Life would be so much easier if ...........

[NYC-EMS]

[align=center:9f7f3087ee]Life would be so much easier if CNA's wore these orange jump suits while working.It would save us a lot of time and energy in an emergency[/align:9f7f3087ee]

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[Eydawn]

And yet a CNA can get multiple jobs in the hospital setting that I cannot, even though I have the same physical skills experience from working in the DD field and from my EMT experience and education. I've been rejected for several jobs that were listed recently, most of which said "CNA licensure preferred". What the heck for?! How do we differ that much from CNA's? If you're an EMT and you know how to use gait belts, hoyer lifts, give baths and change diapers... you pretty much ARE a CNA.

Wendy

CO EMT-B

[JakeEMTP]

I feel your pain Wendy. Not something I want to pursue, but I understand what you saying.

At the hospital ED we frequent, all personnel are colour coded. Attendings wear grey scrubs, Residents wear black ( how fitting ), RN's wear navy blue and CNA's wear maroon. Makes it very easy to know who one is giving the pt. report to.

Oh, I forgot the RT's. They wear green.

[Chief1C]

That looks like our cover-alls, except a little less orange, and with pockets and length-zippers.

[NYC-EMS]

Wendy Wendy Wendy.You must go to a special school to be a CNA.

In this CNA Special Education school they teach

How to point to a nurse

How to wipe vomit and feces

How to say thats not my problem

How to ignore a patient that needs help

How to give blank stairs when asked about a patient

[Eydawn]

I'm just so frustrated right now. I really enjoy my job in the DD field... well, everything about the clients, paperwork, physical work, trainings, etc. I'm fine with.

It's the scheduling that's killing me. Everything's so unpredictable and I either end up with no shifts or everything at once. That and having to beg for handsoap and paper towels for WEEKS... and very few people actually giving enough of a damn to do the smaller parts of our job, like calling the supervisor and really taking the time to document client info in our communication book.

I feel trapped by this job. I don't want to be a strange overglorified medication passing non-licenced CNA anymore. I want to work in the hospital or prehospital environment as a tech- what I've been trained to do. It's really starting to get to me.

Trapped is never a good thing, is it?

( Sorry, didn't mean to hijack a thread. Back to wanting CNA's to be in international distress orange... )

Wendy

CO EMT-B

[courageheartx]

CNA???

nurses aide????WTF? never heard....

[spenac]

CNA???

nurses aide????WTF? never heard....

Another USA cost saving measure. Tell people they are in healthcare and doing an important job but pay them crap.

[strippel]

That is the same jumpsuit that the COs put on prisoners when we take them out of the jail. Does that have 'LCP' written on the back?

Dawn, I give you credit for wanting to do CNA work. From your posts, you are intelligent, and obviously care about other people.

My dad is in an ECF, which he hates with a passion. He has had issues on and off with the one full time CNA. She TELLS him how he should think about things, especially the Bible.

Anyway, back to you. Good luck, Dawn.

[courageheartx]

Another USA cost saving measure. Tell people they are in healthcare and doing an important job but pay them crap.

that sounds about right.