chasingmydream

our patient ratio is 55 patients to 3 cna's. IF everyone shows up for work. there are plenty of times, more than 50 percent of the time , when we only have 2. our nurse does not, and will not answer bells. she charts, and gives meds. thats it. im not downing nurses, as i want to be an rn some day. but i dont even care she dont do that stuff. my complaint is how she treats us. she is demeaning, degrading. ok..im done venting. this isnt even my post. lol

what exactly do u m ean by tech ? what does a tech do ?

i have 5 children, 2 of which require good supervised care. i work full time 3rd shift, and have a sitter 5 days out of the pay period, my husband is has off the other days, just the way our schedules worked out. either shift u take, it will be hard at first, i know first hand. none of the 3 shifts seems perfect , all has pros and cons. you may have to realize you will need child care and have to pay for it like me, unless you have family to help. good luck, it will all work out !!

i can only hope that someday my charge nurse would feel that way about us cna's .

i can tell you my nurse does not think i m there to help her. she is a bear. she does NOT offer any help, only nit picks, and puts little digs in all nite. she is cranky , moody mostly and humiliates the cnas in front of everyone when there is something she doesnt like. seriously she is stressing me out. so unprofessional its ridiculous.

i only worked 68 hours my first pay period and my check with claiming 4 people on my w2's , take home was 729 or thereabouts. i make 12.13 an hour. why ?

ok .. i see what you are saying. but i actually have a resident who refuses to use a bedpan, cause she doesnt want to, she is very alert and aware. she calls me in, and says roll me over, i have to take a bm. oh...and can u wipe my butt. im like theres nothing there. well wipe it, it will help me take a bm. she actually wants me to stimulate her orifice. she gets mad if i get a pad to put under there to catch the mess. she urinates her bed/incontinent pad at least 4 times a nite when she COULD ask for the bedpan. she pees herself on purpose then rings all nite long...IM WET. i think its gross she is refusing to use a bedpan. the only thing wrong with her is she has a amputee/below the knee on one leg. her other problem is being a pain.

i would call your local nursing homes and see who offers the cna training or if they can give you some direction to get the training. In PA HACC offers it, and my new employer sponsored me. I am very interested in the PTC training if someone can help me find where to get it

maybe we should get your charge nurse and my charge nurse together, and lock them up ? mine is unbearable. really. she is. im completely down in the dumps and dread going into work, not cause of patient care but because of her. and some co workers. why are they all so cranky ? Normally i get along with people, but my gawd, the drama there, ugh

i work 11-7am, just started june 11 as a new cna. we have rounds at 12-2-4 and then at 430 we have to get up our dialysis patients and have them out the door /with breakfast done to leave by 5am. we then have about 5 patients each, to bed bathe, dress, do their rooms etc before 7am. it is a very stressful time, and almost kills me every morning. sometimes we have to stay over 15-30 min is norm. we have to rush so much, that we dont really get to spend quality time with patient, we are speed dressing/bathing them. LTC sucks as far as ratio for patient care. the patients suffer and i see many cna's burnt out/terrible attitudes, bitchee and shouldnt even be there.

what is LNA ?

yes u can work before getting your cna cert. i was hired by a ltc , and at completion of the course, i started working as cna. ive been there for 4 weeks already. i take my state cert july 26th. i finished my class june 11th. this was thru HACC in PA. my ltc paid for or sponsored me. look around, make some calls. good luck

i would be very interested in taking a 5 week course to gain these skills, im searching near where i live, in bloomsburg , PA and i can not figure out where it is offered. anyone who is more computer literate or just knows, please help! i just finished my cna and am working ltc, but have hopes to take more courses so i can work in hospital setting ASAP. thanks !

what is normal ? im not sure anything with LTC makes sense. what she says does kinda make sense, their way of thinking seems to benefit its employees. I think if you think part time is what works for you, then only do part time, APPLY somewhere else, theres places everywhere and maybe consider AGENCY employment. there is much flexibility with agency positions. ALSO , ask her if they have flex or prn positions ?

i recently started a few weeks ago. I have to say at first i was VERY overwhelmed at the work load of LTC. Most of ours are also incontinent also. They did not leave me alone the first nite, but i must say my orientation sucked because the first 7 nites we were understaffed, which has almost become normal. Stick with it long enough for you to get over the SHOCK of it all, and dont make any decisions about staying for at least 30 days. i have been there since june11 and im adjusting a bit better now. My biggest problem is the people i work with, not the patients !!!!