penguinCNA

I am so sorry to hear about this situation. Listen...I have been a home health aide/private duty for over a year. I have also LTC nursing home care expirience. Never in my career have I ever been in a situation like this so I know that you must protect yourself by leaving this case. You have been given too many people to care for who have needs that are extensive. By this I mean that they are Alzheimers patients. I have "specialized" in the alzheimers unit at a nursing home enviroment as well as private duty. Many patients need "one on one" care because of their state of mind. It doesn't matter if they are functional or ambulatory, as sad as it is to say, most are like taking care of a child or toddler. Taking on 3 cares I think is crazy for one person but 6 is out of control and you are putting yourself in a situation where you can be held liable for anything and everything. Then to train a new aide on the case while you are fully expected to fulfill your daily duties with 6 cares. I'm sorry darling....please save yourself! I commend you on your soft heart and willingness to serve the community and care for those who cannot care for themselves, but you must learn to protect yourself too. This situation, I feel, is not "kosher". In my opinion you can only be a good nurse if you are given the proper environment and tools to do so. This is not one of those places. How helpful will you be if you are blackmarked on the registry for unsafe practices?! How will your spirit feel if you could have prevented a bad situation if there was enough people for the amount of care needed? Don't put such a huge burden upon your shoulders. As hard as it is to walk away, it is better that you don't have regret and problems from this situation. Being in the nursing profession can be tough. It is equally rewarding as well but a lot of times nurses get the short end of the stick and this is one of them! Please....at least consider what I'm telling you. Feel free to speak to me about this more. I have stories and maybe some helpful things to say. I do hope that I'm not offending you. I feel that you were greatly and grossly misled by whomever or whatever and I wish to see you free yourself from it. Contact me anytime!

Thank you so much everyone for the help. You have saved me a lot of research and my questions were answered thoroughly. I do have another, if I may ask. Do you know the wage range for a home health aide/cna in NJ?

Hi Everyone! I'm new to this site but it certainly looks informative. I'm a CNA/Home Health Aide in Pennsylvania but I'm looking to move to New Jersey. I need to transfer my license. Any suggestions on where to look? :roll