Will my CNA license be in jeopardy ?

[sfreders]

I currently work in Assisted Living and when I got hired in they I informed them that I go to school. I did not go in the fall semester but started back in the winter semester in Jan. The woman who hired me hired me in knowing I go to school and told me I would not be mandated to stay over on the days I have school. She has since quit and we have a new General Manager and LPN. I spoke to the LPN about me having school and not being able to be mandated during the week. She said if she had to mandate me she would try to work out the schedule to where I only got mandated on the weekends and not when I had school. She recently created a mandation schedule and all of my days to be mandated are when I have school. THe policy also states that if an employee refuses to stay they will be fired. My question is this- If they fire me because I refuse to stay when mandated on a school day can they turn me in and have my license flagged for abandonment? Since it is Assisted Living is it different since it's not Skilled? I am very worried because I don't want to lose my job or my license, however school is my first priority, and I cannot miss school.

[angelikdemonik]

A license is given through the state.

Certification is nation-wide.

Both are earned, and both require board exams to obtain.

[TazziRN, RN]

oh honey give me a break! claiming to be a nurse is "illegal". she did not say she is a nurse but just said she is licensed.

is there a reason to get snippy?

i do just about everything an lpn does at my job now, so i might as well have the license, in a matter of time it will officially be on paper.

but you don't have it yet, and until you do, you do not have a license.

[Mommy TeleRN, RN]

What kind of things are you doing that an LPN should be doing? That would concern me more than the OT thing. Are they pushing you to go outside the scope of your certification?

[sfreders]

Where did I say I had a LPN or RN license? Nowhere did I mention that I was licensed as a LPN or RN, just made a statement that I do the same thing an LPN does at my job- nothing false in that statement. Only difference is that I do not have the license through the state or have it on paper. I simply wanted to know if my CNA or LPN license in the future (when I obtain one ) would be at jeopoardy.

Mommy TeleRN I pass meds, give injections, tube feedings, put catheters in patients, etc. I know that in a nursing home that would be illegal and out of my scope of practice, but I think it's different in assisted living.

[EmmaG, RN]

I agree with Angie on all points. I'd also like to point out that if you're a CNA, you do not have a license, you have certification. That's why the title is CERTIFIED Nurses Aide.

They can still be suspended or revoked.

http://www.dhp.state.va.us/enforcement/cdecision/boardresults.asp?board=14

They're still a licensed CNA. (You'll notice they list the person's CNA license number on the disciplinary action)

[lola2B]

they can still be suspended or revoked.

http://www.dhp.state.va.us/enforcement/cdecision/boardresults.asp?board=14

they're still a licensed cna. (you'll notice they list the person's cna license number on the disciplinary action)

thanks for the link. be careful though some people here would get mad that you use the word "license" for cna.

should we demand va board to change the word "license number" to "certificate number" on their website because according to some people here, it is illegal and the cna did not earn the word "license".

personally, i don't mind if cnas call themselves licensed instead of certified as long as they know their scope of practice and most of the time they meant certified anyway.

lola :innerconf

[EmmaG, RN]

Not referring to this person in particular, but I have worked with CNAs who seem to forget they are governed by the BON just as we nurses are--- and they can be brought up on charges and suffer disciplinary actions, too.

[caliotter3]

When I was hired at a facility, the DON was aware I was going to school and there was an agreement concerning my schedule although night shift was involved, so no real problem most of the time. But that DON left. When I asked for certain days to accommodate my night class I was told by the new manager not to make such a request again. Funny that the nurse that I was hired to replace (whenever they were going to fire her) had spoken to this person and got everything she wanted concerning the schedule. I should have been able to tell that this meant something was very, very wrong. I learned the hard way later. When you have a gentleman's agreement with one boss, and that person leaves, everything is back to before square one. Yes, submit your resignation. The employer is not honoring their commitment to you and you deserve better. You can find employment elsewhere. Even if the situation changes, it would be apparent that there is little regard for you and that might carry over. It happened to me.

[Jo Dirt]

Where did I say I had a LPN or RN license? Nowhere did I mention that I was licensed as a LPN or RN, just made a statement that I do the same thing an LPN does at my job- nothing false in that statement. Only difference is that I do not have the license through the state or have it on paper. I simply wanted to know if my CNA or LPN license in the future (when I obtain one ) would be at jeopoardy.

Mommy TeleRN I pass meds, give injections, tube feedings, put catheters in patients, etc. I know that in a nursing home that would be illegal and out of my scope of practice, but I think it's different in assisted living.

Funny thing about this state (Tennessee), if you are a paid CNA you are not allowed to pass meds or do any kind of procedure, but if you are NOT certified you are allowed to do these things and be paid for it...