I started at a LTC (you may have seen some of my other posts) and it was not a good first CNA exerience at all!! The management was completely unsupportive, I didn't feel I had proper training and the work environment was not good.. I would go home feeling so overwhelmed that I decided it wasn't worth it when I dreaded going into work every day and it just wasn't a good fit for me.
Luckily I had my previous job to fall back on (not in the nursing field) so I was able to quit.
NOW I don't know where to go from here... Do you think trying a different LTC would be worth it if it is a better environment? Or should I hold out for a hospital position and try some of the connections I have to get into a hospital?? I want the experience as a CNA but I really didn't feel this LTC was for me..
Is there any way that my next employers can find out that I only worked there for a month if I don't put it on my resume?? I just want to start fresh looking for a new CNA job..
Anyone been in the same situation?? What did you do after??
I don't want to give up but I am just feeling so overwhelmed!:chair:
Sadly, yes . I'd been doing pretty well but just couldn't get it in gear yesterday. Totally embarrassing but I should improve with practice and I've identified some areas to work on.
I'm was taking a CNA class in New York (because my daughters live here) I live in Florida. This is the worst experience, our teacher is NOT supportive she's horrible and told me the other day I was taking too long holding up the class. (We were doing skills) instead of her verbally helping she's abusive. I understand we need to go at a fast pace, this teacher "GIVE ORDERS" It's like Boot camp! How can the school let a person work here? I will never go back, the bad thing is I think I will have to pay the school for the rest of the (2) weeks of money owed. I don't know. Are the teachers in other areas as nasty as this?? I will try a different school in Florida, but first research it better.
Having a nasty teacher is good practice for your real world CNA job dealing with nasty nurses, supervisors, coworkers, administrators, patients, etc. Believe me someone will verbally b*tchslap you at least once a day especially when you're new.
Do you think trying a different LTC would be worth it if it is a better environment? Or should I hold out for a hospital position and try some of the connections I have to get into a hospital?? I want the experience as a CNA but I really didn't feel this LTC was for me.. 
fuzzywuzzy, CNA
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I'm like that when I'm nervous.