ok guys i really have to vent here. Im an aspiring nursing student and i plan on attending nursing school the fall of 09 so i got a job being a patient care associate to really help me out and get me used to the hospital setting and what im going to be doing.. and most importantly get over my weak stomach..
i have never been this nervous in a long time. I really have no idea what to expect or do (i have been watching all the CNA videos on here btw - and thanks for that! ) I will be workin on the telemetry floor and i have NEVER NEVER EVER touched or seen another strangers private parts or watched them go to the bathroom and wipe them up afterwards and i know im going to be able to do a lot plus more nasty stuff. I have been researching PCAs resposiblites for awhile now and im tryin to prepare myself for everything, but i cant shake the feeling of actually...seeing it... and me causing a scene and freaking out. I really so have a super weak stomach.. i know i do, but im hoping im going to get over it... but im scared im not. I cant imagine what im going to do when my trainer says "Ok summer so-and-so needs their bedpan cleaned out." and i have to walk in the room and see for the first time another naked stranger with poop all over them that i have to clean them up...
please tell me its normal to freak out the first couple times. im so scared about how im going to react and deal with this the normal professional way, but i know i might break out in a cold sweat, shake or god forbid throw up..
i wanna add that i do love nursing and i want to so bad make this my career. i just get skeptical sometimes bc i never really hear anyone talk about their super weak stomach they once had.. its seems like everyone had an iron stomach since birth! Not me... im a weakling...
anyways, any words of encouragment or advice will be appreciate!
) I will be workin on the telemetry floor and i have NEVER NEVER EVER touched or seen another strangers private parts or watched them go to the bathroom and wipe them up afterwards and i know im going to be able to do a lot plus more nasty stuff. I have been researching PCAs resposiblites for awhile now and im tryin to prepare myself for everything, but i cant shake the feeling of actually...seeing it... and me causing a scene and freaking out. I really so have a super weak stomach.. i know i do, but im hoping im going to get over it... but im scared im not. I cant imagine what im going to do when my trainer says "Ok summer so-and-so needs their bedpan cleaned out." and i have to walk in the room and see for the first time another naked stranger with poop all over them that i have to clean them up...
im a weakling...