mariamsally

Ummmm, Maybe you should look for another line of work, please. The world does not need any nurses/cna's like you. You are not above caring for a fellow human being, and I could-not-care-less what kind of program, or work you have done. You are NOT entitled to shirk some duties because you think you are better than everyone else who may not be in a BSN program, or was an engineer, or whatever. I couldn't care less if you were the Queen of England I could imagine you will be the kind of nurse who will look down on your cna's. Please, do us a favor, find another line of work. Oh, and by the way, the nurses where I work help clean butts. All the time. You will be doing worse things than that as a nurse. Nursing is about caring. I was just accepted to a prestigious BSN program, and have been working as a CNA. Just because I'm in a BSN program does not mean anything is beneath me. Guess what? I clean butts. I love caring for my residents. The care and concern you give for a fellow human being comes back to you ten fold and more. I cannot begin to tell you how angry your post made me. I also do oral care, fingernails, etc. etc. It is called care -

Thank YOU! That is very true everything you said. You are the kind of nurse I like to work for, and aspire to be. :redbeathe

From a happy CNA who is waiting for nursing school entrance: If you cannot handle the racist/sexist/downright gross comments, get spit on yelled at, called "bit$%" and worse, then DO NOT WORK IN LTC...... You Must have a sense of humor and realize that these people are in various stages of dementia. THe ones who aren't and say nasty things, well, I tell them they must be nice. Signed, love my job, CNA, even though it is the hardest physical and emotionally exhausting work there is. And yes, we are Underpaid.

Hi All, The LPN to RN programs around here do not require you repeat anything. I think I will go with my gut and the wonderful advice here and do LPN to RN. Life does happen, as I well know.I originally went to go for my RN at Hunter College in Manhattan 25 years ago, and then, well, life happened, and I got sidelined with 4 children, having to move, sidelined with another career, etc. Thank you all for your time and advice...... Mariamsally

Dear Community, I would love to have some honest input related to a few questions. Question # 1: Is it better to go ahead and do LPN school, which I can start this fall, then continue on to my RN after my LPN; or wait until a spot in RN program opens up, or I get accepted at the high dollar private universities, which I won't know till next year. (All my pre-reqs for RN are done, and have A's) My thought is it might be better to work as an LPN (told by ADON I'm guaranteed a job as an LPN at the LTC where I currently work as a CNA) thereby making more $$$$ as an LPN and getting experience while I wait for LPN to RN program (which there is yet another wait list here). OR should I just wait to get into the university of my choice (which is insanely expensive) or sit on the wait list for RN school here at the community college. Question # 2: Does anyone regret getting their LPN? If so, why? Any LPN's out there who went on to RN? Background: I am working as a CNA. Love my job. You have to, or you would not last as an aide, as some of you well know. Anyway, I have the opportunity to start LPN program this fall. My goal is the get my Nurse Practioner license. P.S.I have a 3.9, fabulous references from my CNA instructor, and ADON from where I work. Problem is, schools are very competitive and I won't know till next year. I don't want the conversation to turn OT to the ridiculous wait lists at the schools, etc. etc. I am 47 and really don't want to wait any longer.....IF I was younger, I would be going to med school, but alas, as the saying goes, no use crying over spilt milk Thanks for any and all opinions, rants, etc. you are willing to post. :) ~ Mariamsally

Hey guys we are all in this together. CNA's will NEVER get more $$$$$. I've been an aide for a while now while waiting to get into nursing schools (another story, and me with a 3.9 GPA, great references, etc. - D&*M wait lists!) anyway, they keep trying to squeeze more and more work out of us, while expencting great patient care, with a high load of high acuity people! If we do take on LPN duties, we will need more training, but you can bet your a&& the pay raise will be minimal if at all

Hi, I'm 47 and have applied to a bunch of private schools, and am on the waitlist for 2. I am in class with a 52 and 54 year old, (for the pre-reqs) There is no such thing as "too old". It's a fallacy and a waste of energy worrying about it. However, it would be fun to start a group of some sort. Signed, retired dancer & mom of 4

Hi, I'm a working CNA while in nursing school, and I'm just appalled at your post. However, I am not surprised. I work day shift, in the hardest unit in the entire building. I and most of the CNA's on day shift work our butt off. We are the hardest working, no one who isn't simply could not last on that unit. When someone calls off, boy are we screwed! No one wants to come in and cover that unit. IT's insanity when we are short. We are continually UNDERSTAFFED for CNA's. Our assistant director of nursing quit because of the constant fighting with management/corporate for at least one more CNA on that unit on day shift. All corporate cares about is the almighty $$. I and other aides are literally RUNNING all day long. The unit I work on - is hands down the hardest. We have tons of hoyers, tons of feeders, tons of people who are just tough to take care of. They hit, punch, spit, play with their BM's if we don't catch them on time. We desperately need one more aid or at least a shower aid, but NO. We do everything. We even pour the drinks in the dining room where there are no thickened or feeders. The thickened liquid people/feeders go to the other dining room. There is where I agree we should do the pouring. There is no reason in the world the kitchen staff cannot pour coffee/cocoa, water, juice in the main dining room, instead, it is the CNA's responsibility. The LPN's help us out. In fact, the LPN's pour the drinks most mornings. They understand the patients we have and the load we have. Thing is, they know we work our butt off and provide the best care we can possibly. I would do anything for my nurses. We all work so well together, we feel we are helping one another out, and we do. My nurses need something, I get it done. We have so many patients to get ready from 6 - 7:45 in the morning. With all the hoyers, behaviors, etc. etc. we are lucky to get them in there on time, forget about pouring drinks. The thing is, I care for these patients, and I don't leave my shift until I make sure everyone is down after lunch, cleaned, changed, O2 tanks changed, etc. etc. I stay late if I need to. I and most of the other aids on my unit work like dogs. We do our best, and our LPN's pitch in and help out they are wonderful, and I highly respect them. However, when we come in in the morning, and I get report from certain aides, I KNOW their people are going to be wet, pads soaked through, no supplies in the rooms, etc. etc. etc. Why those aides are still there is beyond me. We have taken to checking the patients when those certain CNA's are giving us report, and making them come in with us. They don't like it, but tough.... signed, future hospice/LTC RN P.S. The reason why corporate says we don't need another aide is because we get things done. Yes we do, but we're killing ourselves, and we all feel we are not doing the best for these people since we're constantly running. God forbid we get a second to have even a conversation with them. A little OT, I have noticed on these boards a general "look down the nose" attitude at working in LTC. I would like to spend my RN career in LTC and/or hospice. These poor people need care too. Hospitals are not the only places to work. I think LTC, of all places, need to have the best aides and the best nurses, not the bottom of the barrel. The attitude of alot of people toward working in LTC really gets my goat. Just my 2 cents.

stop listening to the scare tactics, please see thread, https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/i-really-dont-407108-new.html we're up to 9 pages and counting.

Hi, I am a new CNA - working as a CNA while on the wait list for nursing school. The previous advice about talking directly to the manager is good advice. However, be aware that hospitals want their CNA's to have at least one year of experience. I work at a skilled nursing facility. I was offered 5 jobs within a one month period right after school. I also was a stay at home mom for 15 years, and taught dance for 10 years part time. If you interview well, have good references from your CNA instructor, you should have no problems at a nursing home, assisted living, etc. They are always looking for CNA's. Go back in a year to the hospitals with the experience under your belt. Good luck, there are jobs out there.... ~ M.

Hi-reading this thread with interest. I am on the wait list for LPN, which is one to two years. RN wait list here is 4 years. I needed to re-take all my bio classes, since they are all over 7 years old. I am 46 and just got my certification as a CNA. It is very disheartening to see all the sniping that goes on between LPN/RN. Aren't we all nurses? (Thank you moderator for stopping that.) The reason I am doing LPN first, then RN is because of the wait list. I long to be an RN, as I did when I graduated high school. (life being what life is, things turned out differently); however I am doing it NOW and that is what is important. School has been easy for me, so that's not the issue, the issue with me is the WAIT to get into the program. I find it incredibly frustrating.......... I simply don't understand the wait. There's such a shortage, yet there's an incredible wait list out there with lots of people just sitting around stewing and waiting to get into the program. My goal is by the time I'm 50 I'm either starting RN school or finishing up. It's never to late to be what one wants to be. At least I'll have my foot in the door and lots of experience as an LPN while I wait for RN school