infinite0meow

I made a post about something common in our line of work that I'm certain has been a frustration to everyone. I can understand that the patient is going through a tough time, be reassuring and comforting and still be frustrated about something outside of either of our control. You yourself said it is, in fact, frustrating. "Playing the victim card"? really? For being defensive after you jump all over my case? You must take yourself so seriously and have the heart of Mother Theresa if you have never had those thoughts. This isn't even worth arguing about. I didn't even think a simple post like this could turn into such an ordeal and get people so offended.

Man, I really forgot that I typed "I can't believe the patient did this to me on purpose and I have no idea what this profession entails. I was a completely snarky jerk the whole time this was happening." Can't even make a relatable post without getting lynched. Tell me none of you have been in this exact situation and didn't feel a little frustrated. That's a saint. I could be like "man, my favorite patient passed away" and y'all would be like "that's so selfish of you. How dare you have human emotion and be anything but a robot through HER experience. You knew what you signed up for."

I'm in no way blaming the patient. I think we can all relate to the situation.

We all have those days where you go to change a resident's brief, that's soiled through to the bed. And you get done rolling this 270 lb man and do a complete bed change. And he goes again all over the bed. So you do another bed change. And he goes again all over the bed. So you do another bed change...... ... And he goes again all over the bed. FUUUUUUUUUU- hope everyone else is having a great day!

Please note, I didn't mean "bottom rung" in a negative sense. I understand that everyone works together, I just simply meant that in the tiers of nursing, CNA is the first. "Bottom rung" was not meant to be read as unimportant, least important, or even less important, just that as a CNA you work under an RN. And I meant CNAs in all fields, hospital and LTC. In a hospital, you're still working under an RN. I understand how you can take that out of context, especially if you've been treated like you're lesser by some arrogant RN, but I certainly didn't mean it in a negative sense.

So I got a job at a nursing home. LTC, rehab, usual business. I'm dipping my feet in the water, so to speak, while I go through nursing school. My end goal is to be a CRNA. What advise would you give me? What items should I keep on me/invest in? (I already have a pair of nice, comfortable shoes) I have a good idea of what to expect, as my mother is an RN and has gone into great detail as to why she thinks I shouldn't do it, and reading posts from you guys and reddit. I feel like working with LTC, Hospice, and rehab is a necessary experience. Not only because these facilities are desperate for good people, and these patients need care, but also because I want to experience the bottom rung of the nursing team. I think it would make me a better RN to know what my aides are going through.

(First post here! Woooo!~ ) I just need to let off some steam. So I'm working on my prereqs for nursing school and am almost finished, working in the mean time. Anyway, I had a customer come in and I chatted with her for a while and it turned out she worked for the hospital system. She gave me her card and was trying to help place me in a PCT position. So the recruiter for the hospital I wanted to go to, who was under the lady who gave me her card) told me I needed a CNA certification and to talk to her after I got it. So I kept her updated the whole way, what I was doing, when my test was, etc. Fast forward a couple of months, I have my state certification and I got back in touch with her. She pretty much told me she couldn't offer me a position because I didn't get the training from a program accredited by a certain organization. That I would need a year at a facility in order to qualify. That's well and good, I understand needing certain experience, etc in order to work in a hospital. But... you knew I had no experience as a CNA and you didn't tell me that I needed to follow a certain organization. I still don't know what that organization is. Maybe could you have mentioned this before I spent $500 in courses, certifications, background checks, and exams?!?