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Hey! How are you? Do you enjoy being a nurse? I know you arenot familar with me but I am new with advicenaotrs and want to make friends! So I am De
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Hey there! Welcome! ^_^ I'm not a full nurse, I'm a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Being a CNA involves a lot of skills work such as taking vital signs and helping people with what we call ADLs (activities of daily living). That means assisting in bathing, helping people go to the bathroom, and feeding people who can't feed themselves. I will warn you right here: This job is not for everyone. You need to be able to stomache certain smells and sights that would normally make you sick. However, you do get used to it in time (it's still taking me a while =P).
If you're looking for a taste of nursing before you sign up for the LPN (Licenced Practical Nurse) or RN (Registered Nurse) programs, becoming a CNA is a good place to start. You can get a job in almost any hospital or nursing home as a CNA, and many different areas in the medical field are open to you.
Yes, I do enjoy being a Nursing Assistant! I haven't started work yet, but in training we did work with people at a nursing home. It's not the most well-paying job out there, but you're never short of work, and it's a job hat leaves you feeling like you're doing a good service to people who need it.
If you're up for it, check it out! The class to become a CNA only takes about a quarter of a year and will be given by many community colleges. If you call up you're local college, they can probably give much more information about it.
Good luck! There is a shortage of CNAs, LPNs, and RNs these days, and we really need good people in out work places!
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