How to become a CNA again.

You can't.

Have you considered working in a different area of nursing such as home health or hospice? This way, you'd work alone, away from the politics and would probably be able to feel like you made a difference for your single client at a time?

If you're set on working as a CNA, as long as you keep your CNA cert current, I think you could work as one, In most states, anyways.

If you look at the websites for the hospitals in your area, you may see that a number of them are asking that their "patient care techs" (or CNA's) be a certified CNA or an LPN or EMT. If it doesn't, then I would send in a resume any way. Acute care utilizes an LPN in a CNA role for the most part.

You could always contact HR and state that you would like to be considered for a CNA position, as an LPN it is not the role for you and see what happens.

I would also check with home health, as it is more along the lines of what you may be looking for, as well as hospice agencies in your area. Both of these areas of nursing are an alternate way to perhaps get what you are looking for out of your career.

Good luck!

Wow,you have received great advice.

From reading the old threads about this topic,i have read if you work as a nurse aide you will still be held to the higher standard,which in your case is an Lpn.

Would you be comfortable with that?

Check with your board,as some do not let nurses work "under" their licenses as nurse aides.

Like smartnurse1982 said, you might not be able to. You should contact your Board of Nursing in your state for more information on it. I'm not sure if one can work as a CNA when you're an LPN, because you know the knowledge of an LPN, and may be held to LPN standards. If you let the LPN license lapse, or expire, then one might be able to work as a CNA... However, again, I would contact your Board of nursing. I personally, would never let my LPN license just lapse either, never know when I might need it.

I've been an LPN since 2008, and I know where you're coming from though. I haven't had much luck with finding an LPN job either where I'm "feeling the love" for the job. I wanted to be an RN for years, and actually only need two more classes at my local community college to be an RN-ADN. I just don't know if I want the responsibility anymore of being an LPN or RN. I have high BP, and nursing is just so stressful. I don't want the stress of it. I currently working as a PRN health screener nurse for a staffing company and really like it. It's a low stress job. You should Google health screener nurse jobs if you want something low stress.

I am actually really considering going back to college to become a Certified surgical tech. I have all of the pre-reqs for it. Then I would be an LPN/CST. I've always like the operating room, and wish I had become a CST over LPN. When I was in nursing school, I loved my O.R. rotations. I know CST's deal with their own stresses in the O.R., but it's a different kind of stress. I like the idea of being a CST because it's a routine job. I have a lot of friends who are RNs, & they all seem miserable. I also used to go to church with a lady who was an O.R. RN nurse manager. She was manager over the nurses in her hospital, & had been for years, and seemed to hate her job. She always seemed stressed out & grouchy. I just don't want to be that way my whole life. I know many, many nurses love their jobs.... I just know I've never loved one LPN job I've had, and don't know if I want to be a bedside care or clinic nurse anymore. I wouldn't mind being a scrub nurse or LPN/CST though. Good luck to you!

Just as vintagemother stated, you will most likely find happiness working in home health. I can definitely understand the undue stress a person can have by being responsible for so many patients at one time. As a home health nurse, there is still a measure of responsibility, however many would agree with the statement that it is to a more managable degree. Home health nurses work in a case by case basis so you will still be able to get that "hero" feeling as you help individuals who cannot perform tasks on their own or without supervision. I think you should give home health nursing a try; you might be pleasently surprised :)

why not contact your BON

your PN license expires this year, right?

"Who says you can't go home?" (Bon Jovi, but so true)

pursue your happiness and explain to your family and friends

that you cannot prosper while you're unhappy

another thought

who is more beneficial to the pt.s, an unhappy LPN or an excellent CNA

Just as vintagemother stated, you will most likely find happiness working in home health. I can definitely understand the undue stress a person can have by being responsible for so many patients at one time. As a home health nurse, there is still a measure of responsibility, however many would agree with the statement that it is to a more managable degree. Home health nurses work in a case by case basis so you will still be able to get that "hero" feeling as you help individuals who cannot perform tasks on their own or without supervision. I think you should give home health nursing a try; you might be pleasently surprised :)

Ive always been interested in home health, but I surely do not want to do it as a nurse.. Heres the thing, I dont beleive I ever was a nurse. Im just a guy who passed the exams with the minimum score to get thru nursing. I crammed when I studied and spit the info back out on the tests.

Now, when I actually did the nursing duties, it always felt.... awkward. Like when I would talk to a doctor on the phone, they seemed to wonder if they were speaking with a nurse, or housekeeping or something. My answer to the doctor was always, "I dont know" or "uhh.... whats that mean?" Im a bumbling clueless guy and im a complete klutz. The more intense and acute a situation gets the stupider I get. And that is NOT going to change... Now, im pretty certain that im a very smart individual... I dont have the kind of intellegence that a true nurse has though, which is intellegence in an acute situation and the ability to recall all kinds of general health info...

Im perfectly ok with being a CNA or doing housekeeping, or some other low paying non-professional work for awhile till I find out where to go next. Im going to keep trying to increase productivity at this warehouse job.. But I can already feel that im going to fail, because I just hate this job too. Its extremely time intensive probably more so than nursing. Once I get away from this "rebound" job, im probably going to ask around see if theres places that will work me as a CNA, or just apply for housekeeping at a nursing home or something till my license expires. I doubt a place would check wether or not im licensed as a nurse if I apply for housekeeping.

Well you will have to talk to your BON as some states you cannot be both an LPN & a CNA. You already are the LPN there's no changing that. Maybe try working in an outpt facility like an MD's office. There are minimal nursing skills/knowledge required in certain positions.

Did you go back to CNA work? I’m feeling the same way! I know it’s been years since you asked and was wondering if your still on here