u/InitiativeWorking929

So today in class we were going over the following skills: gloving, clearing a patients linens when they vomited, oral care on a conscious patient and unconscious patient, and shaving a resident. Everything was going fine with my first peer as we did the first two skills. Then the problem began when we switched peers. I had a female peer who seemed to have an entitled chip on her shoulder today because it was her birthday. We get through the oral care skill and tested on it and then I go to set up for practicing and peer reviewing the shaving skill and my peer just abandons me. There's a half hour in the class left and I have everything set up and she's no where to be found. We get to the last few minutes of class and it's time to clean up and she finally shows her face. I told our RN instructor about it but as far as I know nothing was done. We were doing 4 skills today as we don't have class Monday with the holiday coming up.

AITA for this or did I do the right thing? I didn't even get help cleaning our station. I had to reposition our manaquine, fix their bed, return all our supplies, and remake the bed and basically reset everything with no help from my peer.

After a week or so of applying I finally have my first first interview in a couple hours at a facility as a medication aide. I've done interviews in the past but for a different field. Any suggestions to help land the job? it's a part time position and I'm finally seeing my license on the pending list of the state registry. I also started my CNA classes yesterday.

So as I'm doing my job search for Medication Aide I'm noticing a lot of facilities are looking for you to already have your CPR certification or BLS training and I'm wondering if anyone in Nebraska would happen to know of any community help with CPR training/BLS train as I don't have any funds to pay for a course.

So now I have my paperwork for my certified medication aide license paid for and given to DHHS and waiting on them to process it for my license number. Because the state (I'm in Nebraska) allows me to work for up to 60 days while it processes I've started applying for jobs. I just got an email chain for a place I know that is short staffed and was hiring for a PRN CMA and it ended with them saying because they are an LTC they require their CMA to have their CNA. But I told them I'm going for my CNA Monday at my local community college. But how I'm sitting here saying what does med aide have to do with not having my CNA. Like seriously I did all the work, I got a 4.00 gpa for my class, passed the state exam with an 85 (you only needed a 72 to pass), never failed a single skills test or lab, passed my competency test in one try.. and your telling that's still not enough?!?!?!

So I just finished up college as a medication aide in Nebraska and getting ready to do my state exam. I'm wondering what I should carry with me in a backpack and will probably use daily. I know that I can't have patients meds or anything like that in my bag but personal items such as extra scrubs and what not are my thoughts. Can you tell me what would be good to have? Would it be a good idea to bring my laptop as well for charting?