CNA Work As A LPN

[dasandman88]

Getting a job at dept. of veterans affairs at the community living center (VA version of nursing home).  Does anyone know if they make the LPN do CNA work also?  I’ve heard it from 2 people.   

[nanillest, LVN]

What do you consider CNA? Patient care is everybody's responsibility and it's a part of the nurse's duties. Sometimes you will not have an CNA. 

[dasandman88]

Passing medications to 25-30 people and doing treatments, admissions, answering phones.  Where have you worked and have also done CNA work with all that?

[nanillest, LVN]

The CLC isn't like that. A RN will be the Charge nurse, doing admissions,  and answering the phones(calling the doctors). You will not have that many patients assigned to you.

[dasandman88]

Nothing against you, I appreciate your insight.  I’m afraid one clc can be good and the other a nightmare.   I know how tenured government employees operate.   The cnas will call out or do the bare minimum and I’m fearful I’ll be doing meds and emptying bedpans.  I’m a male, so that’s another strike.   I’ll be in probation so thats against me.  The manager of the unit isn’t even the person I interviewed with.  What does that tell you?   I had an opportunity to work in a clinic setting for the dod but I freaked out because I got robbed in the city where I was going to work.   I so regret it now.  

[Golden_RN, MSN]

At everywhere I've worked, both acute and SNF, RNs have to work as LVNs occasionally and both RNs/LVNs work as CNAs occasionally when staffing is desperate.  It's so difficult to jump into another role that you're not used to but it keeps you on your toes, and gives you some empathy for your coworkers' roles!