Duties of an overnight certified nursing assistant

Kooky Korky, BSN, RN · May 27, 2013

megank5183 said:
so much better at night! day shift is typically hell....I was a cna all during nursing school and it was the hardest job I have ever had. main duties are answering call bells...you might have to give some residents bathS closer to the end of shift. Also, you might have to do some cleaning or administrative stuff. Do whatever you can to avoid leaving day shift things to do that you could have done. Day shift is TOUGH work, so I would get really angry when night shift would leave me things that they could have done instead of hanging around. GL!!

Night shift is no picnic. All staff on all shifts have plenty of work to do. I don't agree that Days or Evenings always leave patients clean, laundry done, rooms in order, carts restocked, kitchens clean and well-stocked. .

HippyDippyLPN · May 27, 2013

$9 is really really low! Have you had any other offers? My first job as a STNA in 2007 at a skilled/LTC was $10.50 base. For all the hard work you will do, they need to pay you more.

yugot2h8 · May 27, 2013

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$9 is really really low! Have you had any other offers? My first job as a STNA in 2007 at a skilled/LTC was $10.50 base. For all the hard work you will do they need to pay you more.

LOL, we get a whopping $8.75 to start with $1 shift differential and 1 more dollar on the weekends. Basically the most I can make is 10.75.

NurseBre94, ASN · May 27, 2013

Yes I have and it is because of the city I live in. I compared it to other cities and my city makes lower than most cities in Indiana

NurseBre94, ASN · May 27, 2013

No I do not have any children. I am 18 but I have had my own car since 16.

megank5183 · May 28, 2013

it is impossible to do all stuff during days....I would rather work at a gas station than go back to CNA work on day shift. I don't know if it was just my particular facility, but it was awful!! so understaffed!

Kooky Korky said:
Night shift is no picnic. All staff on all shifts have plenty of work to do. I don't agree that Days or Evenings always leave patients clean, laundry done, rooms in order, carts restocked, kitchens clean and well-stocked. .

blwilliams10 · May 28, 2013

It really depends on you facility, but here is my night. (I have around 20 residents assigned to me)

2145 - Clock on, get report

2200 - Pass ice water/linens

2245 - Put the last of the residents to bed (we have a few that like to stay up late)

2330 - Get soiled linen barrel/cart ready to go

2345 - Break

0000 - Bed checks/repositioning

0100 - Charting

0200 - Bed checks/repositioning

0245 - Lunch

0400 - Bed checks, start getting residents up

0530 - Take trash out and empty soiled linen cart

0545 - Give report

0600 - Clock out

I have call bells to answer, residents wandering, other random things that come up as well. Also people pass away/get really sick late at night more frequently than any other time so I have to deal with those situations on a fairly regular basis. It's a great shift in my opinion, very manageable once you are orientated to the residents and that amount of work load.

CNA2016:), CNA · Sep 8, 2017

At my facility it's basically rounds every hour, a couple prepping tasks for breakfast, changes, charting, clean wheelchairs and walkers, personal laundry, and answering bells/other tasks for residents that are awake. Another debatable duty nights have here is doing AM care on residents who wake up 530am-7am (mornings shift starts at 7am). Some nurses/aides say night aide doesnt have to do AM care on anyone or toilet anyone with a sling because at my facility there is one aide for 28 residents on most floors. We have a float aide (sometimes) but we share her with 6 floors. Some aides and nurses (mostly day staff) think we should get people up. Does the night aide have to do AM care on residents at anyone elses facility?