JoeM

Did your instructor lie to you when you sat in class in your nice new uniform and said excuse me Miss So and So. How much can I expect to make as a CNA? I was told an easy 27,000 to 31,000. Man was I fed a bowl of crap. How about the rest of ya?

A few post back, I stated that I was working in a LTC setting and I really disliked it. A few days ago I was able to get a cna job at a hospital. I must say I love it. It is a much diff setting. More profesional with nurses and other cna's. No working with cna's with eye brow bars, tatoos on the sides of their faces and everyone speeks english and not getto. Pay is not that great but I can over look that part as the bennys are not that bad. If you can get a hospital job do it. Oh and if I offend anyone about the face tat's, eye brow bars or speaking getto. Well...

And to all you soon to be LPN's just remember you are never to good to help a CNA once you get all high and mighty. I have seen so much of that in the past few weeks on a job it's sad.

yeah so did i when i was offered the job and said no thanks. I will stay where I am at for 12 and hour per d.

In NJ for for a hosp in South Jersey I was offered a big 10.48 per hour full time. Wow, to think all the school, buying a uniform, 80.00 for books, 76 for testing all for a big 10.48 per hour.

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I had no idea that the cna's would do all the work and the five lpn's would sit behind the NS and chat on the phone or play with there androids and eat all night. I knew it would not be easy, but why is there always a handful of people that do all the work and the rest of the staff see how they can get out of it?

I thank everyone for the answers. I just think I need to get in the swing of things. Deep down inside, I think I know it's where I want to be. I like it when those sweet little lady residents give me that wave and smile when I walk on to the floor. I guess I have to allow some time before I can really tell.

After being laid off from a job of many years, I went to CNA school in hopes of learning something new. I finished in Dec 2010 and started my first job part time a few days ago. I am ready to quit. The rooms are dirty, we are always short staffed, I had 14 residents last night on 3-11 and the way we do dinner is a total joke. I do no vitals there. It's nothing but changing. Thats it. I fee like this was a total waist of money and I am ready to walk. Would I do better at a hospital?