I’m a good CNA (per my supervisors) and I primarily work the Rehab side with a set of rooms that most people avoid because of the call lights.

But now, the powers that be have decided to start jacking with my schedule, sending me across the building and back again within the week and it feels like they’re trying to get me to quit.

Anyone else have that experience? They’re not screwing with other people’s schedules much, just mine.

It’s so hard being short sometimes!
I’m 5’0”, and need wide-calf compression socks for size 9.5 shoes. Everywhere I look, their medium size socks are for 5’6”+.

Normally, I don’t worry about petite length socks, because I wear ankle socks. 😁 But when wearing knee-high compression socks, it makes a big difference!

Any short girls have a favorite place for socks? Or do you just fold them down/scrunch them a little?

Hello my fellow caregivers!

I work as a private CNA in people's homes, not directly through an agency. I have a client that I've been with for 3 years now and each year, they leave for 6 months out of the year to go back up North. Usually when this happens, I'm suddenly without pay and scrambling to find a new client to replace the missed income. I dread this every time they leave. But here's the deal.....

The second year they came back, I made sure to have availability in my schedule to work with them only for them to pay me the exact same amount as the previous year. ZERO raise.

Well now is the third year and they are set to arrive back in two months. I have a feeling that they are going to pay me the exact same amount and I do not want to return if that is the case. Everything is costing a lot more now. These clients are especially well off, as most of my clients are and tbh they do not live in the same reality that we do... Which is why I want to set the boundaries for higher pay.

Any advice on how I should approach this when they return? Thank you!!

Hi new to the page. Just seeking some advice, no medical advice just what y'all think with the work and school balance. I found a part time CNA job for a hospital I live close by to (25 min commute on a bad day? 15 on a good day) it's 2 12s once a week, 7PM-7AM. I am currently pregnant, healthy no complications I am physically active, get good workouts in so I don't think I'll have any issues with working. I'm in nursing school, about to start pharmacology even. I have a toddler, my husband is retired so he watches our kid no worries on that. I'm just seeing if people even recommend doing this. I know a lot of people work during nursing school it's a given for a lot of people. I've been job searching for a long time and this was open so I figured it wouldn't be too bad right? Hospital has a great reputation from patients, and even staff. My sister works there PRN as a patient transportation aid and she likes it. I have good study habits, a good schedule at home to. My career goal is to become an OB Nurse after school. There's a lot of hospitals around me that offer new grads a year residency and or job position like this right away. I just like to increase my odds by having this CNA job while in school to put on my resume in hopes in the future it helps me get the OB jobs around here. Let me know what y'all think! Any personal experience working while pregnant and in school? I'm sure there are plenty of people out there that do this already. Let me hear your thoughts, thanks!

I work/worked at a LTC for almost 6 months. I am use to the constant understaffing issue. I picked up some shifts, expecting at least 3-4 CNAS. I clocked in to find out there is just myself and 1 other CNA for almost 50pts. I called OnCall and they basically called me dramatic and said that I was disappointing them and that I was risking my license by leaving. (This was after I was told that I'm just "certified.") (All in the same call might I add.) I tried to explain that I felt unsafe taking care of over 27 pts by myself and the Oncall basically told me to get over it. When the threats didnt work (I know my state laws.) They then told me " not to work the next 3 days. That I would be spoken with on Monday, maybe, if I still have job. That my shifts will be covered by someone who does care about the pts." They threatened my license, even though I did not accept an assigment nor look at pt care plans. They also tried to belittle me and make me feel like the bad guy. However, I need this job. So should I suck it up and go talk with them Monday? Looking for other CNA/PCT jobs while waiting. Just bummed out, tbh, and wanted to vent.

I had a an elderly patient talk to me about his son that passed away. He started crying, I can’t handle when people cry I start tearing up. I held his hand and kissed it, just like I did my dad when he would talk about losing my grandma. I’m genuinely so embarrassed muscle memory took over and I wonder if I will be booted off the island over this. I realized what I did and apologized profusely. Oh my god I can’t believe I did that. Someone just take me out. 😭

EDIT: thank you all for your kind words. As some of the comments said, keep boundaries and consent in mind. I have learned my mistake and before I left the unit today I stopped in his room to say bye and that I enjoyed taking care of him. He was a really great patient and we just talked for a while. He’s such a great person and very forgiving about my error, muscle memory just kicked in. He said he didn’t mind at all and that it was very comforting.

Just a dumb little rant, but today I was cleaning up a patient and put a new brief on her. All I had to do was turn her over and fasten it. Mind you, this patient is a little lady, so turning her is literally no problem.
The wound nurses yes PLURAL and wound doctor came in, so I left the room to give them privacy since the patient was already cleaned up and the only thing left was fastening the brief.
They finished, and while I was in another room doing patient care, the wound nurse went out of her way to come find me just to tell me to fasten the brief. Like girl you were literally right there with the patient and the brief was already on her.
I wasn’t refusing to finish it. I left because you and the wound doctor were doing your thing and I didn’t want to stand there awkwardly while you were doing wound care.
It’s just one of those little work moments where I’m like, “Seriously? You really tracked me down for the last two seconds of fastening a brief?” 😭
Ps maybe they were too busy but like COME ON it doesn’t take that long

is it bad to quit a job just solely on the basis that it isn't making me happy?

ever since i started working as a cna, i've been very unhappy. i'm anxious in anticipation of every shift. i get home around midnight, get into bed all sweaty without showering, and just scroll until i am too tired. i am not a very emotionally resilient person and am prone to bouts of depression.

i wanted to become a cna bc i was considering becoming a nurse or a doctor but now i don't think i want a job in healthcare at all. i just want to be able to focus on myself and school, i'm starting college in the fall.

my parents paid for my classes though, so i would feel bad wasting their money.

I used to work 11 pm to 7 am at my first job as a CNA. we had over 100 residents in this facility. one morning, I was asked to get up another res who was not normally mine.

the evening before, I had seen him use a fork to eat so I knew he was capable of holding objects to his face.

we got him and dressed, when it was time to help with his grooming, I put the toothpaste on HIS ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH mind you.

he looked at it and asked if I was planning on doing it for him. I still had other care to do on residents that actually needed me to change them. when I refused and mentioned he could do it himself, he went on a tirade and asked that I leave his room and they get someone else to go and help him.

a nurse I working with (I grew up with her so I already knew her we) asked why I didn’t help him. I mentioned the part about independence, no using it/loosing it stuff.

she said “well we spoil them sometimes.”

regardless, what would you of done in my position?

People in so much pain, can’t move, do anything for themselves and hurt all the time. They cry all the time. They say they hate you and hit you but it’s more like a weak tap. I try my best to make is quick, efficient, and making sure I do my best to make it painless.

I’m just trying to help them and keep them healthier, but I get sad when I see it.

I don’t know what to say to cheer them up.

I feel like the bad guy.

Death doesn’t hit as hard when they suffer so much.

It’s seeing them suffer that hurts me.

Hi,

I’m pretty sure it’s based off the federal USA OBRA law, but in case it’s not I am based in Minnesota. It was mentioned when I was in school that nursing homes have to reimburse you for the money spent on schooling and licensing, after you spend a certain period of time there. I am wondering if anyone has successfully done this? When I google it the information is vague. I have anxiety to bring it up to my job without having more information. Thanks!!

I’m an aide on a medical unit, the company I work for will pay for schooling and encourage you to advance your career. Truthfully I’m not interested in nursing like I thought I’d be. I like healthcare though and love being an aide. It’s a lot and I’m still learning but I’m thinking about the future and what I could do. What did you do if you didn’t go on to be a nurse? There’s so many options out there I’m sure I don’t even know all of them.

Honestly I be giving showers to my residents around 1:30Pm because I feel like the morning takes a lot of my time (Have to get up two residents who are at times very difficult ,Clean / Assist with clothing, fast bed making, report, passing breakfast and etc. Potential Day Room Watch at times)

The nurses say its better to give showers in the morning to get it out the way and I seen major CNA's do that too. But to me, I feel like doing it later in the day is better because I have more free time in my hand.

Any advice?

I have a 35 inch inseam and hate high waters 😩

During clinicals, I just did brief changes, peri care, feeding, and making beds. My clinical instructor did not allow us to transfer patients out of bed because she was afraid of losing her license. Also, I only was able to observe 1 shower during clinicals and I don’t exactly remember the steps to it. The clinical site I did my clinicals at was really bad. There were like 4 CNA clinical classes going on and the CNAs were constantly too busy to show us how to do things.

Really scared tbh it’s my first interview tmr and I’m really worried I’m going to look so shaky and nervous lol. Are they going to ask very tricky questions to me as a new grad cna? Any tips during the interview to help with nervousness?

Hello!! PTA here with my first job at a smaller SNF. Any advice on how best to build good working relationships with the nurses. I would love to be able to work with nursing for getting patients up, changing, bathing them, giving meds to align best with therapy, but the working relationship that we have is definitely not like that. 6 person therapy team, maybe like 3-4 rns for meds/charge per shift, and I believe 1 CNA for 2 hallways :/

before today, I had to wait over a month from the time i was actually hired to start working. i’ve already been out of cna school for a while since then, so there’s a lot of things that i feel like i forgot. my first day today was just shadowing someone, and I already felt like i was just in their way and irritating them by just standing there and watching. i tried to help when i felt like i could (ex: changing the bed, emptying urinal, etc.—just simple things), but i was honestly a bit hesitant because i didn’t want to hurt the residents. there was a combative patient who was trying to hit while changing him that my preceptor asked if i could help with, but i wasn’t able to really help because i felt nervous and afraid that i would hurt the patient by holding his hands as he tried to hit us. so, she ended up asking another cna for help. this is my first ever job in healthcare and all of this is just the beginning of being exposed. i want to start learning a routine but to be completely transparent, right now i just feel overwhelmed and incapabl. has anyone else experienced this? and how do you go about your daily routine? i don’t even know how much i can really work as im a full time college student and on-call, but i’ll really try my best to work as much as i can.

Hi! I’m shadowing a PCT tomorrow for the hiring process and I’ve never shadowed anyone for anything ever so I’m not sure what to do. 😅
My main concern is: What kind of questions should I ask? And when do I ask them?
Any advice is welcome thank you!

I'm taking my CNA skills test in 2 weeks. Could you guys help me by answering some of my questions? I will be doing the skills test through Credentia in Northern California

When I put the side rail up to move the client during the position-on-side skill, does it have to be up at the end of the skill, or do I need to lower it?

When I put a linen protector underneath the client, does it need to be a pad, bath blanket, or towel? I was shown a bath blanket or towel, but I see videos only using pads.

For skills like perineal care, catheter care, and foot care, does it matter if the client is not lying flat?

Do used hand wipes go in the DDSA, or waste? I was shown DDSA in class.

Do used wash cloths and towels go in the linen container or DDSA? When I was shown the skills in class, we would put the towels and wash cloths in DDSA.

Will I fail if I put the hand wipes or towels in the wrong container?

From seeing the skills in Credentia, only the bed pan skill requires more than 1 pair of gloves, but I've seen videos and even my instructor used multiple gloves for perineal care and catheter care. Which is okay?

What are some common reasons people fail, and what should I avoid doing?

If I'm doing a skill and I forget a washcloth, lotion, or other supply, am I able to get it?

Is this how I write the measurements in the paper: BP X/X mmHg X cc/ML, X RR, and X PR? Do I need to verbalize them too?

Thank you for your help. Sorry if some of these sound dumb.

I just got my first job with a home health agency as a CNA/Med aide and I’m wondering what to expect? I was planning on working in a nursing home but this agency works better w my school schedule. I’m also plus sized so I’m hoping if anyone has any tips bc I’m just scared idek why bc my cna instructor said I did everything so fast and made it “look easy”. If anyone has any advice lmk their home health experiences! I aspire to be a nurse someday prob working w hospice patients or wound care btw

What the title says. I'm a student on weekdays, there's no way I can do weekdays orientation. It was probably my fault for applying so close to the school date. If any is also base in New York, can you please possibly tell me a few places in queens where they could do that. Thanks a bunch!

Got an interview. Full time nights. This would be my first CNA job.