CNAngel

I have been at my current (and first) CNA job for only about 2months. I did not do any research of the facility before i got there, and turns out it is one of the worst in the city i live in...aides and nurses yelling at patients. Many aides from other LTC say that i got stuck at a bad one, so i want to try to find a new job where everyone around me doesnt act like the residents are a problem. Example: one aide force feeds a total-care resident and drips food all over her (no bib...), and if the resident doesnt finish by the time the aide is ready to go back to the floor, she just throws away the rest of the food, no matter how full the plate is! Noone even bothers to hydrate the thickened liquid residents, or do any kind of hygeine on total care residents unless they can talk. The aides just mark down "bed bath" even though it was not actually done. Anyways my question...What should i put on job applicaitons when asked "Reason for Leaving"? I want to be honest, but dont want to slam my current employer, nor do i want prospective employers to think im flaky. Please help. **sorry so long**

I waited way longer than that lol. I went in for an interview about the last week of october (im working my way back through the postings to gain info) for my very first interview for a cna position. They called me back with good news on my refs, then good news on my background check, then nothing. They just called me back again, and of course with no esp i am still looking, and said they wanted me to come in tuesday for orientation. So about a month and a half...normal, prob not. But im excited...and scared out of my mind!

You can definately do it...i challenged the exam here in northwest fl 2months ago and passed on my first try without taking a cna course or any formal health related training.