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Thank you everyonefor the advice. I am for the most part a calm person. I don't mean to cause any trouble. I was upset that I got yelled at the moment I arrived and called. In fact, when I arrived, I even thought to myself, "Should I call or should I knock? Maybe I should call, since it is what I did last visit and then I can ask her what she would prefer." So I called. Obviously upset she asked why I was late, when I was in fact 2 minutes early. I explained to her that I had a client before her that ends at 1, and my next shift with her starts at 1:15, and that I told her this before. I can't say I was too thrilled to have to knock on the door while we were on the phone, even though she knew I was waiting on her front porch. She let me in. Still upset. Still yelling. Still going on and on about the door knocking thing, even after I apologized and said I wasn't going to do it again, probably more than I should have. After a while I walked over to her to look her in the eyes to say, "Look. I already told you I was sorry and that I wouldn't do it again. You need to understand that I am new, and that everyone has different preferences. Some people like things tobe a different way, but I don't know, because I am new, and this is my second day with you." She proceeds to say that normal people knock, they have aperfectly good door and didn't understand why I just didn't knock. Just being a difficult woman. Why? Maybe because I am new and she THOUGHT I was late Iwasn't being taken seriously, or because she thought I was late, and on the second day, that I was trying to take advantage, I don't know. I shouldn't have flipped the light switch back off after she flipped them on. I was hot and sweaty from being in the 100 degree heat, and I was just being mischievous from the incidents that followed up to that moment. I wish she would have just left me alone to clean. She watched me like a hawk the whole time, even when I went out to dump the bucket and set the mop out to dry. Yeah, I was very upset when she said, "I didn't see you mop the bathroom floor." Honestly I did not know that was what she wanted. I was never instructed to do so. Her bathroom is the same size as mine if not smaller, and I thought it would have been fine to just use a rag. She was just doing this to be difficult. Again, why? Because she was upset she thought I was late or that I didn't knock? She could have told me before I put the mop away that she wanted the bathroom mopped. That upset me. It's hard for me to say, "Oh gosh, I'm so sorry! Let me bring the mop and bucket inside for you! So sorry!" Because it's ingenuine, and I won't mean it, not after being treated like that. Someone mentioned something about my native tongue. I'm an Asian American raised here in the states. I don't have an accent. That comment (from my patient) was rude, arrogant, and unnecessary. That was when I stopped apologizing. Also, I was not trained by another CNA or anything. I had no one to show me the ropes. Is that common for most home health agencies? Someone mentioned something about that too. All of my experience was done in clinical at school. I can learn to be more patient. But to what extent?

I took myself off the case. I'm thinking about cutting back hours at the agency and working a higher paying job to pay the bills. I make 9.25 an hour, and miles are not reimbursed. Not learning anything medical, just feel like a maid. Definitely not worth it. I'm not even sure how I feel about the agency itself. I had an interview 2 days after I applied, they called my references that day, had orientation the next morning as well as a drug test. And I was already able to start the very next morning. I have my CNA license obviously, but I just kind of thought there would be more training involved. I was just thrown onto the floor.

Oh I see. I know GPA for pre-reqs matter for getting into nursing school. I wasn't sure if they averaged both pre-reqs and nursing GPAS for NP programs. The masters programs I was looking at specifically required 3.0 in last 60 credit hours, so I was assuming they would just look at GPA for nursing school? But no, I don't think it's going to be a cakewalk by any means. I plan on making the best GPA I can for getting into nursing school, and in nursing school. I was really just curious.

So I work for a home health agency and I've been doing this for a few weeks. I see two clients, 9-1 and 1:15-4. One is hoarder, keeps her house dark at all times, kitchen infested with ants, dolls everywhere, trash is emptied on the daily. She is a nice lady when she's in a good mood. My second client, a lady that I have only met with twice. She's particular about how she wants things done and her house is nice and tidy. We got along pretty well, I thought. She told me I was going to make a good nurse one day and that I was patient. Today, I arrived 2 minutes early to my second client's house. It was my second time meeting with her. I called her to tell her I arrived, like I did on the first day. She was mad that I was late, I explained to her that I had a client before her and am given 15 minutes for commute. She kept on fussing over it, saying that no one had told her anything, even though I did tell her on the first day that I see a lady before her... She was agitated that I called her instead of knock on the door. "Normal people knock on the door. Why would anyone call when they can knock on the door?" "Okay," I said, "Next time I will knock on the door." "Well go on, knock on the door." "You mean, right now, as we are on the phone?" Seriously? She gave me attitude as she let me in. Went on and on about how other people knock. I became annoyed very fast. I started in the bathroom and worked my way to the kitchen. I remember her husband telling me that's what their CNA of 4 years would do. They had a routine. Her kitchen is brightly lit up with natural lighting. She insisted I turned the light on so I can see what I was doing. I said it was alright and I would prefer to have the light off. She flipped the switch on. I told her again I could see just fine and flipped it off. She flips it back on. Okay, whatever. She watches me mop and sweep from the other room, the whole time. After I finish I go into the backyard to dump the water, hose the mop, set it out to dry, took the bucket bath in. She said I needed to mop the bathroom. Annoyed that she didn't say a word as she watched do all of that, I asked her if I could just clean the floor with a rag with a cleaning agent. She said she would like it mopped and that it has always been mopped and that she told me from day one it needed to be done. Which I honestly don't recall. I was flustered. I told her I will next time, and that I need to get started on other things. She says nothing for a while, sits down, and says, "I don't know how you're gonna make it." I ignore it and go to the bathroom to set up for her bath. She got mad that I didn't take the trash out first thing before I did anything. Like I said, she is particular about things. The whole time I was there, she kept on fussing and complaining about how I don't do anything right, I don't understand or speak english, I'm the worst CNA she's ever had, etc. Okay, lady. I am not a child, I am a good worker, and I am fast. I have a bad temper sometimes and I try to keep cool when I'm at work, but when she was speaking to me like that, the whole entire time I was there, I had to give her a piece of my mind, too. But I was not mean. I would just said she didn't need to talk to me like that and I was here to help her, she just needs to explain things once instead of going on and on about things (like knocking on the door), and that she didn't need to be mean to me. She said she wasn't mean and everyone loves her, because she is a good Christian. Okay.. After a while, it became kind of humorous that she would follow me around and insult me. I would just agree with her and say "Yeah, I'm the worst CNA ever. You got really unlucky there." "Yep, I don't know how to speak english." "I'll never make it in life." She tells me to be quiet and that if I were her kid she'd beat the **** out of me. This whole time I'm just cleaning. I ignore her again. She tells me she doesn't want me there. She called the agency to complain about me while I was in the same room, told them I didn't know anything, I don't do anything, I'm the worst, etc. I go into the guest room and start cleaning there. Off of the phone now, she says more stuff about not wanting me there, complaining about me, to me, some more. I step into another room and called the agency myself and told them she really didn't want me there, and they said it was okay for me to go. I use her telephone to clock out and she's yelling at me telling me to get off of her phone. That entire hour was a nightmare. I came home and was never more happy to be greeted by my awesome, loving corgi. Maybe I should just look into working with animals, I thought. I'm not sure what to think right now. I know I will have to deal with some pretty difficult people. Other than being a smart aleck as I was being insulted, I don't know how I could have handled the situation differently. I really don't. I can't just take all of her insults as I am on my knees scrubbing her toilet. I understand that clients will get annoyed and impatient with CNA's they haven't worked with before. Before I started working as a CNA I knew there would be times where I would be discouraged from pursuing a career in nursing. But I wanted to get my experience for nursing school. So far I just feel like a maid. I wanted to avoid LTC because of the running around, not having time to do stuff for patients, and the lack of interaction with them, and just the drama with co-workers. I know nursing is a difficult job, but in a different way. What I really want to do is neonatal or peds. I'm really hoping that along the way I don't get more and more discouraged from my goal. I'm not sure if I have a question, or really know what to do, or how to feel right now. I guess I'm just ranting.

Your GPA from pre-reqs will carry into nursing school?

I understand what everyone is saying. I just want to be realistic. I always hear of people's GPA dropping in nursing school. I just want to know what one could do if their GPA was not good enough for grad school.

True. I have worked a total of three days so far and there's been quite a bit of down time. I've almost finished crocheting a slouch beanie. Even though it's a little slow sometimes and I have not learned anything medical so far, I think I'd still prefer it to running around and not giving enough attention to patients in LTC. I'm learning to be more patient, that is for sure.

Hi guys. So I have not even started nursing school yet and I have one year of pre reqs left before I can even get accepted into the BSN program. But just super curious, there are a couple of MSN programs I have looked into and they both require a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 credit hours of undergrad. If I made below that requirement in nursing school and wanted to eventually get my masters, what could I do? It isn't like I could retake any of the undergrad nursing courses, right?

I just had my interview at a home health care. What should I expect? I was told I would assist with feeding, bathing, grooming, etc. But also laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc. I wouldn't mind doing any of that at all, but if you work as a home health aid, do you feel like you learned valuable skills and feel prepared for nursing school?

Do you mean that it was easy for them to work as nurses at the facility they were already at, or just in general?

Would it look better to have one consistent CNA job or several volunteer work to have many references, or what? What kind of hospital experience did you have before nursing school?

I started my pre-reqs as of last year too. hoping to get accepted into the BSN program fall 2016 or spring 2017! it does seem like it's so far away. but this last year last flown by pretty fast, so I can't imagine how fast nursing school will feel.

what was taking interpersonal communications online like?

Okay. If you were to split these classes into two semesters, how would you divide them? A&P Microbio Chem Anthropology (online) Men and Masculinities Art appreciation (online) Statistics History (online) Does anyone have experiences with anthropology, art appreciation, or history online? Are discussions and essays involved?