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I read this at first and actually had to stop after the first couple of paragraphs... I thought, did *I* post this and forget!? It was a relief to know that I had not become suddenly afflicted with dementia AND that someone else in the world was going through almost exactly the same thing! Initially got my CNA license in 2010. However, I let my license lapse since my employer didn't require CNA licenses remain current... which was o.k. until I quit about 5 years later. Then I chose to stay unemployed for about 2 years altogether. In June (2019) I got my license back too!! But, starting as a new person in this role has been rough. However, each week I think my anxiety has gone down a little bit and my shifts are easier to get through. I still have moments where I feel a bit overwhelmed though. I wish I were faster than I am a lot of the time. I HATE asking my co-workers for help, because depending on who I am on the schedule with--some of them will help and others act like I am a complete jerk for even asking. My need to have someone be a partner on certain tasks is needed!... 2 people are legally required to use a Hoyer lift, for example. Some of the patients I am assigned to are just easier with 2, due to their conditions and size usually... I always offer to help whoever I'm asking--in returning the favor, but it's annoying that some of them just come across as irritated and hugely inconvenienced. I think some of the lack of cooperation is just about me being new. But who knows. Anyway, it was great to read that you were going through a lot of the same kind of stuff. Thank you for posting. Hang in there. I believe it will get easier for us!

I'm no expert on hiring or staffing, but I have 5 years of hospital experience about 2 years of LTC experience. I would imagine that the hiring manager/hr would put you into a position at a new facility (LTC or acute care hospital) probably on the shift you already have experience on, but of course that would be only if they didn't need more people on another shift instead. I've found the two different environments to be significant though. The hospital I'de been employed by had about 350 beds. And the LTC I'm working for now has 100. And the size of the facility matters kind of a lot... how many co-workers you'll have, how it's organized, etc. There are generally differences also in what your responsibilities are to some degree, how many patients you would be assigned and how much support you might or might not get. You will get to a hospital sooner or later, if that's where you would like to end up and you'll figure out what the biggest adjustments will be needed. And regardless of the shift, you'll be great!