Angela89

I just had an interview and got the job for an 11-7 shift and I am so excited as weird as it sounds 3rd shift is my dream shift. Apparently I will be taking care of 98 patients, I even asked the question in different wording(didn't want her to think ...

I finally got some clarification today in our new hires meeting. 3rd shift gets about 35 patients each. It still seems likes quite a bit for total care. For the next three days I will be shadowing a CNA, so we'll see how that goes.... I surprisingly ...

I try to keep gloves on me all the time, every time I pass my cart I will grab some to put in my pocket no matter how many I already have. Honestly, I have ran out of gloves sometimes when I needed them the most. I was in that situation once where I ...

I am in Illinois. It is actually a really good facility based on ratings and reviews,it is one of the top rated. It doesn't seem like those shady places I read about. There has to be something I missed as soon as I heard 98 patients that's all I cou...

I am assuming it was a misunderstanding on my part, no way could they expect one person for 98 people, but she definitely said I would be working with 3 other Cnas, maybe it is 3 on a unit and we split the 98..but then why not say I would get 32 pati...

This reminds me of something that happened today. I was waiting at the bus stop and saw an old lady crossing the street. She looked in her 80s and was REALLY slow,I felt the need to watch her and make sure she crossed ok, not sure how it happened but...

My mom was over spending the night, I asked her if she wanted a new pillow case and she said yes. For some reason my first instinct was to go grab gloves before I touched anything I was handing my husband his jacket one day, I had it held up so he c...

It is a skilled nursing facility. There are 294 beds in the whole place and she said I'd be working with 3 other CNA's at night, so it does add up to be 98 each. I am kind of hoping I misunderstood something! I have only worked as a CNA for three mon...

I just got my first "real" CNA job, I have had my certification since last August, so it has been awhile and I have kind of forgotten a lot of stuff. I currently work as a Resident Assistant at an Independent Living facility. I love the facility,my c...

Just when I think things are going good, I end up having a terrible day! I decided to just give this place one more chance and maybe get a few more months experience before I quit so soon. I was on that floor I hate today, everything went wrong. As ...

One is an Assisted living facility but it also has a memory unit and a rehab..so far this one of my favorites since it reminds me so much of my last facility that I loved. The second one says it is a post hospital rehab, it has one unit for short te...

I'm sorry I keep coming to this thread to "complain" but I don't know anyone who works in this field in person, so maybe people here can understand my frustration with certain things! The lady who keeps calling me finally found me in person, she aske...

I actually don't answer or respond to her, if that were me I would get the hint that this person doesn't want to be bothered, but within the last 3 days she has texted 3 times! I have only been here about 4 weeks and every week she is asking me to co...

I am starting to feel like this facility isn't for me. I am constantly texted and called about coming in on my days off and if I say no they get an attitude and ask why...it really bothers me, no one at any of my other jobs have ever asked me why, p...

Today was a really bad day! I have been doing so good so far, I have been getting to know my patients, I now know most of their routines, except for one floor, the one I had a problem with in my previous post. Today was my first time back on that flo...

These first two are from the same lady...she always has some entertaining/odd things to say "Who cut your hair? You should get your money back, get me some scissors I will chop all of it off" Her: Why are you looking at me like that? Me: How am I loo...

Thanks, every time I passed her room I will ask if she is ready to get up(I don't know why she thought I purposely left her...it would look so much better on me if she were up and ready as soon as possible) Some CNA's I have worked with don't give t...

Sorry, this is long. So, I am already on my third day alone. The first day was horrible, it was on the floor that I did my first day orientation on..so I knew it would be bad. I went home really upset and hating my job (reading these boards that seem...

Today was day two of my orientation. I felt so miserable the first day. It was way more fast paced than what I am use to, by lunch break my feet were killing me! I even changed my first foley bag (It wasn't as complicated as I thought) It wasn't that...

Thanks, I have a 4 day orientation, so I assume I will just be following someone around those days. I am really nervous, though. I feel like Independent Living has kinda spoiled me!

I took my state exam two weeks ago and just got lucky enough to land a hospital interview on the 3rd and I am extremely nervous. I have never had a successful interview. The jobs I have gotten were because I knew someone and never needed an "official...

I have been looking for a CNA job since August and just had my 2nd interview today, I was pretty much told I got the job and of course I am excited, but apart of me is slightly disappointed. It is only 3 days a week (with full time potential) so I wi...

Thanks That should have been a question I asked about, but it being independent really threw me off. I didn't apply for a specific job, I just emailed my resume and they asked me to come in so I had no idea what the job was really for. I am just wor...

I wish I had more time to prepare and go over questions, but I am moving tomorrow and all of my time has been put into packing, unfortunately the interview is the day after moving day at 9am. I am definitely going even though a little voice is telli...

Thanks everyone I'm pretty close to chickening out of this interview! They actually called me on the 25th but I decided I didn't feel ready to work for a hospital(when I was sending out applications, I never expected a call back) and I never returned...