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Seasoned tech, this post is 2 years old. This was when I first became a cna and really didn't know what I wanted to do in my life. I have since worked in nursing homes and now the hospital. Grunt work wasn't to be degrading. I think sometimes depending on the people above you in the ladder it may look like that but it is a very important job and a much needed job in health care. Sometimes the nurses/doctors can't sit at the bedside as long as they want too and that's probably my favorite thing about being a cna is that we can really bond with out patients.

Thank you so much that means a lot to me

Hello all, I would really like your help on this situation that recently happened at work. I am a cna in a rehab into on a ltc facility, and we recently got this patient who has had a hip replacement, this is typical for this unit but this particular woman was different. She was very hard of hearing and very belittling to staff, I'm here to help in any way I can that's my job and I want to do it as well. So she rang to use the bedpan and with my fellow co worker we rolled her to put the bedpan on her and she screamed at us that we were hurting her, and didn't understand why we had to move her leg in that particular way, we apologized as that is the only real way to ensure the bedpan is in the proper place because she couldn't raise her hips too well. But I think this got her mad because after she was incontinent about 5 times after and would ring after she wet herself. I understand this sort of thing happens so I wasn't upset about it, but when I went in the room for about the 4th to change her with her nurse, (two people must go in together due to accusatory) she was screaming and talking to me as if I was a slave and I said don't yell at us. But the nurse instantly told me to stop. I understand how this could have come off like I was yelling back but that's simiply because she couldn't hear me, and I understand her tone could have been raise because she can't hear but she was being very rude and unhelping when I'm trying to help her. I just want to know what fellow cnas or nurses feel about this? I felt terrible and still feel terrible about raising my voice at her because that's the last thing I want to do at a patient, the patient and the nurse didn't seem to think much of it but it's still bothering me. thank you!

Thank you all so much for the support it means a lot!

Hello all, I'm fairly new to the nursing world as a cna, I've been working as one for about three months now. I work in a long term car facility but I work on the rehab floor, so most of my patients leave to go home or continue by moving to the long term car upstairs. Recently we have been receiving more patients that are not your typical knee and hip replacement patients, they are older and sicker. I recently got very attached to this one women and went back to her home and then passed away, she was 95. But I'm really not use to the death of patients yet and I'm afraid of getting too attached again. Any advice on how to handle this, I'm just heartbroken thank you!

Thank you for replying! Your right I should think of long term and not just in the moment when I'm stressed at the new job

Hello all! So recently I've been considering different career options for myself, I am in college right now,I know I definitely want to be in healthcare I love helping people but after a new job as a cna I'm being to question if I want to pursue becoming an RN. I understand that cna is the grunt work and that RN's don't do the same thing but the long hours and being away from my family on holidays are making me a little depressed and I know that that's going to be the same when if im a RN. So I was considering going for MA, I know they make little money but set hours seem like heaven right now and much less stressful. Any advice would really be appreciated, thank you!!!

Hello all! ive been looking on this site for awhile trying to read some advice but I wanted to personally ask now. I recently got a job as a cna in a rehab unit at a nursing home. The patients here are separate from long term care residents. I was just wondering if the stress of being new and job descriptions will get easier with time. I feel like I have a general idea on what to do and I'm still on orientation but I'm scared to be by myself. Most of people need bedpans and the occasional change, it's not all total care but the call bells ring so much and it's overwhelming. I just need some hope that it will get better I know there are good days and bad days but overall. I want to be a RN and I figured this would be a good step I just want to be able to be successful. Any advice or reassurance?