guycna95 CNA

Thanks you guys for the advice. I decided to go back to my grandparents and stay there. I DO NOT want to see them end up in a nursing home.

Hey guys, ok so I need advice . I recently got offered to get payed to stay with my grandparents about 2 hours from where I live.i can stay in the basement which is almost like an apartment. Im literally just gonna get payed for being there, I'm not ...

I just have ti get in school. Thats thats the problem. Idk if I even wanna be in the health care field anymore

Haha I know. They literally wanna feed me till im a fat pig. I guess thats not a bad thing though. Im just not a big eater

It's actually my grandparents, cash every week. No taxes on it.

, . So here's the update,im still working up to 16 sometimes 18 hour days 5 days a week. The past 2 months I've slowly started to get more and more stressed. Also taking more sleep medicine (bemedryl)(melatonin) the last month and a half I have been...

Well it might not be any different but I'm not a nurse unfortunately, I'm a nurse assistant. Where I work nurses pass pills, and the assistants do all the lifting, bathing,showering,toileting with no help. And see with me I'm doing this for 9 to 12 o...

I'm nowhere near your level of education but in my experience in healthcare field, most supervisors don't care if your sick or even dying as long as you come to work. "I am sick I can't even get out of bed." "So your coming in to work right?" "My ki...

Thank you! It's just a topic I wanted to talk about. I mean my god. I feel I've said I appreciate it a thousand times when they bring us stuff. I just wanted to see what other thought about. 50% just negative or rude feedback. My goodness guys, light...

OK,so I'm kind of joking around a little bit but I'd love to see what other people in the healthcare field have to say about this one. So I kid you not almost everyday coming into work there is some kind of cake or cookies or anything high in sugar a...

Tell the family member you'd appreciate if they stop what their doing. But even sometimes that doesn't work. I know some family members that are "out there" if that doesn't work you'll have to get with don or administrator

Well I take care of sick people all day and I think the last time I got sick was a year ago. I'm convinced it does build your immune system. But I usually get sick once a year, and when i get sick I get SICK for about a week. After that I'm good for ...

That person's just jealous of you . My sister is the same way. She makes the highest grades in her nursing class and alot of classmates dislike her

I know it's like it's so hard to say no when it's someone you yourself take care of and their family. I am in no way saying I am not thankful at all

I know and what I'm saying is it is impossible to say no to homemade pienwhen a family brings it in! I'm VERY thankful hough

I don't blame you. It's hard not to eat the Thanksgiving food though. I can never turn it down

Haha it must have protein somewhere in peanut butter cookies!

Haha wow. I know I know. It's the thought that counts with stuff like that

I know. I'm saying it's hard to turn them down when their right there in front of you if your trying to eat healthier

I know and like I said , I am VERY thankful. Ive just always wondered what makes families assume caregivers love sweets. My grandma was in rehabilitation for a broken ankle and when she was discharged she gave my mom money to get the caregivers cooki...

One of the hardest things to do on that list is sleep. It is so difficult for me to get more then 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I know alot of it is anxiety related but I refuse to take any anxiety meds after when I used to take them I was a zombie...

A 16 hour shift feels like 24 hours! And makes you wanna sleep for about 16.haha

Even though it's a big deal, it's not as big of a deal as you see it. I see no call no shows literally everyday. But it does happen more with CNAs the nurses.

I know for me a 1st shift 5am-2pm goes by so quickly when I get home I have forgotten worked half the time.

Well I'm not as high up as you are but I definitely understand your situation. I work 6a-2p but I come in around 4:30am and literally do not sit down till 1:50 to chart (if I'm lucky.) I walk back and forth getting people ready ,changing,bathing, the...