Day in the life of a CNA| Assisted Living, Nursing Home or Hospital?

Hey y’all! I hope you enjoyed the video and received some insight on an ideal day in the life of an assisted living CNA. I will be working full time as a CNA until I begin nursing school!

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[shirleyvanburen]

I’ve been a CNA almost 35 years and have worked in every field of healthcare.I even published a book on CNA’s And their roles

[bvskp]

I’ve been a CNA at my local nursing home for nearly 4 months, and may I just say it’s a stressful/hard job. We may be considered the lowest of the low in healthcare, but we break our backs daily for our patients/residents. Although we have our awful moments as a CNA, we are still grateful and appreciative of who we are and what we’re capable of doing. Building relationships is literally one of the best things that can happen in healthcare.

[edwarda.]

CNA's are really the backbone in healthcare. Kudos to all CNA's out there for all their hard work 😊

[QueenPat]

I was a CNA in a LTC for 2 years and just accepted a casual RN position at my local hospital! CNA is a tough, physically demanding job and I have so much respect for CNAs!! I’m so happy to have started as one before becoming a nurse; it really shed a light on how hard their roles are and how important they are in the healthcare team! Kudos to you!

[vwgirlbeth]

A good CNA is invaluable. As an RN for almost 30 years, I still remember my first CNAs. They kicked ass.

[nurselisa]

Hardest workers in the industry. We are so grateful for you!!

[TheWannawatch]

i was in the army infentry for 6 years...and i can tell you the year i worked as a cna and having over 12 residents a night to take care is 100% harder the patience you have to have..sweating like crazy moving people from place to place....having to give showers all the while being judged by every nurse and familly member...big props to cna, s

[royalone]

Looking at this video remind me of the days when I was a CNA working 16hr shifts. I'm a LPN now and definitely thank for my CNAs 💪

[emmavtv]

Being a cna is definitely not for everyone because it is a very tedious job that will make u question your existence every few seconds. I’ve been working as a cna since i was 18, around that time I wanted to go into nursing school. I’m 20 now and ready to get out and career shift. The medical field is a blessing but I do believe it’s not the career path for me cause I hate it. But I’m grateful that I could see that it wasn’t for me early on.

[shamyataylor]

I am doing private CNA care for kids and i love it. I just finished my CNA program in May and i didnt know what job to pick from but im glad i chose Private care.

[c.kiyara]

Love this video! I’m currently in my 4th week of my CNA program and I’m both nervous and excited to actually start working as a cna. & this video literally came right on time for me!

[StudentNurseMomFiance]

I am a CNA about to graduate with my BSN and let me tell you it is extremely refreshing to see someone LOVE their job and aspire to be the best at what they do ! I work with some lazy and I mean LAZY CNAs that are about to graduate with their BSN and let me tell you .. they are gona be some LAZY NURSES !! I work with some LAZY nurses as well ! And I hate I have to be petty with some of them but it’s the only way to get them to pull their weight ! When I become a nurse I will NEVEERRRR treat CNAs or any nurses the way I’ve been treated by some of these nurses and CNAs. Again, this was really refreshing to see there are other ppl out here like me that enjoy what they do! ❤️

[AngelWhitney]

I have been a Cna for 12 years, I had other jobs but I made sure I kept my Cna certification up to date. Being a Cna is a very stressful job in a nursing home especially if they are short staffed, you will be sore daily, this job is not for the weak.

[yvonneerik]

I laugh at times When I watch the nurse videos on YouTube. Yes for me the medical field is not a dream any longer, it's not worth it anymore!. I quit my my job as an RN last three years ago after almost 17 years in the field. It was not an easy decision but life is too short to dread going to work everyday. No amount of money can buy real happiness Lol but friends I'm not asking you to resign from your job or abandon your business but be wise! 💯

[dreamr]

Us RNs are nothing without great CNAs. They truly make the difference and help ease the mental exhaustion and responsibilities we have. Thank you!

[sexycarter]

I commend some of these young and older women in this field. It's a daunting responsibility. And a lot of young women go straight into this field, for the money and to provide for their families. These women have to see some horrific things and do some things that they shouldn't have to do or even see. I commend them because the work is hard and it puts them in very close contact with strangers and, which some they do care for. But what they have to do are assignments, which they should never have to do to make a living. The care for the disabled is very necessary. But I just want to take a minute and say I that I commend all the women and men working in this field. You are all true gems. Many don't like the work and do it for the money and many probably wouldn't do it, unless it was their family they were caring for. But I truly commend them for what they have to see and do on a daily basis.

[Tahania]

I have been a CNA for 18yrs. During the beginning of Covid my hands were raw. I already have Eczema and from the washing all day long with the soap from the facility& the hand sanitizer it literally burned my hands actually I looked like a burn victim 😢. I finally figured out to bring my own soap and I also used some eczema cream and also I started using hand sanitizer from bath & body finally started seeing results. Now as a CNA I am literally burned to the core. We were already short before Covid so now since Covid we have been beyond short. I typically work 11p-7am with a facility. But I decided to go with an agency for a while & get a little bit of a more flexible schedule. Anywho I decided to do a 4wk contract every other wknd. Which I typically won’t do because I want my weekends to myself. Anyhow this job has been putting me through the ringer & it’s literally like forget the $30plus and hour this is too much for one person. I’m doing 7a-3p and I literally have 14 Residents to do by myself. one shift 8 of the residents were total care
& sometimes either my co worker doesn’t show, comes late, calls out, or leaves early & that means lucky me I get 28 people to do all by myself. I know I’m agency but that doesn’t give them the right to overwork me & treat me as whatever because I’m agency and blah, blah, blah. I actually care for my residents so when I come in, I wash them up brush their teeth, hair etc & have them presentable for the day. So I need a good 10-15mins per resident ( let’s not forget some are transported via Hoyer Lift)& how can I do all of that when breakfast comes at 8am. I get there for 7am and have to help out of 14 people about 10 on top of passing out trays (yes breakfast & lunch and setting up the food for some of the residents and also feed some of them that can’t feed themselves)😮. And they wonder why CNAS start skipping out on this and that. It’s because we are being rushed, short staffed, overworked & we become drained & exhausted. And it’s just 😔

[JaXonn_JaXon]

Watching this as a senior in high school taking the cna class something I've always dreamed of being able to achieve

[mac_gold]

I am just starting a PCA job and I am looking more into the CNA field and this video just goes to show how hard working CNA jobs are. Thank you!

[honeybadgerknockoutbadgers]

CNAs deserve TONS more pay! For CNAs do most of the work! The least I got paid as a CNA was $8/hr...most I got as a CNA was was with 10yrs experience.