Cna agency and sick day issues.

[ResilientCNA]

Ive been a cna for 4 months and I hate it.. I start school in may to become an RN and I'm having panic attacks thinking about how im going to be able to deal with my patients and school.. I have 4 patients. Out of 4 of them only 1 is actually nice to me. This week leading into the weekend ive been sick as a dog,puking up everything .. Trying to make it thru my shifts. So I called out on my shift for tomorrow thinking it would give the agency plenty of time to get a replacement.. Well I was told they have no replacement for me and I need to suck it up and just work those 6 hours.. So I called the patient who told me to call herif I need a day off .. So I called her and she told me it was okay to stay in. I called my agency and told them ..well the scheduler who called me back was very rude.. She basically said if the lady needs a replacement I have to go to work even if I'm sick or I'm fired.

[HeySis, BSN, RN]

I'm sorry that you are having this experience. Most employers have rules about sick call and how much advance notice you have to give and who is responsible for covering. It's a good thing to find out at hire (psst, don't ask during the interview).

I'm not sure you really have a question in there?

Are you concerned because you are not liking this job that you won't like nursing? Or are you worried about doing this job and school simultaneously?

Seems like with this job you have two choices, go to work feeling crappy or start looking for something new. Even if you go, you may still want to find something new in a place where you don't dread going to work everyday.