Eddiejf321

i did lose my job.... no hard feelings.. ill get a good recommendation should i want to use them. but they said... 'nursing' isnt for me.. I am more fit for more technical healthcare.. that is my goal... with surgical technology... but i need something to 'get me to that point' i will look elsewhere... checking the us news world report website ratings... the place i was working was rated 2 stars, ill goto places rated 4 and 5 stars tommorow :)

I had 3 days of training, which was more or less, helping another person, not really 'doing it on my own' or helping to establish my own routine... I helped a CNA use a hoyer lift once, in those 3 days of training, but never a sit to stand lift. Thank you all again SO much for your help and advice. I feel better, and want to strive even more to do what is right, for the resident and not get frustrated. I have a meeting today at 2 pm with the admin and DON, part of me wants to give up and not even goto the meeting, but I am dedicated to the residents there, and to the commitment I made to the LTC. I have asked before to be transferred to the second shift, and hopefully they will allow this. I will note about learning about the residents habbits, and plead me case of inexperience. I will take into mind 'running late' as not a bad thing, when you are trying to do your job right.

ty much for the advice

though hiring, none of the local hospitals will talk to me.. they pay less than LTC yet require more experience.

thanks everyone for your help and advice. I accept responsbility for my choices and lack of inaction. I will use this experience to learn and grow.

ok. Working 3rd shift(soon changing to second shift) at a LTC. I dont have problems taking care of the incontinent residents. but If i were to honestly wake a resident up EVERY 2 hours to see if they need changed, they would kill me!! I find it important to KNOW the resident and before working solo in that section of the LTC(this is important to the question) No the nurses don't help, we are more or less left to 'figure it out' Each day during the shift report, i write down on a pad room/bed numbers and who is incontinent and who 'needs help' getting to the bathroom. Ok, Saturday evening for Sunday. I spent an hour dressing a resident who had a stroke, and thus has difficulty speaking and has a one sided weakness, and is OVERLY picky about the care i gave her(which is her right) She is also 'large' in size, and is unable to help me the way some others can. and I am a single male. I will be damned if I am going to be perfect at putting a bra on a resident , the first time ive had to do it. this time consuming task did indeed leave me 'saying some bad words' about being behind, which was overheard... so thats part 1.. part 2 is this... i also dressed another resident. partially.. meaning i put her pants on 1/2 way in her brief needs changed. i was rushing as i was an hour behind.. i noticed wetness on her sheets behind her back. I assumed it to be sweat. it did not smell of urine, nor appeared yellow. I should of stopped then and there to change the sheet, but did not, due to me wanting to get done.. I also asked a dayshift CNA for help, and he flat out told me no. Ok.. so it was brought to the higher ups of both incidents, and I was told to not return the next day till the DON and admin can discuss this. my major concern of course is it going on my record as Neglect, which I feel was not but it will pretty much my short career as a CNA and any chance of me becoming a surgical technologist as I want to be. I realize my mistake, and regret it immensely. that resident is somebody's mother, daughter, wife, aunt... It was my first night alone on that section. Should I give up on myself and wanting to help others, or firmly believe, I tried my hardest. i was trained on dressing with a one sided weakness on a mannequin. I will be damned if I get it perfect on a human being, with weight and girth. Hell, its hard to dress myself perfectly.. AND another thing.... the getting the resident up, and dressing them.. I will be damned I am perfectly comfortable with the sit and stand and hoyer, anytime soon. just because I am given 5 minutes of training, does NOT make me comfortable using it ALONE with a human being. this is another reason I am going to second shift, should i keep my job. help more readily available. am I 'at fault'? should i be given a 'second chance'? I absolutely love what I do. I love to help residents, I have no problems with the nightly changing and cleanings, I love to take a minute and make some residents smile and laugh, or discuss books. just do me a favor.. if you ever meet someone about to become a CNA, tell them addimently to NOT work 3rd shift starting out, but rather second. Thats my mistake I think Eddie