ArtfulGem

Thanks so much for this. I don't try to fit in at work but it gets depressing at times and I work full time so having someone who is friendly is at least nice. And they're all older than me (ten plus years) putting them in an age range where this shouldn't even be happening. I guess what's irritating me is I speak up and say I refuse to care for someone if I am denied help but I get in trouble for refusing to provide care which puts my job on the line.

Have a patient that requires two people. Where I work, it's very high school. Cliques everywhere and if you aren't in their clique it either takes forever to get help or they never do. Anyways, she, let's call her Dummie, Dummie decided to finally come after thirty mins and I had the patient at the end of the bed (which was my fault) and instead of correcting me on it and telling a supervisor, she told the daughter who came an hour later who exaggerated the story. My supervisor pulled me aside and told me this. She said I'm not in trouble but she thinks I need more training. That's fine but I hate this job. It's extremely high school and puts n in terrible situations. The daughter told me she doesn't want me to care for her since I'm not "experienced" and I could honestly care less but I like to learn. The staff who is "experienced" has been here for years, doing this job for decades or so I just started. I won't learn by watching someone else do so. I have to make mistakes in order to learn. I'm asking for any advice and what should my next step be? I hate being put in these situations where I'm forced to look crazy. I made my mistake and I will learn but to be banned from a patient because I have to depend on others is ridiculous. I hate it. I'm currently seeking a new job and a hopefully more professional facility.

To start, I did forget to lock the wheelchair when the resident was in the bathroom. I did and that was my fault. I was with my preceptor and he kept running in and out the room to get supplies that should've been prepped. While he was running to get supplies the resident needed to go to the bathroom NOW and was moving from her wheelchair, which he didn't lock. As a CNA, I should've doubled checked. I went two steps and reached for gloves and he returned and noticed the wheelchair was unlocked. Didn't tell me anything. Here is the issue The shift ended and I was sitting in the break room waiting for my Lyft. Him and other coworkers were leaving and he didn't notice me but he was talking about me. "How do you forget to lock a wheelchair like its so simple. SWell she forgot to lock (says residents FULL NAME, which is so against HIPPA) like wtf..." and proceed to go on but he coworkers are trying to shut him up but he keeps talking and talking. He finally noticed me and I say "it's ok you can talk about me" and he changed it up saying "Oh no I'm sorry what I MEANT to say was..." I shrugged him off. He was a bad preceptor. He kept leaving me alone and disappearing for almost an hour multiple times (8 hr shift. He was gone for about 5 hrs total) and kept sending me in rooms to do things myself when we were both instructed that this was a day of OBSERVATION so I know the facilities procedures correctly. I'm upset honestly but it's not a big deal. I'm more upset that he was a bad preceptor and couldn't tell me when he noticed it. I would've respected it if he pulled me aside but instead he decided to be a teenager about it. Idk any advice or comments are appreciated.

I'm currently a CNA while I'm high school. I got the job because I use to be a waitress in the retirement home I currently work at so I easily switched over. It's hard and difficult honestly. It's worth it and it's a great learning experience at this age.