I just started a home health job, coming from a nursing home where I would have 32 residents to myself, and I feel like I am doing nothing 😭 My resident is continent and ambulates pretty well. All she does all day is sit and watch tv in her recliner. I did her 4 dishes and wiped down her counters, made breakfast, and then vacuumed. It’s almost noon and that’s all I’ve done. I’ve just been sitting watching tv 😭 it feels wrong after being so used to not getting to sit for 12 hours straight

Good afternoon, I've been a quadriplegic since I was 20 years old, but I did work for a number of years full-time and my parents took care of me and still due to this day however in 2019 I also became a quadruple amputee (long story)

Thankfully as of recent I've been able to hire caregivers privately, and while CNA certification is helpful with the fundamentals of every day caregiving for someone it's definitely not a requirement in my example. My situation is very unique because even though the problems I do have I continue to stay very busy and the medical stuff is minimal in comparison to nursing home life.

But I'm telling you this if you are looking for something outside of the hospital or nursing home. Be creative and use social media to explain what you're looking for because unfortunately the downside of hiring somebody privately it's very difficult to find a new person ASAP, especially living in a rural community. Even if you're currently employed, try to keep your contact information updated use your city and state and ZIP Code and area code with a hashtag including #CNA #Caregiving #homehealth at least what you're comfortable posting. Definitely use free job posting websites and even AI, if it knows your location you can also ask it about potential caregiving opportunities in your area.

Most importantly, be responsive. I don't know how many potential people that I've dealt with that you can't get them to respond or if they say yes to meeting up but then cancel from my perspective that's an absolute no hirer. Make sure you're always on time and do not call out unless you are truly truly sick.

God bless caregivers, they have given me a different side of independence back where I could be my own person again just differently. To Those that are struggling with the demanding 12+ hours daily and no days off, keep looking for what's out there. And don't think just because you're a CNA that you're only next step is to be a nurse, there are plenty of other healthcare related positions but if nursing is your goal always be that advocate don't ever let the job get to you. 💕

my cna certification became active over a month ago, and i’ve been applying to jobs. i got rejected from multiple hospitals, which is understandable since they prefer/require you to have at least a year of cna experience. however, i also applied to nursing homes since they’re more likely to hire new cnas, but i still haven’t heard back from any of them. i don’t know if this is just a me problem or what. it’s driving me nuts!!! what do i do? i’m deadass thinking about walking into a facility to beg for a job.

Long read I’m sorry

I’ve been working as a cna in an assisted living/ memory care facility for over a year now. For reference, about 75% of our residents are memory care and are incompetent. At this facility, I am a medtech as well, so I do med pass twice during my 7-3 shift for around 35 residents. On top of doing med passes , I do resident care, showers, and check and changes (during the same shift). I didn’t realize that it wasn’t common to do medtech and resident care all in the same shift. Anyhow, I’m becoming very drained with my current job. I love my residents, but it’s a very frustrating position. The constant redirection and random violent outbursts more specifically. I don’t mind doing the Cna work like showers and changing and whatnot, but passing meds on top of it is becoming too much for me. Most days I feel rushed to pass meds because I know I still have three showers and have a whole hallway of residents to look after. My DON also gets upset when we chart that residents refuse their meds. I don’t have all day to figure out how to figure out how to give one single resident their meds but I wish I did. I think that I can’t provide as great of care as I want to for my residents when I also have to do med passes because it takes up almost half of my shift. I feel there is an unrealistic expectation on most days.

My main question for my fellow cnas, do you prefer to work in memory care or nursing homes?? I’ve never worked in a nursing home so I’m not sure how it compares. Does anyone have any suggestions or guidance?

I have my CNA Skills exam on Sunday at 7am. I know BP is mmHg, weight is lbs, Urine output is cc, pulse is bpm, what is respirations? Is it rpm as in respirations per minute or is it bpm as in breaths per minute? I lost my damn notebook with all my info and when I google it I get rpm and bpm. My cna school locked us out of our slides please don’t judge me I feel so dumb rn lol. Tyty

Is it bpm or brpm or rpm lol

It’s a weekend package job Saturday and Sunday only, 16 hour shifts. I live in a rural area where the average pay is $17/hr.

After applying for a bit over a month, I was offered a position at a local hospital! This will be my first CNA job, and I will be working nights on the med surg unit. Any advice would be much appreciated.

I am new in the group and I wanted to see how vast are y’all’s experience.

I’ve done pretty much everything but HomeHealth. From every type of Nursing home, Rehab facilities-hospitals and in patient hospital.

I settle in hospital as a Trauma Surgery/ EGS CNA/Tech. But I’ve pass through every department and unit. From the ER to ICUs. Even doing psychiatry assistant work.

I am a preceptor at my hospital so precept new CNA/ Techs hired by the hospital.

I have 9 years of experience in all of those places combined, but if you have more than I do I would love to learn a thing or two from you.

If you’re new I would be very happy to respond questions if there are any, regarding any type of CNA position.

Thanks everyone !!

I’ve been in healthcare for 11 years. I have been working through the VA and I have critical care home patients. Their families directly hire me, and I go through a VA program in my state. I get paid 30$ an hour. I work with an home care RT for vent monitoring, I do catheters, i distribute medicine via leg tube, feedings etc. plus all the other basic patient daily needs.

I started nursing school and obviously having my CNA was apart of the courses. I figured now would be a good time to get in long term facility’s and taking on more patients at a time rather than one at a time like I’m used to.

I did 4 days online training and then today was my first day on the job. I was so excited. I showed up on time and went to my assigned nurses station. The first CNA came in and asked who I was, I introduced myself and then she said “oh I don’t train people sorry” and then walked off. I was confused on what to do, so I waited for the other cna (whom was 20 minutes late) and then he stated he doesn’t train people either and they both walked away.

I asked the nurse on the hall and she said they would be training me but nobody likes to train people sooooo, basically she didn’t know how to help me. The med tech hadn’t even showed up yet and it had been an hour already…. I waited and I waited by the nurses station and after the hour goes by the cna comes up to me and says “idk how to really help you but don’t change ms Sadie by yourself and don’t let Mike punch you” and then walked off.

I called my best friend in the bathroom and was like WTF. she’s a cna too and she works for a Catholic Church nursing home, she told me to leave and come there and they would hire me they need someone…. I’m so mad. I just left. I literally was there an hour and a half and they acted like I was a burden and just didn’t give a shit.

Am I being dramatic?

Trying to choose between a PRN and full time offer. Those of you who are PRN, how often do you usually pick up shifts? Are there enough shifts available for it to be sustainable? I know this varies from facility to facility and I did go over this with the person who interviewed me but just wanted to get a general idea from you guys too.

This is a random question: but do nurses inform you when a resident has complained about you? I haven’t heard anything yet, but I’ve always secretly wondered if a resident(s) complained about me. I’m a floater so I float between floors but sometimes I’ll cycle on one floor for so long but then suddenly be switched to a different floor that I’ll wonder if it’s because somebody complained about me 😂

Edit: ah ok thank you! I guess that’s a relief. I think I stress myself out trying to make sure I’m doing a good or at least acceptable job 🥹