I just feel like balling . I hope this all make sense as I'm pretty upset, can't type and my thoughts are off. I have tough skin but OMG!!!...It was my first night on my own from 3-11pm as a CNA through a staffing agency this past Saturday and when I first came in, I was a 1/2 hour early so I was able to have first pick on a nice group. I have no experience clincally but I've been in the healthcare field for 7 years (work full-time in the hospital as a medical biller). I'm very kind-hearted, easy to get along with a positive attitude. The teamleader was pretty nice (male in his early 20's)..he assisted me on picking the group and told me that those patients are easy. Then he disappeared. So I grabbed my cart and off I went. To make a long story short, I followed all of the caregiver instructions on one of the patients they needed total assistance. I had to put clean briefs on him before putting him to bed and an LPN came rushing in asking me what was I doing??...I said "Putting on his pajamas with clean pull-ups after assisting with his tolieting"..then she said, "Well that's incorrect, you put him on pull-ups when he needs to wears briefs!"...I didn't say anything and just showed her where it says "pull-ups"..then she goes "Well I'm telling the charge nurse because thats not right" and stormed off (seems like a drama queen). I just felt overwhelmed and slow in giving care to the patients. I really didn't get help at all..I also felt like I was a thorn in asking questions all night long to the other CNA's and the LPN. After a while, they were trying to avoid me.
Then at the end of the night, the 3rd shift charge nurse asked me "How long have you experience as a CNA?"...I told her I had none..then goes to "Well nothing bad was said about you but that agency is telling us most CNA's have at least 6 months experience and then when they get here its a different story"..I'm thinking to myself that this is my last night working here then becuase somebody probably went back and told that I wasn't doing a good job eventhough I made sure if anything, the patients were safe and tried to answer all call lights. When it was time to go, another CNA (she was kind of helpful too but had a snake side it seemed like) and the teamleader was talking and I had asked who was that nurse that approached me. They told me she was a charge nurse on another unit. So I asked the teamleader if he thinks that because I have no experience, does he think the nurse will call the staffing agency and say I'm not needed anymore?..and he just shrugged his shoulders (no help!!!)...so then the CNa asked was this my only job, told her no that I worked for the hospital full-time and this was CNA job was just for every other weekend, the whole until heard me and looked soooo funny and gave me the cold-shoulder and couldn't look at me anymore to talk..when they said something, totally ignored me...I wasn't trying to show out, she asked and I told her. It's just amazing how people treat you and can't believe how snotty, arogant, and cold-hearted people can be. May I also add back-stabbing?!?!?!...Should I hang in there and just try to gain experience because I'm going to practical nursing school next year but I feel soooo lost! please help!!....I'm I over-exagerrating this?
. I hope this all make sense as I'm pretty upset, can't type and my thoughts are off. I have tough skin but OMG!!!...It was my first night on my own from 3-11pm as a CNA through a staffing agency this past Saturday and when I first came in, I was a 1/2 hour early so I was able to have first pick on a nice group. I have no experience clincally but I've been in the healthcare field for 7 years (work full-time in the hospital as a medical biller). I'm very kind-hearted, easy to get along with a positive attitude. The teamleader was pretty nice (male in his early 20's)..he assisted me on picking the group and told me that those patients are easy. Then he disappeared. So I grabbed my cart and off I went. To make a long story short, I followed all of the caregiver instructions on one of the patients they needed total assistance. I had to put clean briefs on him before putting him to bed and an LPN came rushing in asking me what was I doing??...I said "Putting on his pajamas with clean pull-ups after assisting with his tolieting"..then she said, "Well that's incorrect, you put him on pull-ups when he needs to wears briefs!"...I didn't say anything and just showed her where it says "pull-ups"..then she goes "Well I'm telling the charge nurse because thats not right" and stormed off (seems like a drama queen). I just felt overwhelmed and slow in giving care to the patients. I really didn't get help at all..I also felt like I was a thorn in asking questions all night long to the other CNA's and the LPN. After a while, they were trying to avoid me.