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I did home health care for a while. I agree with Dondie, plus they are more professional. Will you be staying in the home? If you are staying in the home it is generally not expected of you to wear scrubs at all times. Find out as much as you can about the resident (food preferences if any, hobbies or interests) Because the person has alzheimers you can try to talk to them, you can try asking them questions to get them started in talking. If what they are saying doesnt make sense go a long with it. Be nice and happy. A lot of the home care I did included picking up the home, cooking, laundry, showers, providing company and conversation. You will do fine :)

I am a pretty new CNA. I recently (within the past few months) started working in a hospital as a float. I work on just about every floor except OB/Birth place. Doing this has been great, I am learning a lot of different things and I get to see a lot. However, there is a down side there is so much information that sometimes I feel really inadequate. I ask plenty of questions, but I also do not want to be a nuisance to the nurses and other CNAs. I am perfectly fine with all of the CNA work, skills and whatnot. But I feel totally at a loss 70% of the time a nurse is talking to me . I am trying to figure out if anyone can recommend a book or a website that could help me. I mostly feel at a loss with some medical terminology and diagnostic terms. I want to educate myself more, I am doing my pre-requisites to get into a nursing program, but i have not taken any terminology classes, pathology or pharmacology classes yet. please help!

I am also a new CNA, I recieved my certification in December, my first job was home care provided by the hospital and in the past two to three months I work only in the hospital now. I totally understand what you mean by the difference. When I first started I felt totally awkward and clumsy. Watching the other CNA on the floor with me was like watching a professional dancer. I still get that feeling from time to time when I am introduced to a new method. After a couple months I feel more relaxed now, and I am able to function properly and less clumsy. :) My advice, relax. Ask for help and ask the CNAs that you work with for advice and tips on their methods. Eventually you will be able to pick and choose from their methods to form your own As far as skills, practice, practice practice, they will improve quickly especially because you will be using them frequently. and again, ask questions if you are not sure you are doing something right.