CNA work

[Amanda0216]

I was just wondering what some peoples CNA job was

like? Are you working at a LTC, hospital or home health? What shift? What duties do you have? I work in a LTC facility over night, 6pm to 6am. I am not to happy there I feel the facility is poorly run, always under staffed, way way to many expectations for one human being to complete, plus the constant bickering between day shift CNAs and night CNAs.

[Missingyou, CNA]

I work LTC 2nd shift.

We have a pretty good team. We help each other out as much as we can without getting behind in our own work. We have shower aides and restorative aides, so, we don't usually have to do showers (unless resident has medical appt or going out with family next day) and physical therapy is also done, though we are required to help if it's "2 person assist". Even so, it's still crazy busy and too much work to give the care the residents need and deserve, but we all do our best.

I just try to remember that I do the best I can and I pick up where day shift leaves off and not complain...even if 3rd shift doesn't do the same for me... No sense in getting crazy over it, my job is stressful enough without having to worry/complain about what my teammates are/aren't doing.

I worked for assisted living and home care for a while but was BORED out of my mind!

[TurtleCat]

I work in a kind of unique environment for a CNA, I work at a geriatric group home that houses 6 elderly residents, most with dementia. I work the overnight shift (7p-7a) and my duties are getting the residents ready and dressed for bed, monitoring them during the night, changing and turning them as needed, toileting, and then bathing, dressing and getting them up in the morning. I also do housekeeping and laundry. Day shift does activities and cooks meals.

I worked in LTC for a few months but I like this a lot better. Less stressful and a better fit for me.

[mstearns09]

I work in a very small, level 4 trauma rural hospital. I work 1st and 2nd shift and we all work as a team. I love it despite some of the craziness that can occur. I worked LTC for 2 years and honestly, as much as I loved my residents, I don't miss it.

[duskyjewel]

I'm on the resource team for a nonprofit hospice company. I work NOC 7p-7a. Most of the time I work in our inpatient units, but sometimes I also do private duty in homes or other facilities. When census is low and hours get scarce, I sometimes help out with doing bath visits during the hours my kids are in school.

I worked in a hospital telemetry unit before this and I HATED it, for many of the same reasons you dislike your LTC. I'm much happier in hospice. I believe in the mission, and have always felt pulled toward hospice, but also, the different focus and pace is a better fit for me.

[Mr Sacdiff]

I work in an Oncology department in a hospital. My fellow CNA's all work well with each other. We work 7a-7p. It has it's ups and downs like any other job. We do baths in the morning, blood-glucose checks and vital signs, clean incontinent people, and just assist the nurses in general.

[mvm2]

I work as a Home Health Aide/CNA. I wok all kinds of different hours. Right now I am working a few 2 hour shift a 7 hour shift and a 3 hour shift I for the most part love it. You have one on one time with your clients, the work can be but not always easy. The range of who you get and their needs are all over the board.You get to meet new people all the time and really be able to get to know them as a real person.

Our company allows us to tell them what shifts work best for us as well as having the freedom to cross out days in our schedules that do not work for us. You or your kids have a dentist or doctors appointment. No problem you simply dont put it in your schedule you can work that day. I never have to miss a Birthday though of course I have to take my turn when it comes to holidays, but depending on your clients they might not even need the help on holidays.

But like everything there is down falls to working Home Health. Of course there can be a lot more traveling involved, and sometimes the pay is not the highest around. But the way I see it You can get payed 10 dollars an hour to take care of one person or 12 dollars an hour to take care of 12. Who really has the better deal? It can also be tough because your hours may never be consistant. Sometimes you are begging for more hours and sometimes you are overwelmed because they might be calling you to take that extra shift and you know you havent had a full day to yourself in over a week.

Also you have to have flexability because they may call you often to take on extra shifts. We have a certain group of care givers maybe around 5 aides that will be put on a case. If someone gets sick or for whatever reason cant make the shift scheduling needs to call the rest of the aides to see who can take it. Sometimes it gets tricky because one or two of those aides migt be already working with another case. So I always take the shift if i absolutely can because unlike hospitals and LTC where you might just have to work short it might end up that if you dont step up and take that shift that person wont have anyone coming to help them. But what I do like about our company is that if you really can not make the shift they never make me feel guilty. But that might be because they know if I can take it I always help them out. It also helps to be this kind of aide because when the day comes that you need to call off a shift they are much kinder to you.

Hope this helps