Hello! I'm new here and will hopefully be going to a vocational school for LNA courses soon and I was interested in what sort of CNA stuff you guys did? The only information or stories I mostly have for CNA stuff is from the Dementia wing of a LTC because that is where my mother has worked for about 18 years...to be honest I don't know if I would be able to handle a locked down dementia wing like that.
With my CNA I work in an emergency room, a newborn ICU, and a trauma ICU. It all depends which state you live in, and what the hospital will allow. Got to say, it's pretty dang cool.
Hook up telemetry, bed changes, insert IV's, draw blood, cuddle babies, wound changes, assist with suturing, input doctor orders, deliver medications to nurses, each day a learning experience. It's been helpful to me while I'm in nursing school. You should look into it.
If I become a LNA I will most likely be starting out in LTC myself, but would probably then try to get into the Hospital..........I could try to get into the local Doctors office but the pay is way lower their compared to LTC.
I previously worked in a hospital cardiac telemetry unit, and now I work hospice. I do inpatient adults and occasionally peds, and in-home care for adults.
I'm in LPN school right now and plan to stay with hospice for the immediate future.
Chesterton1
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Hello! I'm new here and will hopefully be going to a vocational school for LNA courses soon and I was interested in what sort of CNA stuff you guys did? The only information or stories I mostly have for CNA stuff is from the Dementia wing of a LTC because that is where my mother has worked for about 18 years...to be honest I don't know if I would be able to handle a locked down dementia wing like that.