I am supposed to be the trainee!!

Nursing Students CNA/MA

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Hello,

I am new to this forum so let me introduce myself. I just finished my CNA training a week ago and just finished my first 4 days on the floor working the night shift,this past weekend. I have never felt more discouraged and stupid than I have these past 4 days. I have had a different trainer everday which makes it even more frustrating. They all think I have learned everything else from another trainer.

I don't mind the rounds or answering call lights, its the get ups that are stressing me out. I don't know these peoples routines and get left alone with them while my traniner goes to get another person up.

I try to keep telling myself that "I am new, this will get better", but I have already walked out of there feeling completely incompetent and slow.

I think the aides that train seem to forget they were once new and this wasn't second nature to them.

I try to go in with a fresh outlook, then the morning comes and I'm back to feeling like a complete idiot.

Sorry to whine, I just needed an outlet before I explode.

I really hope and pray the next few weeks get better.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

((hug)) It will get better, in time you will know the residents routines and you will be more comfortable with it. As far as that goes, it can be nice when you work a couple days in a row and get your same pts each day. By day two or three you start to feel like you really know them. Are you working inpatient hospital or in a nursing home?

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I work in a LTC facility.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
I work in a LTC facility.

I've always done inpatient hospital settings, so I got used to seeing a constant turn over of pts. Do you get report from the previous shift? If you do perhaps ask things about pts you are unfamiliar with such as "Do they use the bedside commode or bathroom? Do they use a cane/walker? Any hearing/vision problems? Are they confused (or do they get confused at night)?"

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Our previous shift is there for about a minute when we arrive. Usually all we hear is "so and so is fine or so and so was combative" then they are gone. I have started my own little notebook as to help me remember certain things about certain residents. Its helping I just feel like I'm so SLOW!

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Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

Hang in there and don't be afraid to speak up! Let those training you know what your comfortable doing and what your not. Before long you'll develop your own routine. Ask questions and make them remember your new and aren't ready to be left while they bounce on down the hall to get someone else up. You need to learn how to get that particular resident up too. It's hard because so many places are short staffed daily. Just hang in there :loveya:

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