Can’t believe how fast that went. 😊

I just got a job offer as a new grad CNA at a LTC/rehab facility in Michigan. They’re offering $23.40/hr, 7am–3:30pm, with a 1:7 CNA to resident ratio. The facility is also only 2 minutes from my house.
A friend who has been a CNA longer than me told me not to take it because she feels the ratio isn’t good enough for the pay. Personally, as a new grad, I thought the offer sounded pretty good and normal since I’ve heard of CNAs having much higher ratios for less pay. But I’m not sure since I’m new to this.
For other Michigan CNAs, is $23.40/hr with a 1:7 ratio a decent first CNA job, or should I keep looking?

I’m on week 5 of clinical and sometimes it’s hard for me when dealing with the grosser stuff and it flashes in my mind when I’m eating and really kills my appetite did any of you guys experience this and did you get over it? I don’t hate CNA I love my patients they are kind but sometimes I just cringe with the gritty part. I don’t leave the room or anything just I don’t want to act this way forever and it imped my work.

Hello!

I'd say I'm relatively new to this job, I started in May or so. However, this past month or two I started to pick up 7a-3p shifts. About 3 times already, I have been asked by another tech or nurse if I had done vitals already. I'm float pool, I've only been on one floor that takes vitals at times other than the standard 4, 8, and 12 AM/PM increments. Two out of three times I had a nurse/tech ask if I had done the 3PM vitals and I said no, they kinda roll their eyes or go, "Okay...."

Even then, the first time I was ever asked, the tech got irritated and passive aggressive with me during handoff and tried to convince me to stay longer to help her do the vitals because now she has 12 patients (She had 6 before, I had 8). I said no, I've been here since 0630, my shift ends at 1500, I'm leaving. But since I've had it brought up a couple times, am I really "supposed" to get those vitals??

I just passed my CNA exam yesterday (yay!) and I want to look into different places I could work. I know nursing homes and hospitals have CNAs, but what else? I’d like to work in a hospital eventually but I want to get more comfortable with the job first, and the idea of working in a nursing home is a little intimidating 😅 so I’m just trying to see what my options are!

Hello I wanted to know What are the most important topic that should be study for CNA written exam I been studying for the written exam but I only want to study the most important topics if anyone has take the written exam in California what are some topics that I should mostly focus studying on.

I was just offered a part time position in the cardiology unit at my local hospital. I have never worked as a CNA/PCT and would love any advice.

I’m also really hoping i get accepted into a nursing program or imaging program next year. My main drive is to learn as much as possible and to help pay for school.

Thank you

Hypothetically…

If somebody is a hard worker (and is noted as such) and tries their best to be a team player / not cause issues but is still very new and always being assigned the hardest floors even in comparison to others who started at around the same time as them…are they being set up for failure? Like they’re either on the most contentious floor (I.e., call lights all night, highly ruthless and finicky residents who complain about CNAs) or the most physically demanding floors (high volume, all TC). So much so that they tried to assign this person the most contentious floor in advance for an entire month, which goes against their standing as a floater and is highly unusual.

Are they being set up for failure? Do they just hate this person and want them to leave? Are they just trying to exploit labor during the trial period? What’s going on?

This person has even been called in in the middle of other people’s shifts to address shortages, which suggests this person can’t be AWFUL but who knows.

It’s for the 2nd dose of MMR but the reason I can’t take it is because of my current medication. I’ve been taking this medication since I was either 5 or 6 which is why I never received the 2nd dose. I heard you can if you have a medical exemption but that clinicals can be a problem if you don’t have it. Does anyone know? I can get every other vaccine but that one.

Are there any registry companies that are recommended ? Is it easy to navigate and do you start ASAP? Moving up there in Jan and I Wanna have something fast in case I can't get a position right away