Lindalamb8

So I am an LNA who has worked for a while at a hospital. Was just interviewed for a position at a Nursing Home. Went well but they want me to have a pre-employment physical. I am worried that the physical will have me show that I can lift 50 lbs. Friend of mine said it was part of her pre-employment physical at a different facility. I can't lift 50 lbs to my chin. Does anyone think it is going to be part of the physical or am I worrying needlessly?

I am an LNA with not really any conditions. It's just that I am 64. I just interviewed for a position in a Nursing home but the faculty wants me to have a physical first. I am terrified as I think it might include having to lift 50 lbs. I had to do that one time as part of the pre employment physical and I couldn't do it so I didn't get that job. Do I have cause to be worried about this upcoming physical?

I have one question just for my own peace of mind. Is it at all possible for the unit director to call me on multiple patient complaints when at the same time I am actually tending to these same patients in their rooms with absolutely no signs of the patients being dissatisfied with my performance or that they are in any way not comfortable with me?? How is it that I was still able to care for these patients, have a friendly rapport with them, make them feel comfortable? How is it that none of the staff ever told me that the patients "did not want me in their rooms"? Am I missing something???

I did keep notes but it never seemed to matter to the unit director. I worked in a hospital on the med/surg unit. More specifically the ortho unit. Lots of hip and knee replacements. It was the according to the entire hospital staff, the worst unit to work for. But again I have to go back to the fact that it was the only unit that would hire me to be able to get even minimal experience. There was a ton of hazing from the get go and some of the RN's even admitted to it. I tried to apply to other units but was told by HR that I could not because I had a written warning and that, according to HR, prevented me from trying for another position in that hospital. I gave that job everything I had. I even stayed, off the clock to help co-workers and patients. All for not!!! As a new LNA I should have listened to the people telling me NOT to take the job. I got canned because I didn't fit in or play the game. I should have stayed as a transporter!!!!

Just an FYI, as much as I would have loved to be able to quit that job, the unit director fired me instead. In hindsight she did me a favor!! I was so stressed out every day wondering who was going to throw me under the bus next.

I can so relate to your situation. I was hired as an LNA on the med-surg unit with absolutely NO experience. I got the royal treatment from day one. I was accused of spending too much time on my cell and not enough time with the patients. I didn't even own a cell at the time!! I was using the hospital phone that all staff was required to carry during the shift. I was called into the unit director and she gave me my first warning. Even after trying to defend myself she took the word of the staff over me. And things went downhill from there. The third shift charge nurse would yell at me for the dumbest things like calling her by her name, which she hated. She preferred to use a nickname. Give me a break!! One time she called me into the break room and also called 2 RN's in to witness the reprimand even though they had nothing to do with the reason for the meeting. I reported her to the unit director and never got an apology or anything close to it. I was told by the unit director that many of the patients complained about me but yet I never got that impression from any of the patients. I had conversations with them, I encouraged them, I consoled them. Nobody on the staff ever approached me to tell me that certain patients did not want me to care for them. The patients were always very nice to me and I to them. I was forewarned not to take the job as that unit had a reputation. I was hoping that the the warnings were exaggerated because it was the only job offer that I had. I have found out that there is a ton of politics that goes on no matter where you work and if you don't fit in from the get go, it's not going to happen at all. Considering that I had no experience going into that job, I think I was a damn good worker and was picking up the routine quickly. But my best was not going to be good enough for these people. So I am not at all sure that based on my experience that I would be willing to recommend a hospital job. It's just too bad that people have to be like this!!!!