CNACW1985

WOW, I am doing the complete opposite. I am now a CNA, but I am in school to be an Early Childhood Educator. Being a CNA has caused me anxiety and a nervous breakdown.

My first year of being a CNA, I got floated down to the ER to sit with 8 psychotic patients. It was a horrible experience. Since then I have had to sit with more. I have been punched, slapped, and bit. I am now in school to do a TOTALLY different profession. The medical field is NOT for me, especially not the CNA side. First of all, one thing I have noticed is...healthcare is a business and it IS NOT ABOUT THE PATIENT. The patients are CUSTOMERS and the hospital administrators could care less about them. If they did, they would hire more staff. Sitting with 8 psychotic patients should be ILLEGAL. It is unfair to the patients and it is unfair to the staff member who has to do it. It is truly not a safe environment and I do not have the time to be fired or lose my certification over stuff such as this. I have gotten threatened and after that...I said to myself...this patient can do whatever the hell they want to do because I am NOT about to get beat up. It took 3 secrurity guards and one male nurse to hold her down. And she was going to attack me. No. Im not doing it anymore. I would rather flip burgers. In all honesty, if you are going to have someone sit with psychotic patients for 12 hours, at least do a routine to switch the tech out. It is a very frustration position to be in. It is not good. But hey...to the hospital we are only numbers and the patients are "customers"...right...okay. I start my new job in two weeks and I will NEVER look back.