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I'm fluent in Spanish, and am a qualified bilingual interpreter at work (they certify employees as interpreters if they are fluent enough in a language). It is very convenient to have someone on the unit that speaks the language needed, and as a qualified interpreter, if other units need us and we're not too busy, we are allowed to go and help other units interpret, too. This is a much better alternative and first choice pick with everyone in comparison to the language landline that a lot of times has to be used.

With no experience, I started off at 11.54 in Summer 2014, a month later was increased to 11.87 (to bring up to CNA "minimum"), then when yearly evaluations came i was brought up to 11.99. When I transferred to another facility within the same company, I was raised up to 12.10.

Hi everyone, So I've been doing prerequisites for an ADN or BSN (still undecided what route to go through first) for the past year and a half. I started school with the mentality that I would completely avoid student loans but as time passes I realize that is unrealistic and will be necessary in order to finish school. So the question is, how much should I consider "too much" to be in debt with? I was considering for profit schools as well as community colleges, and universities. I just want to be in nursing school and finish ASAP. Should I seriously consider for profit schools, even though they are expensive, since I'm going to be asking for loans anyway? I'm only considering this because I might have a higher chance of beginning and finishing nursing school faster.

I feel the same way about breaks. I've just never thought you can fake being an extrovert. Guess it's worth trying. thanks!

Soldier Nurse, I actually found this after I posted my question. Helped to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. Thanks!

I've worked as a PCT for over a year now, and I feel like I am judged for being a reserved, quiet person. I communicate effectively with my coworkers when it's work related, and in my opinion provide good customer service to all the patients and families. However, when it comes to having "small talk" with coworkers, I won't do it. I hate small talk and would just rather keep to myself most of the time. I don't want to come off as rude to my coworkers. Is this a bad thing?

I'm currently in this situation, and will be looking for a new job and leaving hopefully beginning of next year. In my experience, my unit is only worried about their needs and careless about mine. When I request days off, it feels like I purposely get scheduled on those days, while the other employees are constantly requesting days off and getting PTO to go on vacations and their requests are approved. I don't even ask for many days off, and when I do I don't get them approved. Adding to this, they refuse to give me days off for school. I had never had this issue in my previous employers. All this to say, I would definitely leave a job due to scheduling issues.

I'm in Dallas and I started out at 11.89 over a year ago, they've been progressively increasing the "minimum" pay for CNAs at our company and now I make $12.10

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Honestly, I feel like nurses will not understand our point of view and us as CNAs will not understand theirs until we are actually RNs. I went through the exact same thing, except I was working days. I get nurses have their own shift duties to complete, however, when a patient call light is going off constantly, and the CNAs are busy in other rooms and RNs are sitting at their computer carelessly, that is NOT okay. This happened to me countless amount of times during my shifts. I remember one time I went to lunch, and when I came back, the secretary told me a patient had to go to the bathroom. I go into their room and they tell me they had been calling for the past 20 minutes, and no one had gone in to help. Literally every nurse on the floor was sitting down and could have helped that patient get up if they knew the CNA was at lunch. Another thing I remember was being in another room, my nurse in another patient's room, and the nurse calling me to go into her room to empty the bedside commode. Okay..if you're in there why don't you do it? ESPECIALLY if I was in another room helping another patient. I definitely know what you're going through. and it shouldn't be about being "entitled" to have downtime as another commenter has claimed. Patients are assigned to both a CNA and a Nurse, BOTH being caregivers. We are nurse assistants, shouldn't have to be feeling the way we do on most days when we should have the nurse's help if needed. Let's also keep in mind our patient ratios are way bigger. Just a thought. I actually switched to the NICU after experiencing all of this (I worked in Med/Surg before). I went from days to nights, although I worked some night shifts on my med surg floor before, so I will tell you some stuff: -Nights has way less of this drama going on, day shift is 100x worse in regards to nurses delegating everything and anything they can. It's quieter at night shift and I liked that. -Now that I work in the NICU full time nights, I feel lonely like I don't talk to anyone either. It's kind of getting me depressed, too, I feel. However, I try to get over that because I know how much more stressful and tiring days can be. But in the end it is your decision and it is different for everyone. Good luck!