). Plus, I'm considering doing some home care on the side.
>
> pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -Hi Vicki  Welcome to
the club. I am in Illinois as well and am
> presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
> almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
> ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.
>
> -- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
> <champaignminniegreen@> wrote:
> >
> > I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois
&
> have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
> greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
> but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
> tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for
the
> elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
> intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much
like
> an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm
> looking forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing
about
> yours.
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your
PC
> and save big.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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>
>
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Hi vicki my name is mitchell , i am a cna i working in a nursing home.
   i like my job. i want to go back to working in the hospital e.r. again.

Vicki West <champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
   I love working at the nursing home, because I like taking care of the elderly.
As far as the staffing goes, there have been problems with people not coming in
as scheduled or being no-calls no-shows, which really irks me. There's no reason
for it. It seems like alot of the aides there, are only there for the money. I
let it be their problem though. I am there for the residents.

pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -How do you like working at the
nursing home? Do you have enough
staff?



-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I work in a nursing home in the Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline
area). Plus, I'm considering doing some home care on the side.
>
> pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -Hi Vicki  Welcome to
the club. I am in Illinois as well and am
> presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
> almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
> ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.
>
> -- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
> <champaignminniegreen@> wrote:
> >
> > I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois
&
> have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
> greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
> but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
> tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for
the
> elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
> intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much
like
> an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm
> looking forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing
about
> yours.
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your
PC
> and save big.
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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I love working at the nursing home, because I like taking care of the elderly.
As far as the staffing goes, there have been problems with people not coming in
as scheduled or being no-calls no-shows, which really irks me. There's no reason
for it. It seems like alot of the aides there, are only there for the money. I
let it be their problem though. I am there for the residents.

pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -How do you like working at the
nursing home? Do you have enough
staff?



-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I work in a nursing home in the Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline
area). Plus, I'm considering doing some home care on the side.
>
> pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -Hi Vicki  Welcome to
the club. I am in Illinois as well and am
> presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
> almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
> ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.
>
> -- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
> <champaignminniegreen@> wrote:
> >
> > I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois
&
> have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
> greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
> but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
> tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for
the
> elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
> intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much
like
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-How do you like working at the nursing home? Do you have enough
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-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I work in a nursing home in the Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline
area). Plus, I'm considering doing some home care on the side.
>
> pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -Hi Vicki  Welcome to
the club. I am in Illinois as well and am
> presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
> almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
> ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.
>
> -- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
> <champaignminniegreen@> wrote:
> >
> > I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois
&
> have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
> greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
> but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
> tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for
the
> elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
> intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much
like
> an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm
> looking forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing
about
> yours.
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I work in a nursing home in the Quad Cities (Rock Island, Moline area). Plus,
I'm considering doing some home care on the side.

pasmaline <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  -Hi Vicki  Welcome to the club. I
am in Illinois as well and am
presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.

-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois &
have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for the
elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much like
an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm
looking forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing about
yours.
>
>
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-Hi Vicki  Welcome to the club. I am in Illinois as well and am
presently working in a hospital. I have been in this field for
almost 28 years. I think  that it is great that you are with the
ombudsman program, I have considered joining it myself.

-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Vicki West
<champaignminniegreen@...> wrote:
>
> I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois &
have been a CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my
greatest passion. I absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying,
but wouldn't trade it in for any other occupation in the world (I
tried other jobs in the past, but always went back to cring for the
elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman program. I
intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much like
an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm
looking forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing about
yours.
>
>
>
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I am a newbie to the group. My name is Vicki. I live in Illinois & have been a
CNA for 15 years. Taking care of the elderly is my greatest passion. I
absolutely enjoy it. Sometimes it gets trying, but wouldn't trade it in for any
other occupation in the world (I tried other jobs in the past, but always went
back to cring for the elderly). I am also a volunteer for the state ombudsman
program. I intervene with any complaints or problems going on in LTC, much like
an investigator. But anyhow, I've seen it all, it seems like. I'm looking
forward to sharing my experiences with you, & hearing about yours.



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-Hi
Wow, I hope that things get settled for you. I work in a hospital
and I am burned out right now. We are going thru a budget cut due to
getting a new building next year. I have 21-23 patients to myself
most of the time. There is not as much lifting but we have patients
that need to be turned every 2 hours, wear briefs etc.. Working
there used to be good, right now it is going on the down side and it
looks like it will stay this way.

-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "rabbit41749"
<rabbit41749@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>  I am new to this club.  I've been a CNA since around 1989. At the
> present time I am working FullTime at a Nursing Home that I have
been
> at since 1992 (I think)>LOL.  I also work at a Hospital FullTime
as
> well. I've been working FullTime at both jobs since Aug of 2005. I
> plan on dropping down to PRN at the Nursing Home in the next
couple
> of months.
>  Nursing Home's are back breaking jobs, that is the main reason I
am
> having to leave my FullTime postion at the Nursing Home.
Hospital's
> are more fast paced 'at times' and alot easier on your back.
>  I am also a Certified Medical Tech, Ward Clerk, Telemetry Tech,
> Surgical Tech, and I guess I had better not leave out that I got
> Certified a few years ago as a Pet Groomer....though I'd pick that
up
> for a back up job for when I got burned out of nursing...LOL.
>  I'd love to hear from others about your job duties where your
work.
> Example, if you are working in a Nursing Home then how many
patients
> do you normally have on a shift. Do you work short staffed at
times,
> or most of the time may I add... The Nursing Home that I work in I
> have 10 Patients 'myself' and my Partner has 10, we have a Policy
> that we have to work in teams so that makes the two of us having
20
> patients. If my partner calls in and they don't replace her then I
am
> stuck having the 20 patients myself. That is on the 3/11 shift. We
> have around 7 Patients to shower each day, not counting having to
get
> so many up for the Dining Room or to eat, then having to lay them
all
> back down. And then there's your normal complaining family's that
> seem like their Mother or Father is the only patient in the
Nursing
> Home.... (Do I sound like I am Burned Out)....LOL... It's because
I
> am.  I am tired of working my Butt off for Low Wages. No Respect
> unless it's one of those 'Rare' Nurse's that you can't hardly find
> that lets you know that they know how hard your job is. Some of
the
> Nurse's that I work with like to yell, demand, and threaten to
write
> up the staff every time you turn around, I can see writing someone
up
> over something that is deserved, but these CNA's are normally
working
> short staffed and going in a non-stop run, and some of the Nurse's
> that I work with gets in an up roar if someone left a wash cloth
by
> accident in the sink (for an example)....then they threaten to
write
> up that CNA and that's all they dwell on the entire shift, is so
and
> so left a wash cloth in the sink.....
>  I guess they don't stop and think about (John Does) feeding pump
> beeping for the past two hours where it either has an empty bottle
of
> milk hanging, or where it has been stopped up and to where the
CNA's
> have to change the bed three to four times within 2 hrs. And you
have
> complained and complained to the Nurse that this guys pump has
been
> either empty or the tube is stopped up.
>  I could probably sit down and start a book on the place I work
> at...LOL.
>  But I'm almost out of there.  I know some that may be reading
this
> may be saying 'well why don't you just go ahead and quit right
> now'...well there's a long story behind that, first of all I have
> been there so long that my patients have become my family, and
vice
> versa, it's very hard to leave patients that you have taken care
of
> for around 15 years, it's taken me this long to finally decide to
> leave the Nursing Home and stay with the Hospital FullTime. Second
> thing is that in 2004 I had hurt my back at the Nursing Home. I
was
> working and taking care of 20 patients by myself, my partner had
> called in and I was stuck with all 20... There was 4 other CNA's
on
> the Floor besides me and each CNA only had 5 patients each, I had
> asked that the patients be split up evenly so I wouldn't have so
many
> myself, but I was told by 'administration' the answer was No...so
> while I was working I was changing a patient that weighed over 300
> pounds while she was in the bed, I looked out the patients door
for
> help but there was nobody, two had went on their supper break and
the
> other two were out the side door taking an illegal smoke break, so
I
> was the only one on the floor, so I went ahead and started
changing
> the patient since she was in a mess, to make a long story short, I
> hurt my back on her, had to leave the Nursing Home and go straight
to
> the ER, was taken off from work for around 9 months, had almost
100
> treatments of PT, had MRI's down, then pain mangment. In other
words,
> I'm on Pain Meds and I can't live with them due to feeling like my
> back is about to break in half. I had messed up disc from the back
of
> my neck to my L4/L5 Lower Lumbar. Workers Comp did pretty good
about
> paying me for being off from work, but as far as medical went, I
> didn't have much medical at all, then went I went back to work,
which
> I begged my Doc to let me go back, Workers Comp then deciced to
stop
> paying for all my meds, medical care, etc, they wouldn't even
return
> my phone calls when I'd call and leave them a message that I
needed
> to get my meds refilled, what they didn't know is that I had an
> attorney 1 month after I got hurt, but I didn't tell Workers Comp
or
> anyone that I had an Attorney, and my Attorney told me that as
long
> as Workers Comp was doing good about paying me for being off from
> work then he'd just stay in the side lines and not make an
appearence
> until I told him so. Well I finally told him to file the claim,
which
> he did. The Nursing Home later got a letter from my Attorney
stating
> that I was sueing the Nursing Home (it's really Workers Comp I am
> sueing but they have to address it to your Work Place).... The
> Nursing Home was very shocked that I filed a suit, but hey, it's
my
> back and I'm sure it if was someone in Administration then they'd
do
> the same thing. I've already been to all the Doc's that my
attorney
> and Workers Comp attoneys have sent me to, now I am waiting on my
> Court Date in June of 06'.... the court date is a settlement
hearing,
> if things go right then I will be quitting the Nursing Home after
my
> Settlement hearing is over.
>  Well now that I have vented I do feel alot better. I hope I
didn't
> make alot fall asleep reading all this...LOL.
> I'll check back often.
> Rabitt41749@...
>

Hi,
  I am new to this club.  I've been a CNA since around 1989. At the
present time I am working FullTime at a Nursing Home that I have been
at since 1992 (I think)>LOL.  I also work at a Hospital FullTime as
well. I've been working FullTime at both jobs since Aug of 2005. I
plan on dropping down to PRN at the Nursing Home in the next couple
of months.
  Nursing Home's are back breaking jobs, that is the main reason I am
having to leave my FullTime postion at the Nursing Home. Hospital's
are more fast paced 'at times' and alot easier on your back.
  I am also a Certified Medical Tech, Ward Clerk, Telemetry Tech,
Surgical Tech, and I guess I had better not leave out that I got
Certified a few years ago as a Pet Groomer....though I'd pick that up
for a back up job for when I got burned out of nursing...LOL.
  I'd love to hear from others about your job duties where your work.
Example, if you are working in a Nursing Home then how many patients
do you normally have on a shift. Do you work short staffed at times,
or most of the time may I add... The Nursing Home that I work in I
have 10 Patients 'myself' and my Partner has 10, we have a Policy
that we have to work in teams so that makes the two of us having 20
patients. If my partner calls in and they don't replace her then I am
stuck having the 20 patients myself. That is on the 3/11 shift. We
have around 7 Patients to shower each day, not counting having to get
so many up for the Dining Room or to eat, then having to lay them all
back down. And then there's your normal complaining family's that
seem like their Mother or Father is the only patient in the Nursing
Home.... (Do I sound like I am Burned Out)....LOL... It's because I
am.  I am tired of working my Butt off for Low Wages. No Respect
unless it's one of those 'Rare' Nurse's that you can't hardly find
that lets you know that they know how hard your job is. Some of the
Nurse's that I work with like to yell, demand, and threaten to write
up the staff every time you turn around, I can see writing someone up
over something that is deserved, but these CNA's are normally working
short staffed and going in a non-stop run, and some of the Nurse's
that I work with gets in an up roar if someone left a wash cloth by
accident in the sink (for an example)....then they threaten to write
up that CNA and that's all they dwell on the entire shift, is so and
so left a wash cloth in the sink.....
  I guess they don't stop and think about (John Does) feeding pump
beeping for the past two hours where it either has an empty bottle of
milk hanging, or where it has been stopped up and to where the CNA's
have to change the bed three to four times within 2 hrs. And you have
complained and complained to the Nurse that this guys pump has been
either empty or the tube is stopped up.
  I could probably sit down and start a book on the place I work
at...LOL.
  But I'm almost out of there.  I know some that may be reading this
may be saying 'well why don't you just go ahead and quit right
now'...well there's a long story behind that, first of all I have
been there so long that my patients have become my family, and vice
versa, it's very hard to leave patients that you have taken care of
for around 15 years, it's taken me this long to finally decide to
leave the Nursing Home and stay with the Hospital FullTime. Second
thing is that in 2004 I had hurt my back at the Nursing Home. I was
working and taking care of 20 patients by myself, my partner had
called in and I was stuck with all 20... There was 4 other CNA's on
the Floor besides me and each CNA only had 5 patients each, I had
asked that the patients be split up evenly so I wouldn't have so many
myself, but I was told by 'administration' the answer was No...so
while I was working I was changing a patient that weighed over 300
pounds while she was in the bed, I looked out the patients door for
help but there was nobody, two had went on their supper break and the
other two were out the side door taking an illegal smoke break, so I
was the only one on the floor, so I went ahead and started changing
the patient since she was in a mess, to make a long story short, I
hurt my back on her, had to leave the Nursing Home and go straight to
the ER, was taken off from work for around 9 months, had almost 100
treatments of PT, had MRI's down, then pain mangment. In other words,
I'm on Pain Meds and I can't live with them due to feeling like my
back is about to break in half. I had messed up disc from the back of
my neck to my L4/L5 Lower Lumbar. Workers Comp did pretty good about
paying me for being off from work, but as far as medical went, I
didn't have much medical at all, then went I went back to work, which
I begged my Doc to let me go back, Workers Comp then deciced to stop
paying for all my meds, medical care, etc, they wouldn't even return
my phone calls when I'd call and leave them a message that I needed
to get my meds refilled, what they didn't know is that I had an
attorney 1 month after I got hurt, but I didn't tell Workers Comp or
anyone that I had an Attorney, and my Attorney told me that as long
as Workers Comp was doing good about paying me for being off from
work then he'd just stay in the side lines and not make an appearence
until I told him so. Well I finally told him to file the claim, which
he did. The Nursing Home later got a letter from my Attorney stating
that I was sueing the Nursing Home (it's really Workers Comp I am
sueing but they have to address it to your Work Place).... The
Nursing Home was very shocked that I filed a suit, but hey, it's my
back and I'm sure it if was someone in Administration then they'd do
the same thing. I've already been to all the Doc's that my attorney
and Workers Comp attoneys have sent me to, now I am waiting on my
Court Date in June of 06'.... the court date is a settlement hearing,
if things go right then I will be quitting the Nursing Home after my
Settlement hearing is over.
  Well now that I have vented I do feel alot better. I hope I didn't
make alot fall asleep reading all this...LOL.
I'll check back often.
Rabitt41749@...

-Hi Teresa I think that getting burned out is part of our jobs at
some point. I hope that things get better and that your son does ok.
I will have to check the website. I have never heard of the disease
before.

-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, teresa robbins
<warnerbeachbum@...> wrote:
>
> hello my name is Teresa I live in madison wisconsin.I've been a
cna for 17 years. I love this work. But I have alive in job now
almost 3 years now. It started out good, But its been pretty tough
lately. I'm feeling alittle burned out, It does'nt help that my 20
year old son has a rear liver disease. He's been doing dialysis 6
days week for 2 years now . he has Primary Hyperoxaluria PH 1. If
anyone is interested in learning more about this disease please go
to www.ohf.org   I really need to talk with other people about this.
I'm feeling lost & helpless!!!!!
>
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hello my name is Teresa I live in madison wisconsin.I've been a cna for 17
years. I love this work. But I have alive in job now almost 3 years now. It
started out good, But its been pretty tough lately. I'm feeling alittle burned
out, It does'nt help that my 20 year old son has a rear liver disease. He's been
doing dialysis 6 days week for 2 years now . he has Primary Hyperoxaluria PH 1.
If anyone is interested in learning more about this disease please go to
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--- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, pasmaline <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> -Hi Sandy Welcome to the club. I have been in this field for a long
> time. I presently work in a hospital.
>
> -- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "sandra"
> <sandy.berchem@> wrote:
> >
> > i just joined my name is sandy form connecticut iam a cna  oi enjoy
> > helping others
> >
>hello iam from connecticut iam cna for three years now i really enjoy
it but iwould like to do something esle like work in the hospital but
ido not any skills for that any suggestions please feel to post thanks
a bunch

-Hi Sandy Welcome to the club. I have been in this field for a long
time. I presently work in a hospital.

-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "sandra"
<sandy.berchem@...> wrote:
>
> i just joined my name is sandy form connecticut iam a cna  oi enjoy
> helping others
>

i just joined my name is sandy form connecticut iam a cna  oi enjoy
helping others

You will have to call those states to find out what to do (ALL states  vary)


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idaho or illinios

What state will you be going to???


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hello.i am a cna from greece.can pls one of you tell me what do i need
to do in order to go to the states for work?

-Please represent yourself as being from that website and not someone
that has used it and thinks that it is a great one.
Thank you
Dom
-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, Aleneb1@... wrote:
>
> Here is a great website with online classes for nursing assistants
>
> www.NursingAssistantEducation.com
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Spams of any kind will not be tolerated on this club.
Dom

Step  Into Spring: CONTINUING EDUCATION Telephone Conferences
Here is a great way to  participate in high quality continuing education
courses without the costs  associated with travel. Learn at home or at the
office.

All you need is a telephone  (a cell phone is acceptable) and a computer with
which you can print out or view  our Power Point and Word document handouts.
All of these teleconferences  are conducted by masters prepared educators
that are experts in their field.  Contact hours (CEUs) as well as certificates
of
completion will be transmitted  electronically immediately after the course,
or the series of courses, is done.  Can’t make a class? Not a problem- we will
provide you with all the handouts and  the audiotapes of the conference
call(s). Have a group? We offer discounts to  groups using the same telephone.
Conference space is very limited so  register now.
Below is a list of our  scheduled teleconferences. Each has a designated
level of content noted after  the title (B is beginner level, I is intermediate
level, A is advanced level). Simply select the courses you want to take and/or
the  audiotapes you want to order using the attached Registration Form. If you
are  waiting for your facility to process a check, simply send your
registration form  to us with a notation that payment is being processed and we
will
reserve your  seat pending payment.
There is No Such Thing as A  Born Teacher- Learn How to Teach Patients &
Staff  (B)
Dates: March 14, 2006  & Repeated Again on March 21,  2006
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm OR 7 to  8:40 pm (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs):  2
Cost: $35 (1 Session)
Objectives:
     1.  Apply the principles of  adult learning throughout staff development
and patient education  activities.
     2.  Differentiate among the  three (3) domains of learning in terms of
objectives, teaching strategies and  evaluation methods.
     3.  Incorporate sound  educational principles into the four (4) phases of
the teaching –learning  process when designing and implementing effective
staff and patient  educational activities.
     4.  Design and implement a  sound educational activity using a curriculum
design  template
Preventing Medical Errors (B  to I)
Date: March 15, 2006  (Wednesday)
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm OR 7 to  8:40 pm (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs):  2
Cost: $35 (1 Session)
Objectives:
     1.  Discuss  JCAHO’s National Patient Safety Goals and the role that
healthcare providers  play in the prevention of a wide variety of medical errors
and mistakes.
     2.  Identify commonly occurring medical errors and ways with which  these
errors can, and must, be prevented.
     3.  Discuss the necessity of reporting errors and near misses in a “blame
  free environment, various error reporting systems and the expected outcomes
of  these systems.
Preceptorships and The  Challenges of New Graduate Nurses (I)
Dates: March 23 and April 6,  2006 (Thursdays)
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm OR 7 to  8:40 pm (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs):  4
Cost: $60 (2 Sessions)
Objectives:
     1.  Relate the educational  needs and competencies of new graduate
nurses.
     2.  Discuss the characteristics  of a good preceptor and how these
characteristics fulfill the needs of new  graduate nurses.
     3.  Detail the components and  methodology of an effective preceptorship
program.
     4.  List ways to provide  ongoing support and coaching for both the
preceptor and the new  nurse.
A Systematic Approach to the  Management of Systolic and Diastolic Heart
Failure (A)
Dates: March 16 and March 30,  2006 (Thursdays)
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm OR 7 to  8:40 pm (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs):  4
Cost: $60 (2 Sessions)
Objectives:
     1.  Detail normal cardiac anatomy, electrophysiology and echocardiogram
findings.
     2.  Define some hemodynamic terms in reference to heart  failure.
     3.  Discuss systolic heart failure in terms of risk factors, etiology,
pathophysiology, classification, category and compensatory  mechanisms.
     4.  Relate the care and treatment of systolic heart failure in terms of
assessment, diagnosis, pharmacological management and patient  education.
     5.  Differentiate between systolic and diastolic heart failure.
     6.  Relate the care and treatment of diastolic heart failure in terms of
assessments, diagnosis, pharmacological management and patient  education.
     7.  Summarize systolic and diastolic heart failure and the treatment of
these disorders.
Mathphobics Only: Cure the Phobia With  Dimensional Analysis Pharmacology
Calculations (B)
Dates: March 27,  2006  & Repeated Again on April  3, 2006
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm OR 7 to  8:40 pm (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs):  2
Cost: $35 (1 Session)
Objectives:
1.         Apply  dimensional analysis to solve a wide variety of dosage and
solution  problems.
2.       Calculate oral,  intramuscular, subcutaneous dosages using
dimensional  analysis.
3.       Determine intravenous  (IV) flow rates using dimensional analysis
and the one-step, no-rules method of  calculation.
4.       Teach  your staff and students the dimensional analysis method of
calculation.
Diagnostic Testing: An Idiot’s Guide to Chest  Radiography and Computed
Tomography Interpretation (I)
Dates: April 13 and April 20, 2006  (Thursdays)
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm  OR 7 to 8:40 pm (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs): 4
Cost:  $60
Objectives:
1.         List the  purposes of chest radiography and computed  tomography
2.       Relate  basic chest radiograph and computed tomography terminology
3.       Differentiate among various chest radiographic positions and relate
the  purpose of each type
4.       Identify  the common components of a chest radiograph
5.       Identify  the most common conditions found on a chest  radiograph
6.       Discuss  computed tomography preparation
7.       Identify  common structures/components viewed with computed
tomography.
8.       Discuss  basic sequencing and the interpretation of the most common
types of computed  tomography
Root Cause  Analysis: The Path to Zero Errors (B-I)
Dates: April 4 and Repeated  on April 11,2006 (Tuesdays)
Times: 11:00 to 12:40 pm  (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs):  2
Cost: $35 (1  Session)

Objectives:
     1.  Relate the  importance of root cause analysis in the reduction and/or
elimination of  medical errors in health care facilities.
     2.  Describe how to effectively participate in and lead a root cause
analysis team.
     3.  Generate an action plan with corrective and preventative actions.
     4.  Evaluate the outcomes of process changes and improvements, as found
in  the action plan.
Competency & Education Organization Wide: Structure and Process,  Using Data
to Assess Educational Needs & To Evaluate the Outcomes of  Education In Terms
of Patient Outcomes  (I)
Dates: April 4, April 11 and  April 18,2006 (Tuesdays)
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm (eastern  time) OR 7:00 to 8:40 pm
Contact Hours (CEUs):  6
Cost: $80 (3  Sessions)

Objectives:
     1.  Differentiate among and  discuss the inter-relationships of
structure, process and  outcome.
     2.  Relate the Joint Commission  on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organization’s (JCAHO) requirements in terms of  education and competency.
     3.  Describe the components of  thorough, complete and timely
orientation, transfer training and cross  training programs within the entire
organization.
     4.  Initiate and employ  equipment competency, job role competency
checklists and a compressed position  description/competency checklist to
replace
old job descriptions for the  purpose of evaluation and performance improvement
purposes.
     5.  Establish the “baseline” of  education and competency and generate
items for a needs assessment survey  using focus group, qualitative research.
     6.  Identify some existing  sources of data that can be used to assess
and identify educational needs as  well as evaluate the effectiveness of
education in terms of the patient  outcome(s).
     7.  Define and differentiate  among various methods of evaluation that
measure the effectiveness of  education.
     8.  Identify and address high  frequency competencies, problem prone and
low frequency/high risk areas of  concern for the entire organization, a
department or area and an  individual.
     9.  Detail why education should  be driven by needs data and not
traditions, such as annual mandatory training  episodes.
     10. Relate some of the  weaknesses found in one’s orientation processes
(organization wide,  departmental and job specific), transfer and cross
training process and  continuing education activities and strategies that can be
employed to correct  these weaknesses.
     11. Discuss the components of  your organization’s current Annual Report
of Competency and what additional  competency measurements can be added to it.
Heart Failure: An Indepth View of  Current and Emerging Pharmacological and
Surgical Treatments  (I)
Dates: April 27 and  May 4, 2006 (Thursdays)
Times: 2 to 3:40 pm OR 7 to  8:40 pm (eastern time)
Contact Hours (CEUs):  4
Cost:  $60
Objectives:
     1.  Detail  pharmacological agents that have been the cornerstone of
heart failure  management.
     2.  Discuss new pharmacological agents and trends for heart failure
management.
     3.  Describe the types and purposes of implanted devices used to treat
heart  failure.
     4.  Relate some  surgical alternatives to pharmacological/conventional
heart failure  management.
Please contact me at _aleneb1@..._ (mailto:aleneb1@...)  with any
questions and be sure to spread the word  about these courses with your
colleagues and others at your facility. (I am  attaching this announcement as
well as
the registration form to this email for  your copying and distribution)
Alene Burke RN,  MSN
(813)  453-4335
.

Alene Burke & Associates is approved as a provider of Continuing  Education
by the Florida Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of  Nursing,
the Florida Board of Pharmacy, Social Work, Mental Health, Marriage and
Family Counseling, Athletic Training.
Provider  # 50-2502




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