Beeboop12

You obviously wanted to read the drama since you all came here.

Thank you. No I haven't studied any of that because I'm literally in an 8 week CNA course. Nobody told me I have to do post mortem care and such either. I think I was picturing cna as a caregiver who takes vitals. Maybe medical assisting would suit me more. I wanted to be a CNA to help people but honestly so far it's just terrifying. The people look really scary and I feel bad for them like I shouldn't be there. It was only the first clinical day so maybe I will feel differently. But they threw us in and said go take care of ventilator patients, dementia, etc and I've never been around that stuff and if none of that scared any of you guys at first god bless you.

Duhh they are human beings.

So I am doing clinicals for Nursing Assisting and every single patient in this Long Term Care facility looks like a melted fat puffy blob moaning in pain on a bed. It's terrifying, I don't even know if I want to go back to school tomorrow. I know their medications make them look like that but it's still scary to me. Are all CNA jobs going to be me helping melted blobs moaning in pain on a bed? I can't take it. I feel bad for them but am wondering what other CNA jobs I could take? I feel the best helping children...what kind of CNA jobs can I get working with children or babies? Please help.

I was considering LPN training because I want to help people. But I recently realized lpns do catheters and I would so not enjoy that. I can handle everything else. Would you still have to do this at assisted living, etc?