Ok so I have been working at an assisted living facility and this is my first job doing CNA work. I have been working there for almost a month so I'm still getting to know how everything works and I'm slow at times. Well I have been having this situation with one of the residents: I work the AM shift so I have to get residents out of bed and ready for the day but with this particular resident, I always have a problem with because it seems like she is ALWAYS in a bad mood in the mornings, she seems frustrated with everything I do, she's always complaining and she makes me feel like I'm doing everything wrong. I tried not to take it personally and just thought maybe she is not a morning person or maybe she is not used to me because I'm new. However, today I went to her room because she pressed the call light but I go and she is still "sleeping" so I try to call her again and she is still "sleeping." I called the other assistant to help me with her but she made it clear that she did not want to help me, eventually after asking TWICE for her help she finally goes with me and gets the resident up! Later the assistant tells me that the resident does not want me to assist her because she is afraid of me when I transfer her. ( I didn't even think I was having any problems with transferring her) I was hurt because I put the pieces to the puzzle together and came to the conclusion that when I was waking her up, she was only pretending to be sleeping because she didn't want me to help her, instead she wanted someone else. I felt so bad, hurt and embarrassed that someone doesn't want my assistance and doesn't even feel safe with me:arghh:. I broke down and cried because I just felt like I cant do anything right or I'm just not doing a good job, I want to be a nurse someday but this just made me think...what if i cant even be a nurse because i cant even do things right here. this resident doesn't want my assistance! I don't know what to do or how to feel. Anyone have any advice or has gone through a similar situation?
. I broke down and cried because I just felt like I cant do anything right or I'm just not doing a good job, I want to be a nurse someday but this just made me think...what if i cant even be a nurse because i cant even do things right here. this resident doesn't want my assistance! I don't know what to do or how to feel. Anyone have any advice or has gone through a similar situation?