Enjoying homecare!!

Nursing Students CNA/MA

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Ok so I am not working full-time or anything but I pick up a few homecare shifts a week as a CNA.

It's obviously so much nicer then LTC or Acute care. I actually don't dread going into work and when my shift is over I say "that's it?".

Just nice because I want to keep up my hours so I can renew my license and the stress is low enough I can actually focus on schoolwork in the evenings. When I was doing LTC with like 12 patients I thought I was going to go mad.

I can see myself doing this a long time and it will be great because it'll look good on my resume. I tend to job hop a lot with LTC because of the stress!

So just food for thought.. if you are fed up with LTC.. try homecare!!

Specializes in LTC, Home Health.

I agree Samsam. Yeah, visitors do tend to think we are maids! The lady I cared for had visitors once. They kept sending me to their car to take out various items. Then one of them asked me if I could give her little girl a bath! I politely told them I was finished for the day and that my services were only for that of Mrs ____. (I had instructions from the agency that when her family arrives to leave....I guess there were situations like this in the past)

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