now that it was mentioned..

mindofmidwifery, ADN · Nov 19, 2015

At our hospital aides are normally told to leave the room when a physician enters.

Remind me not to work at your hospital ðŸ™ at mine, the doctors, techs, nurses and EMTs all work in solidarity. The only ones I ever have a problem with are the haughty attitudes of the PAs.

Momof8CNA · Nov 19, 2015

wow, they do??? we always stay when the doctor comes in, and he sometimes asks us about the patient too. that is something i really like about our hospital..we all work together, doctor, housekeeper, trash guy...everyone is on the same team.

Momof8CNA · Nov 19, 2015

i make 15 an hour, but so does everyone else at my agency..its just a flat rate. i honestly dont think i would do this job for anything less though, because it IS hard at times.

hookyarnandblanket · Nov 19, 2015

Remind me not to work at your hospital ðŸ™ at mine, the doctors, techs, nurses and EMTs all work in solidarity. The only ones I ever have a problem with are the haughty attitudes of the PAs.

It's the same at the hospital where I work, except the PAs are outstanding. Even the MD who is chief of staff is kind and friendly with us. He also gives the CNAs direct orders and has asked us questions about what is going on with patients and he has also been very gracious to answer questions from CNAs, too. Our entire staff is very down to earth, laid back, kind, and magnanimous. There are one or two nurses who are not so kind but the hospitality and patience of the rest make up for the ones who don't play fair.

Even the doctor who floats in to do surgeries and procedures such as colonoscopies is very kind and friendly to the CNAs.

Perhaps this sort of camaraderie happens only in certain places, I remember my mom's oncologists who were from quite larger facilities being this way, too, so maybe it's a regional approach to teamwork and patient treatment.

Irish_Mist, BSN, RN · Nov 20, 2015

and i know ive posted about this before, but ill ask again..is there anything wrong with being a "career" cna? the post below this one has me thinking about that. i really enjoy my job.. hated it when i worked in the nursing home setting, but i truly love working at the hospital. i am making a decent amount, and my coworkers are really great. am i lacking in ambition, or settling?

If this is a job you enjoy, find fulfillment in and make enough to live on, then keep at it. There is no shame in being a career CNA especially if it makes you happy.

verene, MSN · Nov 22, 2015

What I have NEVER seen is a physician consulting an aide on anything regarding a pts medical condition. They will always go to the nurse. At our hospital aides are normally told to leave the room when a physician enters.

I'm surprised. Normally the techs interface with the nurse and the nurse interfaces with the MD because of workflow but we are all a team on my unit and if I have a question for the MD/APRN or s/he wants information that I'm likely to have - we talk directly to each other.

OnlinePersona, LPN · Nov 22, 2015

If we were treated better, work load and respect..... hell give us supplies and wash clothes to do our jobs, then maybe I would of stayed a CNA. I have peoples lives in my hands and to be paid like a dog....... nope.

Graduating nursing school in 5 months

VicChic20 · Nov 23, 2015

Absolutely, you can make being a CNA as a career choice. It's livable pay and its rewarding. The challenges and unexpected situations that arise while being a CNA is fun. Don't let anyone discourage you from creating your own life and own happiness.

Kystudentrn · Nov 23, 2015

Well in our hospital there is a distinction between the techs and the aides. The techs are used in the Ed as well as icu. They have a bit more training in that they can draw labs and do ekgs. I would expect more team interaction there as that's a pretty close knit group. The aides do work well with the nurses and at our facility there is great communication between the nurses and the aides. At least on my floor the mds had no communication with the aides unless they absolutely had to. Then again we have a brand new md who has no problem talking to anybody. It could be a generational thing.

Kystudentrn · Nov 23, 2015

I also wanted to say probably 50-60 percent of the aides in my hospital are nursing students. When I was in long term care they were mostly young kids or retirees.