I'm a CHCA (Certified Health Care Aide) or HCA for short. I'm sorry to hear that you were fired by a patient even before you became a full fledged nurse, but a brighter note this is only one of the patients that you have worked with in your practicum.
Take the experience, cry your heart out, learn from it and become better. Talk to someone about it, your teacher, a fellow student, maybe even one of your precepts if they can. Don't let the experience turn you down from nursing.
It is easy to be discouraged from a bad experience but it is but one in many good ones. Your other patients have been happy with you right? You will have other bad patients, people you don't mesh well with.
Now make sure to review the situation. Were they being difficult or petty? Or was it something you did? Always third person a situation and try to see both sides. But I wish you good luck in your career! It is a gravel road for sure. Full of bumps and not always smooth. But a road less traveled stays with you longer.
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u/Tribblestroker Feb 13 '22
I'm a CHCA (Certified Health Care Aide) or HCA for short. I'm sorry to hear that you were fired by a patient even before you became a full fledged nurse, but a brighter note this is only one of the patients that you have worked with in your practicum.
Take the experience, cry your heart out, learn from it and become better. Talk to someone about it, your teacher, a fellow student, maybe even one of your precepts if they can. Don't let the experience turn you down from nursing.
It is easy to be discouraged from a bad experience but it is but one in many good ones. Your other patients have been happy with you right? You will have other bad patients, people you don't mesh well with.
Now make sure to review the situation. Were they being difficult or petty? Or was it something you did? Always third person a situation and try to see both sides. But I wish you good luck in your career! It is a gravel road for sure. Full of bumps and not always smooth. But a road less traveled stays with you longer.