low class

[metalhead]

i'm almost done with my cna training and when i tell people that i'm going for the cna they look down on it and say that i'm on the bottom rank .people always assume that i just clean poop all day nothing more nothing less.If cna are so vital to the team then why are we paid so little compared to a vn or rn?:uhoh3:

[Heidi W]

Therefore, you have to draw satisfaction from within because nursing will not really give it to you.

This is the most accurate and powerful sentence I could find. I started out as a CNA in a nursing home, and am now in Home-health. I am also trying to get into the LPN program because I love nursing. In all of my experience, in healthcare you really do just have to find it in yourself to be happy doing what you're doing. For a while you may feel as though no one appreciates you, but there will come a time when a resident passes away and their son/daughter will remember that that sweet girl took such good care of "mama." Believe me, it's worth it to know that you made something difficult a little bit easier for someone.

If you have a natural tendency to care for people, let that be the reward in itself.

One last piece of advice-I had to change from nursing home to home health simply because my body could not handle everything required in a nursing home, and I'll tell you I have never been happier. So if that is an issue you might look into what kind of home health program your state offers.