Can't decide..help?Cna wasn't for me will Rn be?

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Hi everyone im new to this thing but im suppose to start this fall at a tech center for associate nursing degree, thing is i took my cna class i like the residents but the thing is i could not do that everyday as a job. if i cant handle being a cna could i handle being an rn. I didnt mind caring for the patients such as showering, changing depends just the back breaking work and feeding them everyday got to be to much.Maybe working in a nursing home wouldent be my thing but i passed the class with an A but the teacher said i was hestitant at doing things which i was. And i dont mind dealing with bm, blood or urine but vomit absolutley disgustes me and some things such as skin peeling on people or open cuts, and I'm just nervous that if i sign up for this i wont beable to do it. I was debating between this and forensic science but there are hardley any jobs as that even though it hink i would beable to do that.

Oh and one more thing i heard the schooling for nursing is very hard and you have to put everything into it?any advice would be fantastic or if you want to tell me what you do on an average day?because i am stuck Thanks!

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I think everyone has things that gross them out or that they don't want to work with... the question you have to ask yourself is if it is a deal breaker for you or not. You will likely encounter these things as an RN as you gain experience.. I would definitely think hard about if you are willing to 'get used to it' before you dedicate your money, blood, sweat and tears into nursing school.

I will say this, before I had kids the thought of vomit and poop grossed me out to no end. I got used to it in no time.. I know this is a little different but I think anyone can adjust. :)

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I agree with the above poster. Also, nursing home CNA work tends to be very back breaking. Having done both, being a tech in a hospital is much easier physically. Some units are heavier than others, though.

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Doesn't sound like nursing would be your cup of tea. I would try something else.

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Specializes in Med surg.

If you cannot handle being a CNA then nursing probably is not the right career choice I will tell you working in a hospital as a CNA is a little different than being in a nursing home the workload tends to be more evenly spread out but as an RN you are qualified and at times expected to do all the jobs on the floor CNA phlebotomy secretary and so on that does not mean you will always be expected to do it,but nursing school is very difficult and time consuming and really should be something that you enjoy doing because it is a career and not just a job I encourage you to find something you really like not a job just for money also try to get into a hospital setting maybe you would see a different side of nursing. In nursing you take the good with the bad I cant stand to see someone vomit I am a sympathy puker but i get them the bucket a cold rag and some zofran and stand back!!:sofahider you can also shadow a nurse this could help with making your decision good luck!!:D

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Never take a nursing instructor's comments to heart. They can have personal psych issues that are pretty problematic. I felt that a few of mine were really in need of some serious meds/analysis. I kid you not. This instability you will read about frequently on this board. Still scares the **** out of me when I imagine these people working on the floor in a hospital near me... maybe treating my family or friends someday. :eek:

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You could always get a job at a doctors office as an RN.

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Specializes in Trauma ICU, Peds ICU.

I don't think anything you wrote should necessarily discourage you from becoming an RN. I wouldn't have liked doing that kind of work (LTC CNA) either, but I love my job now. It just might be a sign that LTC is not the area for you.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I don't know.. doctor's offices deal with cuts, skin problems and vomit too.. (I know because I've had my kids at the doctors for all of these reasons.. my 5 year old vomitted all over the doctor's office lobby just a few weeks ago actually. I'm pretty sure they were all pretty disgusted and I offered to clean it up but they shooed me out quite quickly. lol

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Specializes in ICU,corrections, LTC.

As an LPN who works LTC, I do not agree that not being crazy about working as a CNA in LTC would disqualify you as being RN material. I finish my RN program in 3 months. I would not ever want to work as a CNA in LTC, and not sure I would work as a LPN in LTC if I had it to do over again. You work very hard and often are treated with little to no respect for what is in reality poor pay. CNA's are the backbone of LTC and rarely are appreciated as they should be. I know that a good CNA is worth their weight in Gold. If you really want to be a RN and can handle everything else. I say Go For IT!:nurse

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

Go for it. You will never know until you try. :) My job now as an RN is different than what I did as a CNA in LTAC. Just go for it. :)

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Specializes in Home Health Care.

I cannot deal with vomit either! It grosses me out to no end. Luckily to date, I have not had to clean it up in my short nursing career. I started as an RN in inpatient psych (all patients physically stable) and now I am a Case Manager, RN in Home Health . I spend minimal time with the patients compared to the LPN's and CNA/HHA's. My point is, maybe you should stay in nursing but find a different area to work in.

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