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I know exactly how you feel! I started as a brand new CNA about a month ago in a hospital, and while I was orientating I saw a majority of the nurses scrambling around trying to pass meds and do their paperwork. I would say hi and they wouldn't even acknowledge! It made me think... do I really want to work as a nurse in this enviroment? So when it was my first day by myself I was so nervous, but what I did is I smiled the whole time and was perky to all of my patients and that was important to them, and it seemed to rub off on the nurses too! Everyone was like wow you are so perky, why? And I replied I have to have smile therapy in this place or I will not survive. We see to much as nurses and for nurses to bring negative attitude in hospital is shocking. We are there to make the patients feel safe,happy and nurtured during their stay. It is about the patients not the dr.'s or the nurses! :redbeathe

I just started to work in a hospital and have noticed there are so many people that have MRSA and C-diff! I am a new CNA and the nurses all they say the reason for their isolation is because of either of the 2. My question is if I am using contact precautions is there still a chance of catching either of these two? I want to be a good nurse but I need to be educated on these two diseases and knowone really gives me in detail what it is. Can someone please eduacte me on these. Thank you!