justarookie

hello everybody, i've been reading the cna section of this website and have found your posts and advice so helpful. you're all discussing alot of questions i've had but didn't know who to ask! there is a situation i have run into and would like any suggestions or advice if anyone has any for me. i just got my cna certification last month and just got a job at a ltc facility. it took 3 weeks before my 2 interviews, tb tests, physical, and orientation were all completed. needless to say, i was more than ready to start this job. i've had no previous experience in the medical or professional caregiving field, with the exception of taking care of my home bound mother for 2 years, and our clinicals in a very nice ltc- and of course, taking care of my own kids if that counts. i took my class at a very well-respected training facility in my city. they were so specific on procedures and did everything by the book, with no exceptions given. everything had to be perfect. the instructors taught us to be professional during procedures and to treat other workers and residents with the utmost respect. yesterday was my first day of work, and my last. i started my shift with an open mind, fully prepared for anything to happen, with the exception of everything i learned in class to be thrown out the window. we were taught (in class) how to do things the "state way", but it was explained that each facility may have "shortcuts" to save time. for example, we were told that different places may use a sheet or blanket to "drape" a resident while dressing or giving a bed bath, instead of going through the draping procedure. i'm sure you all know about the "shortcuts" i'm referring to. just nothing that would harm or humiliate a resident. anyway... for an entire shift i was "taught" by my trainer at this facility to do things the total opposite of what i had learned. one pair of gloves was used for a bed bath. no front to back wiping for peri care and the same cloth was used for the entire bathing procedure (peri care was scrubbing back and forth). after the bed bath, the same gloves were still on while dressing the resident and while moving the wheelchair around and handling objects in the room. and this was not just done with one resident. dirty wet bed pads and linens were tossed onto the floor instead of in a plastic bag. when i asked about this, i was told that it was not allowed, but if it "accidentally" fell off the bed, it was okay as long as the state wasn't in there to see it. there were no draping procedures being done at all, and never once was a curtain closed. the doors were shut but nothing else was. there wasn't any privacy ever. in the break room, my "trainer" told me that our hall was designated specifically for the "pains" (she used obscenities), and she named off certain residents and referred to them as obscene words. after i got home, i felt like i had no business working in a place like that. the residents were treated like they were on an assembly line and weren't spoken to in a friendly manner, with no conversation. it was like they were dolls with no feelings. this morning i called into work and told them that i would not be returning, and told them why. they apologized to me and said the only thing they were aware of was that dirty items were being put on the floor and it was supposed to have ended a while ago. am i overreacting since this was my first real job in caregiving and ltc? the facility we did clinicals in was not like this at all. while i am applying for a new job, how do i know i'm not applying or accepting a job in another place like this? i just feel like i worked too hard to learn all the procedures to just go somewhere and spread pathogens (which is what happened yesterday), and give up residents' privacy (i'm talking about no covering while dressing them). sorry this is so long, but i have nobody else to talk to about this. thank you in advance for your help.