HiroEB

I couldn't do it. They fired me yesterday because I needed a lot of direction and got overwhelmed easily. In some ways I'm glad because I don't think the job was good fit and the place had serious management issues, but I'm still very disappointed in myself. I'm applying for home aide and assisted living jobs hoping I'll be able to manage that.

It can be really difficult to tell myself that at times. Yesterday we had an inservice about transferring a patient and I didn't do a single thing correctly. It wasn't just in my head either; I could tell my the evaluator's reaction that I'd truly done badly. It's so hard not get discouraged. While being a CNA wasn't my first choice, I do want to be a good CNA (or at least decent) and hope I am capable of doing the work. Thank you for the advice.

Thank you. I hope it gets better and that I'm able to do the work after all.

I was hired for my first CNA job at a LTC facility and just started this week. I've been nervous, new job jitters and all, but now that I'm actually going to through orientation, I'm so scared! Today was first day on the floor and I'm just dreading things more and more. I made so many stupid mistakes and for the simplest tasks. Like when they asked me to put ice in resident's drinking cups, I didn't noticing there was a scoop in a holder in the side of the cart. I tried scooping the ice with the cup and then they had to get new ice. I was so slow and so stupid. I'm so scared. I originally went into another field, libraries, but after 5 years of searching and only one part-time job to show for it, my family pushed CNA training because it was quick and there's a lot of demand. I feel like if can't do it, there's nothing else for me. I don't know what I'll do if it turns out I just can't do it. What if it turns out this isn't for me because I'm too stupid and slow? Has anyone else gone through this? Any advice for a new CNA?