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Another CNA question : )

What did/do you like most about being a CNA? If you were one before applying to get your RN did you find it helpful? What does a typical day look like for a CNA?

 

Thank you!

Re: Another CNA question : )

  • I was an EMT, but I did work at a hospital in a CNA-type role before nursing school. I hated it, to be honest. I found it dull and easy, and I don't like doing baths, feeding people, etc, which is most of that job.

    Typical day in the hospital:

    7a-8a getting report, taking vital signs

    8a-11a doing bed baths, checking intake and output, changing beds, restocking, straightening patient rooms (housekeeping cleans but does not straighten)

    11a-noon vital signs again, blood sugars

    noon-2p helping people eat, setting up trays, intake and output again

    2p-3p anything you missed before

    3p-4p vital signs again, blood sugars again

    4p-7p anything you missed before

     Interspersed is bedpans, bedside commodes (again, you wash these out), admissions, more vital signs if the patient isn't doing well, blood sugars every hour if the patient is on insulin, getting people drinks/snacks, and charting all of the above. You may do very basic wound care.

    From what I saw of CNAs during nursing school, it doesn't really help except you're more comfortable doing bed baths, changing linens, and doing vital signs. CNA work is not about understanding why you're doing something or the results, but just doing it and reporting it to the nurse. Knowledge-wise, it doesn't do much at all. 

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  • I worked in a nursing home as a cna for over a year and I hated it.. I felt like all i did all day was wipe asses and help them to the toilet to change the clothes they soiled in, plus feeding at each meal and showers. Alot of people in nursing homes require a hoyer lift to transfer them which can be hectic and frustrating at times as well as the patients/residents themselves. Working in a hospital would be ideal but most hospitals require you have 6 months to over a year of experience before hiring.
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  • CNAs in nursing homes/rehab facilities are grossly underpaid and overworked, and none of that work is glamorous. 

    I would page PennyCandy on the local. She has experience as a CNA while waiting on nursing school admission. 

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    CNAs in nursing homes/rehab facilities are grossly underpaid and overworked, and none of that work is glamorous. 

    I would page PennyCandy on the local. She has experience as a CNA while waiting on nursing school admission. 

     

    Thank you!

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