Quit first CNA job. Should I continue to LPN?

[nanotube]

I just quit my first CNA job after 2 weeks. I worked at a LTC facility with mostly 17-18 year old girls. They told the nurse I just stand there and do nothing. So the nurse took me into the office and wrote me up. I did my rounds, there was no call lights, and everything that needed to be done was done. The 17-18 year old girls are never to be found, they are out back smoking, or they are at the nursing station gossiping. But since I'm alone it looks like I'm being lazy and not doing my job. I guess I'm not good at pretending to be busy. I only get bits and pieces about the paperwork per night, no one is showing me the complete picture. It took me two weeks to be shown the ADL's, shower sheets, schedule, bowel movements, and the amounts the residents eat. That should have been shown to me on the first day. I also couldn't handle the smell of poop and that is what really got the nurse mad at me. So should I continue to try to become an LPN since there will be less smells and more work to be done so I'm not just standing there? I'm a 40 year old male, I feel the young females don't want to teach an old dog new tricks.

[kasia87]

i hate to tell you this, but the smells dont get any better from here..

[hockeynpolo]

If you're going back to school, go all the way and get your RN. You'll have a lot more responsibilities and you're even higher up on the ladder

[Zeta_Xi_208, RN, BSN]

Try Heat Vent and Air Conditioning, HVCA techs make more money and are much more appreciated in our society.

[8jimi8ICURN]

If you let people half your age get your goat, nursing is not for you.

[ImThatGuy, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't be a CNA either. It's a moot issue. If you want to be a nurse then be a nurse. A CNA isn't a nurse. I don't mean to offend anyone, but around here they're mostly janitors, movers, and body washers.