Hi, I left my job of 7 months at a CBRF because it was exhausting. I am a junior nursing student so I applied at a nursing home and got the job. I worked my first weekend and I already hate it. People there are so out of it they cannot talk. It is depressing, short staffed and a lot of residents are huge and a strain to turn. Plus I've never dealt with so much BM and urine before. So I decided to go back to the CBRF I came from. It's hard work but I know my residents, and it's so hard starting a new job while in school. Is there any difference in my chances of being hired as a nurse when I graduate if I work at a CBRF or a Nursing home? What looks better on a resume?
RunBabyRN 3,677 Posts Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology. Has 2 years experience. Sep 30, 2014 First, a friendly heads up, you may want to change your SN to something more anonymous, as this is a very public forum, and protecting yourself is very important. :)Next, I have never heard CBRF, and for those who would have to Google it like I did, it's community-based residential facility.When you get to where you're looking for nursing jobs, it's more the networking than the actual medical background that seems to help with job prospects, it seems. I have extensive healthcare experience, and it barely seems to help. I think stressing about CNA experience in LTC vs. CBRF is kind of like splitting hairs, really. SNF work might give you more varied experience, but I am not as familiar as some with what all you do in CBRF, and I would imagine it would vary some based on the type of facility and its residents.
