Nursing assistant identified as low stress career

Duckyaryj · Mar 19, 2008

All I can do is laugh!!!

Scrabbler · Mar 19, 2008

I am sure that these people who said this don't have plantar fasciitis or aching backs. Screw them.

I hear you!! I have several scars from aggressive residents...I learned to wear long-sleeved t's under my uniforms!! On this topic, we just hired a young lad who quit the same day. He was told by our supervisor his duties would include keeping patients company, playing cards, giving them food and drink. He couldn't believe he had to be in the bathroom with another person let alone provide personal care! People are crazy if they think nursing assistants have low stress!! :bugeyes:

pagandeva2000, LPN · Mar 19, 2008

I hear you!! I have several scars from aggressive residents...I learned to wear long-sleeved t's under my uniforms!! On this topic, we just hired a young lad who quit the same day. He was told by our supervisor his duties would include keeping patients company, playing cards, giving them food and drink. He couldn't believe he had to be in the bathroom with another person let alone provide personal care! People are crazy if they think nursing assistants have low stress!!

The question I have is this: was this young lad hired as a CNA? If so, this means that he had the training, which does not only train people to play cards and feed patients, it includes ADLs, toileting, positioning, etc... It makes me wonder what he expected and what this dippy :bugeyes: supervisor told him just to hire him. And, was this his first job? Experience should have told him to expect more than that... :banghead:

FireStarterRN, BSN, RN · Mar 19, 2008

Do these people have no shame? This is one of those articles masquerading as information when they are really leads for various technical and online schools and colleges. I wonder how many people are decieved by this garbage?
8 careers to help lower your stress meter
Can't they entice students honestly?

Good grief, that the biggest bunch of excretory waste product of a mature, male bovine I've heard in a long time.

Yeah, nothing like a job where you work twice as hard for a third of the money, and people pity and look down on you because they figure you change adult diapers all day long!

Scrabbler · Mar 19, 2008

The question I have is this: was this young lad hired as a CNA? If so, this means that he had the training, which does not only train people to play cards and feed patients, it includes ADLs, toileting, positioning, etc... It makes me wonder what he expected and what this dippy supervisor told him just to hire him. And, was this his first job? Experience should have told him to expect more than that...

Management hires many uncertified workers ("off the street" is something we hear a lot) with hopes that they can entice them to take their CNA course; this guy had no training, certification or previous relevant experience and management mislead him.

nyapa, RN · Mar 19, 2008

Management hires many uncertified workers ("off the street" is something we hear a lot) with hopes that they can entice them to take their CNA course; this guy had no training, certification or previous relevant experience and management mislead him.

That happens here too. Ppl are just not aware what the job entails...

I notice that the article does not give an option for readers to reply. I wonder why that is? (rhetorical question dripping with sarcasm)

bethin · Mar 19, 2008

No, it's not stressful at all. I don't know about others, but I always leave work on time, take an hour lunch sitting down, pee when I want, and I always have the time.

And I think making $9/hour is plenty enough for me to pay for college, insurance, medications, and my weekly trip to the salon for manicure/pedicure, waxing and a nice, relaxing massage.

I know every job is stressful but I have never had a job like this. Although, I've only had 4 jobs since I was 16 and 2 were as a CNA. The stress and the lack of recognition is what is driving me away from this profession. Not to mention the "you can do more for less" attitude that presents itself from many managers and institutions. But I guess I shouldn't expect recognition for being a glorified waitress.

Diary/Dairy, RN · Mar 19, 2008

What are they thinking???? Being an aid was backbreaking, hugely stressful trying to manage a lot of patients without much assistance. And that for $10 an hour???? Aids are WAY underpaid for the type of work that they do.

Marvie · Mar 19, 2008

OK...Now that I have stopped laughing hysterically to the point of tears, I just have one question-WHO THE **** WROTE THAT ARTICLE? What sane person would ever believe that a preschool teacher with more than two 3 and 4 year olds running around can be stress free? Ask any mom if dealing with little ones is stress free and stand back for their answer. As far as nursing assistant being a stress free job....fine- let me know what you think after working the job for a week. Boy, talk about deluding the totally naive.:crash_com:lol_hitti:smiley_ab:sstrs::grn::scrm::wtosts:

angel337, MSN, RN · Mar 19, 2008

that is absolutely incredible.

RNgonewild · Mar 19, 2008

You know what would be stressful? Trying to pay your rent or mortgage on that salary. Let them try to do it. I didn't see one job up there that would not be stressful at times. Maybe we should have their jobs, that doesn't seem so stressful!

squeakykitty · Mar 19, 2008

Obviously, they never worked as a CNA, or even visited Allnurses. :trout: :spbox:

How about this---

There is no teamwork for 2 person transfers, you have 13 patients, one of whom is a call bell jockey, and her roomate has sundowning and agitation down to an art form. Someone else has a lot of diarrhea because the other shifts didn't chart the BMs, and it's all over her bed.

All of this slows you up enough that even without breaks, some things like trying to get someones nails trimmed, or shaving some bed bound resident in the morning instead of the afternoon just falls between the cracks.