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How COOL!

Had my first panic attack at 39 as I come to the end of my first year as a nurse...Thank you for your help here....I thought I was dying and the ambulance came to take me to ER...I was ashamed...it was just a panic attack (Chest pains, tightening in the throat, SOB, weakness...I have a DR appointment tomorrow...I'm shaking as I write....

:twocents:I too was a CNA and understand your frustration...Today, I am an LPN and can't believe I thought nurses had it much easier. I just had my first panic attack and was sent to the hospital via ambulance. I had never experienced one, and thought I was having a heart attack, and this was on my day off....There are great, good, mediocre, and horrible nurses as are CNA's... I hope you have the opportunity to become a nurse...you will then be able to judge from the other end. I was a HHA and CNA for 5 years...challenging beyond belief...GREAT nurses...are hard to find, because they don't last long at times...Same for GREAT CNA's...there are so many Great people that just can't keep up due to the demand and hearts that truly care....:paw:

so so true. I too worked as a CNA in the hospital and then as a nurse in LTC. It brings me to my knees to realize how many not only don't have a decent work ethic, but really truly don't care...about those who were mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers....they are human beings...and they neglect them without even thinking about it. Thank you for your words...I've gotta find some other way to be a nurse. Not in LTC...I just don't have the stomach for the insensitivity and meanness to our elderly.

Your letter makes me cry...Of course, I've been crying for the last several hours...I feel your heart, and it is mine...the reasons I went into nursing. My heart is broken tonight at all that you have mentioned...and then, I read that you were looking for a place your soul could grow...Well, It definitely challenges your soul...your whole being....

Thank you for this advice. I will do the same thing with what I am dealing with! Thank you so much.

I so feel your pain...I am truly amazed at the amount of healthcare workers that really don't care...Last night...I had one leave for one of her many breaks...She closed the door to a resident's room leaving me to wonder if she was caring for them...Nope, one was left on the toilet alone (90 years old) and needs a lift to get to bed. The other had her 02 off and dirty linen and briefs on the floor...She was gone for 20 minutes...leaving the door closed with the residents in danger... I wrote a letter to the administrators. I think that is a great idea. The sad reality is, many don't need more training. You can't train someone to care...

Thank you

Thank you for your advice.,.I really needed this tonight...

My parents live in Georgia. I sure could use my mother right now...

So...I'm not the only one...I"m not alone...Thank you for your post!

I just told my husband today..."hostile environment"...Thank you for caring....

OH how I relate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Struggling here with coworkers. Thank you all for being here....

Thank you...I am very discouraged tonight...crying...mean people in the world....I would never. Thanks for sharing your heart.