Cora_Ann

Hospitals and having a BSN are not all that. You are still just as stressed and honestly will not make that much just coming out.

I'm sorry but what does having a 4.0 have to do with it? You forgot to get a TB test and if you have ever done anything in medicine you would know that you have to have that done regardless.

Another helpful thing is anytime you go in there try to bring a nurse with you so they can witness what is said. I work in a similar facility and this will save you from them being able to say what you did or didn't do.

You left without telling anyone!!! I'm sorry you didn't feel well, but you should have gone to the charge nurse and told them. How would you feel if someone just left and didn't say anything? If you had said something they could have worked on getting coverage so you didn't leave the other CNAs short handed. And what about the CNA that now had to cover your group and theirs?

I have had to wear every color of the rainbow; right now we wear hunter green except for Friday's when we can wear what we want. Nurses normally wear royal blue

I am very fortunate that the LTC facility I work for allows me 3 eight hour days during the week and one 12 on weekends. So I work 7-3 and then have school 5:30-10:30

I have done both LTC and the hospital and honestly I would recommend you try LTC first. Because if you can make it doing that you can handle anything. I really enjoyed the hospital, but it's not all that. In LTC you can build relationships with residents and your coworkers. As much crap as I can talk about LTC it's really a good place to set a foundation.

I am one of those hey I will try anything people lol. And I am just want to try something different. I have been a CNA since high school and everyone was always like nursing; but I am just not 100 percent about that and I have always wanted to try this. I think I would rather do this if I like it while I go to nursing school then be a CNA. Talk about burn out. I got a job at the hospital and I love it, but I want a change of pace. I have no kids and I am not married so why not.

Yes I know there is a big difference between a paramedic and an EMT. But you have to be an EMT before becoming a paramedic. At least where I live anyway. And I do plan on going on to that

Sorry for the lack of info! I am 27, and I live in a relatively small community. I actually went ahead and registered for my local fire houses EMT course . I will continue to work at the hospital as I do this. I am very excited to try something different. Thanks you all for your advice

No I am not already in nursing school; and yes I have done ride alongs and liked it. I am trying to decide what would be the best option. And I know in the end only I can decide that lol. I would just like to hear both sides.

I always thought I wanted to be either and ER nurse or work in the ICU. However I have been given the opportunity to get my EMT lisence and now I am wondering if I want to take the paramedic route. I would love to hear from y'all that have done both. I finally got my first hospital job after being in LTC and now I am ready for the next step; I am just not sure what that should be!

Respiratory or any of the mentioned above

A lot of people where I work (which btw I still do LTC PRN) have complained about this same thing. And yeah I have worked with crap CNAs which makes it hard. I also know the stereotypes of CNAs. And the responses I have got to this post have pretty much just proven to me how LTC nurses really feel about CNAs.

I hadn't to hear about because I am just a CNA I have no idea what nurses do, I am obviously awful because i have the audacity to say anything critical, among other comments..so how is that polite?