Hishands66

Wow, thank you ponymom! My tears are now turned into determination and my heart is ready to go and take care of the needs of the residents. I really care about them and I will do my best to make their lives better to my ability. I will show everyone at the facility what nursing is all about by my patience, love, understanding, and determination. And most of all I will rely on a Higher Power to pull me through the difficult times. Thank you very much. And a thank you to everyone who has read my post and commented on it. You have all helped me through my discouragement and sorrow.

Hey friends, Thank you for answering back. I didn't physically hurt the resident or cuss at her. I just spoke harshly to her and my tone may have been a little too loud. As far as telling the supervisor about the incident I really can't do that. On the weekends we have a supervisor that is very unreasonable. You can't tell her anything without her biting your head off. Even if you ask her a very simple question she'll yell for no reason at all. So I'm pretty much carrying the burden alone. I will not be that foolish again and I hope that everyone at the facility will give me a chance. I'm well liked there by both the residents and the staff so I just hope that everything will work out fine.

Hello friends, I have been very stressed at work lately. We're constantly being understaffed in the CNA department because many new aides are coming in, and right when things get rough they jump ship and leave us in a lurch. We've only had two aides for the night shift for a while now and it's starting to get to me. I try to take it well and thought I had but something just happened that made me so ashamed of myself. I was asked to help out with the day shift, which were also short of aides and stressed out with the understaffing. I tried to tell them nicely that I couldn't do it (I was so tired from having to take care of 30 people and the night shift can get really stressful at times) but they begged me to stay and help, so I did. Well, when I went back to work the following night we were (drum roll please) understaffed again. I also did something very foolish. I attempted to do extra cares for the day shift even though we didn't have much help. I wanted to help my fellow aides who were going to come in after me because I felt bad for them. During the last rounds I got so stressed out that I did something I've never done before in my profession as a CNA: I lost my cool with an agitated resident. I'm usually very patient and understanding toward the residents, which is what makes me so well liked in the facility. I didn't hurt this dear resident physically but I lost my temper. I'm so ashamed of myself that I feel like crying. What kind of an aide am I? I know I brought this on myself by attempting to do more than I could and I wish greatly that I didn't attempt to do the extra cares. Fellow aides and nurses, please help me. I really need encouragment and some suggestions from you all.

Hmmmm....Never really thought of that. I guess I was getting stressed because it's been happening constantly when it never happened before. Especially from those who trained me and who trusted in me. Perhaps you're right. Maybe they are doing that just to be helpful and not to drive me crazy. And like you said about your own experience as a "reminder", maybe it is second nature to them. I guess I can thank them when they remind me and keep in mind that there may have been times when I unconsciously remind them of something too in their profession. (think...think...think...) Anyway, thank you for the "tough love" comment, it really made me think about my situation. :)

Hello, I've been a CNA in LTC for a year now and I have quite a story to tell you! I started out very shy and awkward, but after bravely clawing my way through and learning how to be teachable toward those who were training me I finally gained the acceptance and respect that I so hungered for from the bosses, my fellow aides, and most important of all, the residents. But now since I've learned the ropes well strange things have happened between me and my fellow aides. Now those who used to treat me with respect are constantly reminding me of things like: "Don't forget to put the resident's bed down after care", "Don't forget to put the side rails up", and all that kind of stuff. This is the ABC's of CNA work and I've been faithfully doing that since I've started (I even double check to make sure the residents are in a safe position before I leave). This is starting to annoy me very much and I even told them that I always remember to do those things and that doesn't seem to make a difference to them. They keep on pestering me about these things. I don't understand what in Sam Hill's is going on here? I mean, when I started out I really had to struggle to prove to my fellow aides that I could do the job, and they eventually respected me for it, but now it seems like things are going backwards. I really hate it when people act like I don't know what I'm doing (especially the things I've been doing all along with no problem). What boggles my brain is that the aides who were bragging me up saying I was doing an excellent job are now acting like I just walked in from off the streets. Why would they change their minds like this? I'm trying to figure out what I've done to cause this mess, cause everything was fine before. I'm still a little shy and a little awkward but I'm doing my best to overcome them with experience I'm gaining at my job. Has anyone been where I am now and does anyone have any suggestions on what to do here? I'm thinking about quitting my job but I really don't want to leave it because I've come so far in the profession I've chosen. Quoting from a song by Jimmy Dean: What in Sam Hill's Is Going On?!