Bluebird5

I worked with a healthcare recruiter at a job center, and she said to expect to put in 90 days of doing full-time job search to land a job. Full-time means checking job postings, making phone calls, networking EVERY day. The recruiter also told me that for every 10-12 jobs I applied for, I should expect 1 interview. Hope that gives you some perspective on how difficult the job market is. If I were you, I would get in touch with a job center or an employment agency and find out the best way to represent yourself, and where to go from here. I'm not going to blow smoke, but I don't want to discourage you either. I, for one, would not hire you as a CNA right now. I would need to see some type of retraining/education, and some better references. And why not volunteer at a LTC to build up good references? Most LTCs need volunteers, plus, you could continue to network. And remember, if being a CNA is not for you, it doesn't mean you're a bad person, it just means it's the wrong career for you.

It sounds like she doesn't have the correct size or type of sling. If she's falling out of it, it's too big. Also, they make slings that have head supports that completely cover the back of the head (vs. slings that only go to the top of the shoulder).Slings usually slide up (towards pt.'s head) when you lift them, so I place the sling about 2 inches lower than where I want it to end up.Go slow and keep it low. Don't lift higher than necessary.One thing that will raise your confidence is to lift a coworker and then have them lift you. We all had to go for a "ride"; they feel more secure than they look. Good luck!