jose2010

I'm in west part of Illinois and I make 11 an hour... Nursing homes around here normally start out at 9.50 to 10.25 n assisted living usually 9 an hour....

In Illinois I work in ltc making 10.25 and in Iowa I work at a Alf making 11.33 an hour...

I remember when I first started out I was scared and nervous about anything and everything... it didn't help I started at run down facility. Now after 4 yrs I'm the lead cna at my facility and love it... like everyone else has said it does take time to get the hang of things..

Here in Illinois I make 10.25an hour in ltc and in Iowa in Alf I make 11 an hour and if you pass meds it's 12 an hour...

When u hear chair alarms going off u intently drop everything

Thank you for the replies guys.... I did earn and am not proud of myself for getting F's.... I hope that now I have my head on straight and am ready to focus that I can work my butt off to get good grades and hopefully get into some nursing program

Hi there.... I started college back in Aug 2009 and sadly didn't do good at all for two years... I was trying to make my mom happy by telling her what she wanted to hear.... but now I'm ready to go back n try my hardest... my on concern is that since I failed alot of my classes then that I won't get accepted into the nursing program.....

Thanks for the replies.... true anxiety won't go away 100% and it will always b with me... long as I have coping skills that helps I should to great....

Thanks czap23.... it might take me longer but I know I can do it

Hi there guys... I'm a 25 yr old and have been a cna for 3 yrs now... I love being an aid and helping people..... my anxiety has gotten alot better since of been a cna.... my question is since I'm not nearly ready to go back to school can I still be a good nurse if I get my anxiety 100 percent under control....

You are not alone in that at all... I first started out on 2nd shift in assistant living and it was pretty easy then 3rd at a horrible facility and only lasted and a month and 2 weeks before getting a 3rs shift job at an other assistant living place and ended up fired cuz they were to clickie there I was there 5 months and on have been at a ltc for 5 months on 3rd I love this job we work as a team them compared to the other places I've worked..... Only thing I hate is forces stay I always get stuck on the days my stares staying for 2 or 3 hours helping get people up and helping with breakfast before i go.....

Thanks for the replied... It really helps me out

Hi there everyone... I'm sure this as been posted on here before n was just wondering what happens on these shift.... I've only worked 3rd in a nursing home setting before..... I want to b able to pick up extra shifts but have bad anxiety about working a shift I've never done before n I'm afraid of making a mistake... Any advice will help..... Thank you

I'm also a cna and know what u r going though... I was once thought to have aspergers and went to a psych doctor and was told I have social anxiety.... I know that got me fired from my first job ever but have been put on meds that help out a lot and have been able to keep a job as long as I have....

Im sorry to hear that... I also work at a private paied assisted living facility and i love it cuz its not as stressful for me... Im also a cna n work under my certificate but other co-workers r not certified.... I did work at another alf n hated it cuz it was hard to.get a routine going the went to a ltc n hated it... It was way to stressful for me... So.i went to another alf n just love it....