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Just wondering if LPN's do some of the same things CNA's do
Just wondering if LPN's do some of the same things CNA's do
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I finished my clinicals yesterday and let me just suggest to try and hang in there. You can be a CNA in a number of settings, and once you start doing clinical work- it's really different. Doing anything with real (dependent) people makes it sooo much more meaningful. Really, you can make a difference even in clinicals. I made my resident soo happy to get a back rub, she loved it.
So, my two cents is to stick it out- get the certificate THEN you can decide if/where/when you use it. You might like a patient tech job. The one I am applying for is in labor and delivery at the hospital. There are similar openings in oncology, ICU, and cardiac....so there are a lot of options that have nothing to do with nursing homes, the elderly, or incontinent care.
>>I finished my clinicals yesterday
and let me just suggest to try and hang in there. You can be a CNA in a number of settings, and once you start doing clinical work- it's really different. Doing anything with real (dependent) people makes it sooo much more meaningful. Really, you can make a difference even in clinicals. I made my resident soo happy to get a back rub, she loved it.
So, my two cents is to stick it out- get the certificate THEN you can decide if/where/when you use it. You might like a patient tech job. The one I am applying for is in labor and delivery at the hospital. There are similar openings in oncology, ICU, and cardiac....so there are a lot of options that have nothing to do with nursing homes, the elderly, or incontinent care.
I've decided to be a LPN and I know I will have to do those things and I am fine with it..I was just wondering the difference in each one.
Tricia76
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Thanks MsPee-Wee I was thinking that to.