For anyone who is deciding on becoming a CNA.. PLEASE do not go into a CNA class with a horrible attitude especially during clinicals. We have a girl in our class right now, she is 8 months pregnant so our instructor takes pity on her and she gets away with literally doing NOTHING in clinicals. Not only that, but she has a HORRIBLE attitude, not with everyone mind you, just with me and this girl I have become close with in class and we're normally very quiet and easy going people.
This all started when we visited a facility to do whirlpools for most of the morning. The pregnant one had to use the bathroom so I figured I would follow her as I had to use it too and didn't know where it was. Immediately she spun around and says "Are you going to follow me in there!?!" I kindly said, "No, I was following because I didn't know where the bathroom was." Then she just rolled her eyes and went in. Then when it was time to give baths, guess what she was doing the ENTIRE time? Sitting in a chair pulling stray hairs out of her head (She does this in class all day too.) then gets mad when our instructor says, "Can you come over here and wash his hair?" She has said other rude comments to me as well and undermines me in class when the instructor isn't around.
It came down to me and my friend having to report her yesterday. She was originally in the Alzheimer unit helping up there because they can do things for themselves they just need to be reminded. Well she got lonely up there so she wanted to be down in the Gardens with us (I don't know why cause she acts like she hates doing ANYTHING). So, she was in the shower room helping my friend and another girl with a patient. The patient was a ceiling lift and needed to be toileted. This patient was totally with it, and she has a specific routine, she will tell you what she needs, how to do it, when to do it, etc.
Anyways, So the pregnant girl was in the room with my friend and another girl from class and continuously rolled her eyes the whole time she was in there IN FRONT OF THE PATIENT mind you. My friend was putting the lift pad on the patient and needed help, she kindly asked the pregnant girl to come help her, and the pregnant one threw her hands on her hips, threw her head back and screams, "I don't know what you're asking me to do!!" then rolls her eyes and sighs and begins acting like a teenager. My friend then said no more, got someone from the hall to come help and (this is the funny part) the patient turns to the pregnant girl and says "Didn't they teach you how to use a lift in class?" Next thing my friend knew the pregnant girl had left the room.
She wasn't going to report her until I talked to her at lunch about having a problem with this certain girl when we were waiting for our instructor to join us in the Lounge for a class session. This Alzheimer patient wandered in, looked at the pregnant girl and said "What's your name?" So she looks at me and says, "He's talking to you." She totally ignored him and I said, "He's looking straight at you, you can't see him?" So the patient walked back out and she says in a smart ass voice "What's the matter, you afraid of the little old man?" Then said something else when I said a comment about something the instructor was talking about during our session but I wont get into that. So we decided the best thing to do was report her actions because it was really getting out of hand. We reported her after lunch and our instructor told her she was in the wrong. So she runs back to the girl who was in there with her and told her she suspected we had reported her cause she saw us talking to our instructor in the hallway. So this girl that was in the room when it all happened (She's all buddy buddy with the pregnant girl) went back to my friend and said "Did you say something to the instructor about what happened?" My friend said "No we were talking about something totally different with her." So the instructor comes back to my friend and tells her, "Well I talked to her, she looked like she was about to cry." So my friend shrugged and said "Well she shouldn't act like that in front of a patient."
After we were done for the day, my instructor went in to talk to the patient who was involved and luckily the patient was on our side, and told my teacher about the whole issue so maybe she'll keep a close eye on this one girl from now on.
Long story short. If you are looking to go into this business, please do not go in with an immature attitude. Not only is it rude to your fellow CNA's but it's demeaning and rude to the patients and you will not get far with a sour face.
Just seems like if she is in a CNA class then she probably doesn't have a career making her very much money so I'm sure that's completely stressing her out. Then she has to stand on her feet to learn skills in class, stand on her feet in clinical and carry an extra 30 pounds of fluid and baby around with her. She probably gets home to enormous feet. Meanwhile, someone is asking her if she's talking to her belly....I think I would be a ***** too
Yeah me too...only thing worse while being 8mths preggo would to be in prison or homeless lol (not funny tho)
It's the fact that she acts like a total B AND has an awful attitude ALL THE TIME that makes me question her motherly abilities. Plus, I thought expecting mothers talked to their stomachs at least a little bit. I wouldn't know I don't have any kids. I didn't mean to upset anyone. If I did I apologize.
Well...
If you see a mean nasty woman who appears to show no concern for those she is supposed to be taking care of, then I can see how you could wonder about what kind of mother she'd be.
Oh geez. Way to be judgmental. Some women have a difficult time connecting with their child until it is born and in their arms. Some also don't really connect for days after birth. Doesn't make them bad mothers, especially in the long run.
Just seems like if she is in a CNA class then she probably doesn't have a career making her very much money so I'm sure that's completely stressing her out. Then she has to stand on her feet to learn skills in class, stand on her feet in clinical and carry an extra 30 pounds of fluid and baby around with her. She probably gets home to enormous feet. Meanwhile, someone is asking her if she's talking to her belly....I think I would be a ***** too
Just seems like if she is in a CNA class then she probably doesn't have a career making her very much money so I'm sure that's completely stressing her out. Then she has to stand on her feet to learn skills in class, stand on her feet in clinical and carry an extra 30 pounds of fluid and baby around with her. She probably gets home to enormous feet. Meanwhile, someone is asking her if she's talking to her belly....I think I would be a ***** too
Actually she doesn't have to stand at all. She's allowed to sit on her butt and do nothing most of the time even when we are in clinicals. The rest of us do her work load while she literally sits and does nothing. She could have waited til she had her kid before entering clinicals if it was going to be so hard for her. My instructor is very easy on her which is probably why she entered the class being pregnant in the first place. We specifically had to have a doctors note that said if we were capable (mentally and physically) of handling the class. I don't know where she got hers or how but... the class doesn't last that long (the class is only about a month in a half long. We started November and graduation is January 15th) and she acts like she doesn't want to be there. She plays with her hair in class instead of paying attention so she's failing all her quizzes (She got one point above failing her mock state exam). I don't know what she was expecting out of this business but she refuses to clean up patients after they have accidents and refuses to toilet them because it's "gross" or she's too good for that. My point is, if you sign up for a class, at least act like you're interested and act like you really want to do this for a living because it's not an easy job.
She probably doesn't want to be a CNA. A lot of people just use it as a required stepping stone to get where they need to go.
Part of nursing is understanding how frustrating people can be-- this includes patients and coworkers and just letting it all roll off your back so you can do the best you can do.
Her grades are none of your business. And if you want to make them your business then how about offering to help her!!!
taylynnfree
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Yeah me too...only thing worse while being 8mths preggo would to be in prison or homeless lol (not funny tho)