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Thanks guys! My first clinical day is tomorrow, and I think this will help me a lot. :)

Today, I did a volunteer project with a group of people at our local nursing home. We interacted with the residents and we helped them with Bingo. Now, this was the first time I've ever really interacted with residents that are unknown to me. My group was assigned to the Dementia/Alzheimers ward. This is the same nursing home in which I will be doing my clincials sometime in November. My concern is that I was too shy, that I didn't interact enough. I don't know if it was because it was the first time or if I'm just a naturally shy person. But, I want to correct this for when I go to clinicals so that it's not as awkward for me or for the residents. Are there any tips some of you not-so-new CNAs/Nurses could give me? I really want to improve so that I'll be more prepared for patient/resident interaction. And, because I did like interacting with the residents, so my career path my alter a little bit. Thanks in advance!