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....

Where i use to work @ i worked 84 hours a pay period n u got all the over time u wanted... At my new job i work 64 hours a pay period n they never allow over time unless they really really have to...

That happened alot at the lrc i use to work but i wasn't the Guy to go the other one was... I was the one trying to find help....

Update: Sorry it has taken me soooo long to update u all but was not diagnosed with as but with social anxiety.... Im working closely with a therapist one a week.. Its helps out....

I know how u feel i worked ltc for a month and a half n most of the nurses never helped but there were.a few that helped if needed... Now in in a alf n tge nurse usually helps out....

Thanks for the respones guys... I forgot all about home health and hospice care... We do have alot of home health agenies around this area that i can apply to.

6 months ago i had a full-time job at an ALF in there memory unit and got fired due to some employee conflict. Ive applied to almost all ltc, alf, hospitals here in my area and cant seem to get a call back from anywhere. My boyfriend who is also a CNA says that some places around here will not hire a male CNA because we're unreliable... Any advice on what i can do to get a call back from one of there places...

This past Saturday i was working in the memory unit at an ALF. I was helping clean the tables and the other RA was taking another resident to the bathroom.. While i was cleaning and keeping an eye one resident who likes to stand up on her own. I turned around to through some trash away she wheeled herself to a residents room got up and i found her on the floor in a puddle of pee. So i called the nurse and got her up into her wheel chair. I took her to her room to clean her up and change her depend and cloths. So today i go into work and the supervisor finds me after i punch in and tells me to go to the AED office. The AED tells me im being terminated for leaving this resident in wet clothes and depend. Now i know it was either the nurse that lied or the other RA that lied about this. SO my question is will this make it harder for me to find another job

In Illinois you have to be 16 yrs old and have a 9th grad education to work as a CNA. In the western part of Illinois the starting wage is $9.00

Took my state test 2 weeks ago and found out 2day that i passed!!!

Thanks for the replies. When i went for the interview they told me you don;t have to be certified in order to work here. Anyway i start working 2morrow 2nd shift. ANd breezy good luck at the new job