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Again I have no issues doing a shiftas a CNA. My big complaint is that its never just one shift. Management seems to believe the idea that "If you're scheduled to work, we can plug you into whatever role we need." There is a RN in my facilty that made the jump from CNA to RN. He was a CNA a year ago. Thus he is always being asked to step into that role. He's comfortable with this because hes uncomfortable with his ability to critically think on the fly in emergencies. Hes been doing this alreadt for months. Because of this management has not made it a priority to hire more CNAs. We've brought in more nurses, and this the push is to have nurses drop into more CNA roles now. Its just something that at this point in my career I don't want to do. Maybe that makes me a bad nurse.

I have a question for LPNs out there. I work at a facility that is constantly short staffed. The other night we had more nurses that we needed, so I went home. I got called and asked to come back in as a CNA. Unlike a lot of us in the profession I have never been a CNA. I went straight to nursing school cause I had no desire to become a CNA. I refused to come back in for this assignment. I didnt do it because I feel I am better than a CNA, or simply because I didnt want to do that work. I feel that if I take the shift and don't say anything or protest that they'll simply keep doing it rather than fixing the problem with staffing. What is your take on this?

Hello Fellow Nurses, I'm an LPN working in Florida currently. I've been nurse for almost two years, and I currently work in a rehab/long term care facility. I want to get my RN to further my career, but I have to find a specialty that i enjoy. I am completely burnt out on geriatrics. Most facilities are the same. Understaffed, overworked, underfunded, and disorganized. I find this hard to admit to myself, but I find working with the geriatric population to be unfullfilling, and depressing. I find that I am becoming less empathetic with my patients. Most days I feel as though I am more a glorified pill popper, than a skilled nurse. Passing out narcotics to elderly addicts. Bottom line I can't take the idea that this will be my career. So I am looking for suggestions. What areas out there might be a better fit? I will take any suggestion, and any feedback I can get. I know ultimately work is work, and not everyday will be sunshine and rainbows. I think there has to be better options though. Thanks in advance for comments.