Hey nurses!!! WE ARE PEOPLE TOO!

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"Hey you" "You in the blue scrubs" or just an uncomfortable stare is how I am called when a nurse needs my help.Ive been a nurse assistant for 7 years and everyday is a learning experience. Some days their just experiences I wish I could avoid. I wish nurses could see WE CNA"s ARE THE BACKBONE OF NURSING. We are social workers,housekeeping, play parents,clerks,security you name it we do it.But this day really made me realize "Am I needed?"

7pm aka change of shift aka all hell breaks loose our patient comes back from the OR. Because my 7am nurse is leaving and giving report to the 7pm nurse I the lovely smiley CNA takes the initiative to make sure the baby vitals are in,he's dry,etc etc but unfortunately that was a huge mistake. "What are you doing to my patient? Shouldn't you be checking the trash? Aren't you housekeeping?" She yells loudly across the room. Embarrassed is an understatement of what I felt.Not only did she embarrassed me but she wasn't paying me any attention when I introduce myself to her and the parents. I never knew I could turn so red in the face until that very moment. As soon as I was about to defend myself our patient stops breathing and a code blue is called. All of a sudden she knew my occupation. Wow what a miraculous turn out I thought in my sarcastic voice. Long story short my patient lived and his parents said they were thankful I was there to help regardless of my occupation. All I could do is laugh. So to answer my question, Am I needed? Do I feel appreciated? Am I respected? 8 times of 10 yes but that doesn't bring me to work everyday. Seeing my patients up and smiling or when they give me hugs makes my day. But also respect comes a long way, at the end of the day we are all a team and we should treat each other with respect regardless of our job title or degree. So nurses give your CNA"s love and let them know they are people too. : )

You've made 4 or 5 posts. You haven't even scraped the surface for the favorite CNA award.

Good luck.

im your favorite : ) you keep coming on here so obviously your my biggest fan love ya
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im your favorite : ) you keep coming on here so obviously your my biggest fan love ya

Love is strong. Work at it and I'll consider you.

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Specializes in Hospice.
At the end of the day people YOU DONT KNOW ME. You don't know what type of worker I am nor do you know what type of nurse I was dealing with.I have every right to share my experiences on this website as much as you do.I absolutely love my job because it's a stepping stone for me and I learn something new everyday.So while some of you angry RN"s and LPN"s type vicious and UNPROFESSIONAL things I still love nurses regardless.I forgive some of you for your rudeness because you probably could never understand what it's like for your support staff. The point of this article was to just show respect to EVERYONE. I don't need a gold star or a "pat on the back" for what I do.See you in 2016. : * -Your favorite CNA

You aren't quite correct there. None of us know you personally (I truly hope for your sake no one you know in real life has been reading this).

However, your on-line persona leaves much to be desired. If you continue to be this contentious and, yes, rude yourself, you will have a difficult time as a student nurse, and then as a graduate nurse.

Your initial premise is faulty. As a CNA, while you are an important part of the team, you are NOT the "backbone of nursing". Do not think for one minute that you are. Hospitals and facilities have done without aides before (there was " Primary Nursing" in the early 80s-nary an aide to be found anywhere. The NURSES absorbed the aide duties). However, there are myriad responsibilities that your certificate does not allow you to even think of assuming.

However, you have been told this ad nauseum, and it obviously hasn't made an impact.

Should you actually pass a nursing program, then pass NCLEX, please get some experience and then come back to this thread. Let us know if you still feel this way.

As far as being "favorite CNA"?? Not even close.

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This thread has made me even more grateful for the absolutely amazing CNAs I work with.

So...thank you for that! :up:

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Specializes in Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health.
Well farawyn this is my first time posting so curb your attitude í*½í±Œí*¼í¿½í*½í¸‰

Farawyn gave you absolutely no attitude, she politely informed you that there is a quote feature and to "please" use it. Frankly your response to her simple statement is dripping with attitude. If this is how you portray yourself on the floor while working then......I'll leave the rest to your imagination. You want to be an RN? Good luck with that. Start working as an RN, then please come back here and let us know who you think feels under appreciated and disrespected.

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Well farawyn this is my first time posting so curb your attitude ������������������

Ahem. I don't think you meant to, but thank you for confirming my suspicions. Poor attitude makes for poor working conditions. If you want your situation to change, looks like you need to start with you.

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Specializes in Care Coordination, Care Management.

OP - You have A LOT of learning and growing up to do. You're not ready to handle the responsibility that comes with being a nurse.

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I have been a janitor, phlebotomist, CNA, and RN in the same hospital. I realize more than you may that everyone has a part to play and that when everyone does the job, it is a well run facility. That said, your story does not ring true. The chance that a nurse who works on the same unit as you (even if it is a different shift since you work with pediatric patients) doesn't know who you are and accuses you of being housekeeping immediately before the baby you were checking on coded is extremely remote. :no: Sorry, I think you made it up to make a point, but it comes across the exact opposite as your intention. I have seen nurses treat CNAs poorly sometimes, but not all that often. And never do they call them "hey you in the blue scrubs" because they would be punished by the managers who need to protect all the employees. If that is happening, why do you not report it? CNA work is not great work and you will be unappreciated a lot. But so is nursing. I really don't get the whole "praise me for doing my job" attitude that seems to be in the workplace now. If you are doing what is in your job description, you are hardly going above and beyond.

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Well farawyn this is my first time posting so curb your attitude ������������������

Farawyn was directing you as to how to use this site. She did so with the ultimate respect.

Farawyn had no attitude, but yours came through loud and clear. Pretty sure that attitude is what is causing your issues in the real world.

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At the end of the day people YOU DONT KNOW ME. You don't know what type of worker I am nor do you know what type of nurse I was dealing with.I have every right to share my experiences on this website as much as you do.I absolutely love my job because it's a stepping stone for me and I learn something new everyday.So while some of you angry RN"s and LPN"s type vicious and UNPROFESSIONAL things I still love nurses regardless.I forgive some of you for your rudeness because you probably could never understand what it's like for your support staff. The point of this article was to just show respect to EVERYONE. I don't need a gold star or a "pat on the back" for what I do.See you in 2016. : * -Your favorite CNA

Like the respect you showed Farawyn?

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

CLosed for review

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