krissy.tan

has she tried allowing other NA's to attempt to feed the rt? if i cant get one of mine to eat, i try to get another NA to attempt it. does she speak to the rt in a calm, soothing voice? sometimes that helps too.

WELL, I am still hanging in there. Things are going slightly better but not by much. Meh..

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I used to work in management so I know that you're not supposed to go to work to make friends, but at least getting along makes for a smoother shift... some people, unfortunately, you just can't get along with. I haven't worked that shift since, but I work it again on Monday.. I am SO not looking forward to it. I guess because I really don't feel as if I was trained properly on that shift. Nobody wants to tell you how to do things, for some reason. I can work evenings like a charm, I'm just slow. I hope I don't get burned out too quickly.

So I have had about 6 days on the floor at the LTC center during my CNA training, 3 days and 3 evenings. The evenings aren't so bad, and I'm really starting to get the hang of it. The days are a different story. Instead of my trainer letting me be her partner and helping her do all of HER work, her partner can't keep her head out of my trainer's orifice. So when I work with them, I either have to just stand and watch, OR they tell me to do something, then take off and hide from me (pathetic, huh?). I have got to do a few things, but nothing like I SHOULD be doing. I am NOT comfortable with the training I am receiving on this shift. I still don't know what to do, what time to do it, who I will need help with transferring, etc. Not only is the training on this shift terrible, but the trainer's partner is CONSTANTLY running her mouth about somebody (me included, she seems to especially hate me). I tried getting into the paperwork they keep at the nurses station to see if I can find the list of what to do, when to do it but as soon as I touched the file, this horrible partner was yelling for me to come "help" her with a difficult resident. These people really stress me out. The partner doesn't care to be rough with residents and badmouth them. They complain that so and so has rang ALL DAY and they don't need help with this or that and this one said this.. it is awful. I am new to healthcare.. I sure hope it's not like this everywhere..

im doing that right now. its not so bad.. as long as you have a GOOD preceptor.