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Been there did that. Believe me. Trust your first instincts, your gut. Look out for yourself, do what is comfortable for you and what you can safely handle. Nurses have the right to say no to assignments. The stress will become overwhelming after a while and will wear on you. Nursing homes or their administration; are notorious for leaving nurses out to dry. They will NOT support you if you make a critical mistake. They will say you should have said something or not taken the job. They are there to protect the company. Protect your license and livelihood!

Why did you become a nurse if you like animals better that humans? Maybe you should have been a vet or an vet assistant. Then you'd be in a field and be around and environment that's more comfortable for you. But I see your point. I like helping people but sometimes they can get on ones nerve. However, their culture tends to influence the way some of them act. The rich or well to do patient seem to be much nicer. While the poorer ones are non-complaint and sometimes more demanding. Also, I found prefer to work with the elderly. They are more respectful and grateful for the assistance.

You can read their article on the new trend. They call these CNAs and GNAs " Neighbor Guides" in the article they state "The managers of the neighborhoods are now Neighborhood Guides rather than Nurse Managers. "- See more at: Skilled Nursing Care Skilled Nursing Care

No I am not mistaking. Read their article. They state that they don't use nurse. They call these "supervisor" Neighbor Guides. I had a conversation with one of the "managers". They told me that they had two months of training. Skilled Nursing Care

Nursing has become increasing dangerous. Employers just want to make money. They don't care about the safety of the patients or the nurses. A nursing home facility in Baltimore Maryland called St. Elizabeth's uses GNA's and CNA's to supervise their medical units. These "supervisors" have NO medical training. Or understanding of the nursing process. Don't understand medical terminology or labs. When nurse are hired they tell them that they are charge nurses; when in fact they aren't. These CNA's and GNA's are the supervisors and are in control of the floor. All the nurses RN's and LPN's and other GNS's are under them. Surprisingly, the nurses that work there don't seem to mind risking their licenses. These "supervisors" attend care plan meetings and talk with the patients families; not the nurses. Which us a break in continuity of care. How can a nurse follow up or document on a medical issue if she doesn't know about it? The nurse does all the floor work. Meds and treatments. However, if anything goes wrong it comes back to the nurse. In talking to other LPNs and RNs this is newest trend in nursing. Employer don't want to use LPNs anymore. Many of the LPN positions are being phased out in favor of Techs and Medical Assistants. I am seriously considering leaving nursing. It bad enough that I have to worked with nurses that are trained but have use poor judgement. But to work with people that aren't trained in the field is a bit much.