Hate my new CNA job but I want to be a nurse... please help!

[all23nurses]

Hi all, I'm hoping someone can help me with an issue I'm having at my new job. I just started a job as a CNA after passing my state exam, and the first couple days of training went pretty well. However, on my third training day, the aide I was training with essentially had me do all her work. I've only been an aide for about a week, and I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't feel like my coworkers are willing to help me, and I'm afraid to hurt my residents by performing procedures incorrectly. I'm becoming stressed out and dreading going back to a job where I'm expected to do things I don't know how to do. For you CNAs, how did you learn all the things a CNA is expected to do? Did you have better training, or did you pick it up as you went along? Not sure if I'm just at a bad facility, or if it's like this everywhere...

[Daniellerdh]

When I started as a CNA I only had about 3 days of orientation and then I was pretty much alone, my partner did not want to help much. I cried for about 2 months. But I am fine now I kind of figured it out on my own. I know some people who started after I did had asked for more orientation and they gave them more orientation. You should talk to your DON or charge nurse. Also, hoyer lifts should always require two people so if you are doing that alone that could be automatic termination.