The Joys of CNA Work

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Today, one of my nurses asked me, "Hey, did you see her butt?". Luckily I was on the way to the restroom, because I laughed hysterically. Partially because I'm a man-child, but also because I am in the midst of switching careers and when I was in construction (almost 10 years) that phrase had a totally different meaning.

Work has been rough lately. Here in Florida it is "season", meaning all of the snow birds (geriatrics who flock south for the winter) are in town and the hospitals are packed. Despite the exhausting work though, it seems at least one patient every day manages to make me remember why I am switching careers. They tell my manager how they couldn't get through the day without my help or their face lights up when I enter the room. It's amazing how we can impact people's life just by doing the simplest of things for them.

Not sure exactly the purpose of this other than maybe to give some inspiration to newer CNA's, potential CNA's or another outlet for funny stories from veteran CNA's.

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I have to find some humor in work everyday otherwise I'd go crazy. :-) And sometimes it isn't the patients; it's the providers!

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Specializes in Med-Surg ICU.

I'm not a CNA - I am an RN but I love and appreciate the CNAs on our team and have a great deal of respect for them and the work they do. I love working side by side with them to provide great care to our patients!

One crazy morning one of my (very large) patients had a HUGE code brown right at shift change. After the CNA I was working with and I cleaned her up and we left the room, the CNA commented that the BM reminded her of the puréed beef stew at our hospital. Well, later on in the day we were both in this patient's room again when the lunch tray was delivered. And what was served? Puréed beef stew! And the CNA was spot on about it's appearance! We had the hardest time keeping straight faces!!

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HAHA. I love your handle and that response. I try to keep everyone laughing during our shifts. The unit I work on is like a small family, so some days we don't all get along and I try to pull us all together with humor. It usually works and we end up giving better care.

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I say the phrase "you have to laugh to keep from crying" on a weekly basis lol. One day we turned a very large lady (one of those who could easily turn on her own but refused" and she let out the nastiest, bubbliest, wettest sounding gas you've ever heard. My coworker who was on the receiving end died laughing. We NEVER laugh at patients, but she just couldn't help it.... the patient said "was that me?" and I couldn't help it... I laughed to. I was fully expecting to be written up but I never heard anything else about it hahaha.

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LOVE THESE STORIES!!!!

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Sometimes you have to take in a little bit of humor.

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