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what are my chances of ever working in that hospital again?

I recently quit this past week my 1st ever tech job as a Nursing student b/c i felt it was unsafe. I had to juggle up to 15 patients, some mentally unstable and some being total/complete care with not much help from the nurses/techs and unsupportive management. I thought i'd be gaining valuable skills but all i did was clean patients for most of the day. This was something i was already taught in NS, so i dont need the additional practice. i felt like i was doing all the grunt work. The nurses were mainly charting and giving out meds, but they too seemed busy but their work is alot less physical. I was thinking of just working at my friends dads company as an administrative assistant until i graduate. It pays more and its a lot less work....It was a nice hospital, id like to go back, but only as a nurse.

Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

Haha ok. I'm done with this thread. Unsubscribing.

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QUOTEarrow-10x10.png=OrganizedChaos;8565691]Every post you make you keep making me even more disturbed. I just... I.. Wow. I want an NP that has a lot of RN experience. Not once that just got the necessary 1-3 years so then they could then go to NP school. I want an NP that doesn't mind to get dirty. That says a lot about yourarrow-10x10.png character & how you will be at work.

At my doctor's office (& the one before it) not all the patients can take care of themselves. A lot of them are elderly, in wheelchairs. If you are a good NP you will help the patient with whatever needs they have at the appointment.[ QUOTEarrow-10x10.png]

hmm i didnt i say anything disturbing. I think whats really disturbing is the abuse cna's put up with just so they can make a buck and provide for their families. The very same nursesarrow-10x10.png advocating for a greater role for aides to perform are just trying to easen the workload on themselves and have the aides do all the work and those very same nurses wouldnt do the same work as the aides. so pls. save me the small talk. if i every go into politics id advocate for better treatment for cna's, id actually be an amazing nurse. Theres only 1 thing most nurses want, its control, so it makes the nurses lives much easier. I saw on numerous occasions, cnas arguing with nursing staff, bc of the bad treatment their getting and workload, and the nurses just look to make that aides job harder or get them fired. ive seen it and heard stories from friends. O not to mention the nurses that dont answer the call lights. O, thats right they expect the aide to do it. Some of the ppl on this forum are living in lala land, not reality. Your spoon fed what to say, scripted talk. Try to think outside the box, dontjust listen to what others say.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
QUOTEarrow-10x10.png=OrganizedChaos;8565691]Every post you make you keep making me even more disturbed. I just... I.. Wow. I want an NP that has a lot of RN experience. Not once that just got the necessary 1-3 years so then they could then go to NP school. I want an NP that doesn't mind to get dirty. That says a lot about yourarrow-10x10.png character & how you will be at work.

At my doctor's office (& the one before it) not all the patients can take care of themselves. A lot of them are elderly, in wheelchairs. If you are a good NP you will help the patient with whatever needs they have at the appointment.[ QUOTEarrow-10x10.png]

hmm i didnt i say anything disturbing. I think whats really disturbing is the abuse cna's put up with just so they can make a buck and provide for their families. The very same nursesarrow-10x10.png advocating for a greater role for aides to perform are just trying to easen the workload on themselves and have the aides do all the work and those very same nurses wouldnt do the same work as the aides. so pls. save me the small talk. if i every go into politics id advocate for better treatment for cna's, id actually be an amazing nurse. Theres only 1 thing most nurses want, its control, so it makes the nurses lives much easier. I saw on numerous occasions, cnas arguing with nursing staff, bc of the bad treatment their getting and workload, and the nurses just look to make that aides job harder or get them fired. ive seen it and heard stories from friends. O not to mention the nurses that dont answer the call lights. O, thats right they expect the aide to do it. Some of the ppl on this forum are living in lala land, not reality. Your spoon fed what to say, scripted talk. Try to think outside the box, dontjust listen to what others say.

You haven't listed any abuse, you have told us what you did & what is expected of every CNA. The way you are talking is disturbing. You think you are better than any CNA & nurse & shouldn't have to clean any patient. Ontop of that now you don't want to even work as a nurse for more than 3 years.

No one is living in Lala land, well you are. If the CNAs are arguing with staff, it's their fault for getting in trouble.

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You have been asked before to stop with the text speak, it is in the TOS.

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Specializes in Cardiac, Home Health, Primary Care.

I don't think any who have worked as aides would disagree that aides are overworked and underpaid.

I think what is rubbing lots of posters the wrong way is acting as if aide work won't teach you anything because you've already done it in clinical. Good aides are invaluable. You wanna know the kicker though? Aide work IS NURSES WORK. It is ultimately YOUR responsibility as a licensed nurse to ensure your patient is cared for and turned every 2 hours. To make sure they are changed out of a dirty brief or helped to the bathroom. If there is a case of neglect legally you're more on the line than unlicensed personnel.

As for your ultimate plan to be a NP within 3 years....great. I know some disagree with this but I still believe it: it's good to master basic nursing before moving on to advanced nursing practice. Part of basic nursing practice = aide work. They are ASSISTING the NURSE to care for patients. Hospitals don't have to hire them because all patient care is technically a nurse's duty.

As others have also mentioned I haven't read about true neglect or safety concerns in your posts. You were hardly there yet you seem to think you knew the unit and the other staff well. Perhaps the conflict you witnessed was an ongoing issue between two people. Perhaps it was just a crazy hectic week. Were you there long enough to truly know the personality of the unit? Probably not. All units have bad, crazy days and weeks depending on overlapping vacations, injuries, etc. where tensions run high.

You may have missed out on a great opportunity. As I said before I really hope you keep with this job. You will learn the basics and see some cool stuff....and when you get licensed it'll be 2nd nature to provide basic care and your patients will think you've been at this for a while.

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QUOTEarrow-10x10.png=OrganizedChaos;8565691]Every post you make you keep making me even more disturbed. I just... I.. Wow. I want an NP that has a lot of RN experience. Not once that just got the necessary 1-3 years so then they could then go to NP school. I want an NP that doesn't mind to get dirty. That says a lot about yourarrow-10x10.png character & how you will be at work.

At my doctor's office (& the one before it) not all the patients can take care of themselves. A lot of them are elderly, in wheelchairs. If you are a good NP you will help the patient with whatever needs they have at the appointment.[ QUOTEarrow-10x10.png]

hmm i didnt i say anything disturbing. I think whats really disturbing is the abuse cna's put up with just so they can make a buck and provide for their families. The very same nursesarrow-10x10.png advocating for a greater role for aides to perform are just trying to easen the workload on themselves and have the aides do all the work and those very same nurses wouldnt do the same work as the aides. so pls. save me the small talk. if i every go into politics id advocate for better treatment for cna's, id actually be an amazing nurse. Theres only 1 thing most nurses want, its control, so it makes the nurses lives much easier. I saw on numerous occasions, cnas arguing with nursing staff, bc of the bad treatment their getting and workload, and the nurses just look to make that aides job harder or get them fired. ive seen it and heard stories from friends. O not to mention the nurses that dont answer the call lights. O, thats right they expect the aide to do it. Some of the ppl on this forum are living in lala land, not reality. Your spoon fed what to say, scripted talk. Try to think outside the box, dontjust listen to what others say.

I take serious offense to the statement that; "Theres only 1 thing most nurses want, its control, so it makes the nurses lives much easier."

That's bull crap. Most nurses want to help their patients. I became a nurse to help people. Not to control others and make my life easier. I became a nurse to be the patients advocate and to make sure the patient gets taken care of.

If I would have been coming into nursing for the money (which isn't even that great) or for something as stupid as control, I wouldn't have finished nursing school. Nursing school was the hardest thing I've ever done. If I truly didn't feel as if my calling is to serve and help others I would have quit nursing school after the first semester.

So don't make generalized statements about nurses when you don't know what you're talking about nor have you worked in the field long enough to know what you're talking about.

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Specializes in Public Health.

This is a troll. If not, they have a long winding road ahead, full of conflict and re-education to the point of redundancy. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

I have worked in every setting in healthcare from home health to acute care hospital work, as a CNA, PCA, private duty assistant, unit coordinator, student and RN for my entire adult life and you have one week experience as a PCT. I'm just saying that IMHO, you know nothing Jon Snow.

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I take serious offense to the statement that; "Theres only 1 thing most nurses want, its control, so it makes the nurses lives much easier."

That's bull crap. Most nurses want to help their patients. I became a nurse to help people. Not to control others and make my life easier. I became a nurse to be the patients advocate and to make sure the patient gets taken care of.

If I would have been coming into nursing for the money (which isn't even that great) or for something as stupid as control, I wouldn't have finished nursing school. Nursing school was the hardest thing I've ever done. If I truly didn't feel as if my calling is to serve and help others I would have quit nursing school after the first semester.

So don't make generalized statements about nurses when you don't know what you're talking about nor have you worked in the field long enough to know what you're talking about.

You misunderstood my statement. I said control over the aides, not the patients. I agree with an above poster that aide work can help someone become a better nurse b/c if you work as an aide you'll learn to appreciate the hard work they do for the little pay/respect they get. In regards to becoming an np, i have plans on getting married and starting a family and i'd like to finish school as soon as possible, most programs require 1-2 years of clinical practice, im fine with doing that. Im getting older, and year by year fly's by so im looking to reach my ultimate goal the sooner the better. Like i said, i dont mind wiping butt but if i can avoid it id rather avoid it. I dont like the smell and look of feces, that doesnt mean ill make a bad nurse. We all have things we dislike.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

HA! OP was above CNA duties when he WAS a CNA!!

It's sounding like you're already one of those people who thinks they are above CNA duties and you're not a nurse yet? While you're at work, the patient does come first. Not you. There are safe ways to help patients without hurting yourself, BY yourself. You can do a full bed bath and linen change by yourself. Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt.

If you didn't want honest feed back about quitting your job during orientation you shouldn't have come to a predominantly NURSE website. We've cleaned patients and performed CNA duties and a lot of us have been CNA's/nurse techs before graduating so we know what the work is like. It sucks.

I worked the hardest unit in my hospital as a tech for 2 years while in an ADN program. Full time school, full time work with a husband and child at home. I'd go in and only have one other tech for 42 patients. So what did I do? Put on my big girl panties and got all 21 baths done and linen changes done along with getting vital signs q4hrs. It can be done. You've just gotta get your time management down, work your butt off and get it done.

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

I asked that earlier of OP, clearly he's above CNA duties AND following TOS. I wasn't going to point it out again, because I'm guessing that this poster will be Johnny on the spot with "NETY"

And OP, could you PLEASE follow at least one rule of etiquette here? Lose the txtspk. It's hard to read and against our TOS anyway. But of course, you might still be in the probation period so you can do whatever you want, right?

Oh, god, Esme, I have missed you so.

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Above CNA duties and uses txtspk. Oh boy I hope he comes to work at my hospital!

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Specializes in Oncology, Rehab, Public Health, Med Surg.

Quote-Some of the ppl on this forum are living in lala land, not reality. Your spoon fed what to say, scripted talk. Try to think outside the box, dontjust listen to what others say.

You are a student. As in, trying to learn the nursing world. You havent a clue whats lala land or not.

When you're actually a nurse with experience in the nursing world, come back and talk to us about the realities of nursing. Perhaps then we will listen

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You misunderstood my statement. I said control over the aides, not the patients. I agree with an above poster that aide work can help someone become a better nurse b/c if you work as an aide you'll learn to appreciate the hard work they do for the little pay/respect they get. In regards to becoming an np, i have plans on getting married and starting a family and i'd like to finish school as soon as possible, most programs require 1-2 years of clinical practice, im fine with doing that. Im getting older, and year by year fly's by so im looking to reach my ultimate goal the sooner the better. Like i said, i dont mind wiping butt but if i can avoid it id rather avoid it. I dont like the smell and look of feces, that doesnt mean ill make a bad nurse. We all have things we dislike.

No one wants to control anyone & don't go generalizing all nurses. I didn't go into nursing to control anyone.

That's the second time you've said we've misunderstood you. No. It's hard to misunderstand what's in black & white (maybe if you quite using text speak it would help us though).

You clearly don't want to clean up after any patient & you have made that VERY clear. If you keep saying that position was dangerous yet you don't give us any examples & how would you know when you didn't stay past orientation?

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