love_being_an_aide

Hey all. I'm curious. Are there are any of us out there working as aides that don't intend to become a nurse? It seems like a lot of CNA's do become nurses, but i'm honestly not interested in the field. I love my job as an aide, but i'm thinking of X...

I don't advise hiding your education. After all, you worked hard for that degree. I ran into the same issue when I applied for a job as an aide. I have a BA in English, and for this reason the NM was considering not hiring me. I justified myself thou...

I'm sorry this happens at your facility, but the aides do work on nights. You're just working with a bad bunch.

I agree with IlClaire. Each shift has their own unique set of issues they deal with. Days are responsible for baths, getting the patients up and ready for PT/OT, X-ray, transport or whatever is scheduled. Nights deals with a lot of admits, at least w...

I'm with you Dreamyeyes. I love my job as an aide, and i'm grateful to be able to work in this field altogether, but as far as the physical side goes, i'm worried that eventually my body isn't going to like all the moving and pulling and transferring...

It's attitudes like this that makes discussing gay issues needed. I had a nurse just the other day admit a male patient who was HIV+, and before he went in to do the assessment said, well, he has AIDS, so he must be gay. I was floored. Here is a prof...

Stop me if i'm wrong, but it sounds to me you think that avoiding her as a caregiver is making her the winner here. In reality, there are no winners or losers in this situation. It's natural to not want to back down from a fight, but sometimes it's f...

In my facility we have to be to work by 11:15, and we leave at 7:15. We get report from the evening shift, spend awhile cleaning up what they didn't do (our evening shift doesn't work well together, unfortunately) then we do vitals, our ADL's and ass...

In the facility I work in, the lab is responsible for venipuncture, unless the patient has a PICC, then the nurse is able to draw off that. However, when I was in an accident, and had to go to another hospital, the nurses drew my blood. This is in NY...

In this situation, the scope of practice may not be the issue at all. Chances are that the LPN in the role of supervisor is most likely not responsible for a medical issue that may arise on the floor. This person could just be the one who deals with ...

I get the feeling this thread is going to turn into an "RN vs. LPN" war, and if you search the previous threads, you will find this topic debated time and time again. And common sense can answer this question. An RN isn't going to want to be supervis...

The nice thing about working as a CNA is that you have the ability to really view the world of healthcare from a unique perspective. I entered into healthcare thinking of becoming a nurse, but after seeing and experiencing what I have, I quickly chan...

I'm sure that most if not all aides have experienced this from a patient in the past. It's all part of the job. I had a patient one time refuse care from me because I had her walk into the bathroom and would not let her use the bedpan (she was 7 days...

On the other hand, there are a lot of nurses out there who are just in it for the money. It works both ways.

Bugaloo, I offer you a vast amount of gratitude. I came home from work this morning soooo fed up with the floor I work on I was prepared to call my supervisor and give her my notice. But after some thought, I decided to check out this site because I ...

I vividly remember being fired from a job. I was working as a manager for a fast-food restaurant, and the owner's nephew was given a job there a few weeks previous. This particular night, I had asked the nephew to take out the garbage before he left,...

The sad thing about grades and GPA is that they define a person's intellectual worth, and this shouldn't be the case at all. People today put so much emphasis on getting an A that they lose site of the real value of learning. A person could get an A ...

My best friend just moved from New York to Hawaii last month. He works as a CNA in a hospital, and his starting salary was around $17. The cost of living is VERY high there, so the pay is more. Hope this helps.

I agree with you to an extent. I think that most nurses who were aides before they advanced have a better understanding of the healthcare chain of command. They were in our shoes, therefore they are more likely to have respect for our position. I've ...

Congrats on making the final step on your new career! It's hard when you decide to make a switch. I went from going to be a teacher to entering healthcare, and I thought I was crazy. But just keep plowing through, and being a CNA will definitely allo...

I've had the same problem with the nursing supervisor in my hospital ever since she came over from her previous post at our "sister" hospital. She absolutely dislikes the aides, and I can't figure out why. The first night she started she took me asid...

hey guys and gals, i need some advice. i have an interview coming up for a position that i really really want. i haven't interviewed in quite awhile, and i'm a little nervous. but my question is this: after the interview, is it going over the top to ...

Hi all! I'm in need of some advice. I hate complaining, really hate it, but I need to vent and I need some of your wonderful input! I just returned to work on my floor after having a month and a half off for a personal issue that came up. While I wa...

I enjoy when we have the nursing students come to our floor to do their med/surg. clinical. The only thing I have to add, besides asking questions, is don't treat the aides disrespectfully. We may not be nurses, but we know a heck of alot about our p...

To each his/her own. Everyone has say over their own lives and their own choices. I smoke, and I take one break during my shift. Do I know it's a bad habit? Of course. How can you not when it's constantly plastered over the media, and working in a ho...