To the nurse that started this conversation? I would like to know if she has ever been an aide? 6 months before graduation, I became a STNA just to see how it was so that I could have a better appreciation for my job as a nurse. It has helped. I do see that some aides are pure lazy, and some nurses wouldn't dare touch a bedpan. Wheather anyone wants to admit it or not, ther is an ongoing feud b/t nurses and aides. So for the aides that have that preconceived notion that nurses are lazy, I show them different. EX: If I have a 6AM med due for HTN. Why in the world would I wait on the aide to get my VS so that I can pass this med. I like to be out on time...What's so bad about getting your own BP and giving your med and being done with it?