They say, “One job that a person can have and will never go obsolete is a nurse.” They say, “Everyone needs nurses. We would be lost with them.” I say, “bullshit.”
Nurses are praised for work that they do not even do. I could think of one thousand words to express my true feelings about nurses but let’s just say, they are about as lazy as a fat kid being asked to run the mile. In a medical field environment, if you are not a nurse, you are nobody; well, at least that is what it feels like it. As soon as you become a LPN or a licensed practical nurse you seem to lose the sign on your forehead that says, boss me around.
Now do not get me wrong. Being a nurse may have some ups and some downs; But what I am, cannot compare to what they go through.
Certified – Nursing – Assistant, or a CNA for short. From the outside, you may think it is the easiest job ever but it is not. Take a seat while I help you understand a little more.
You start off by taking a course that last about two months long. You do not have it every day; which is a huge relief. I set my alarm for 5:45 – IN THE MORNING—and begin my day. Because I am …show more content…
Working as a CNA I thought was going to be my dream job. I thought it was going to be the Suite Life, but as I came to find out it is something like Everybody Hates Chris. The first couple of days were extremely stressful. I remember going home and crying. However that is not even the worst part yet. One day about three months into the job my favorite resident was having a horrific day. She bit me, scratched me, even threw a punch; I ate it like it was a piece of cake. Who am I kidding. I cried. Somehow, this was not the worst part of my day either. It only got worse from here and I still had four, closer to five hours of my shift left. I felt like a twenty pound kid getting hit by a bus. Everyone knows it is the best feeling in the world. Why do I get treated like
Nurses are praised for work that they do not even do. I could think of one thousand words to express my true feelings about nurses but let’s just say, they are about as lazy as a fat kid being asked to run the mile. In a medical field environment, if you are not a nurse, you are nobody; well, at least that is what it feels like it. As soon as you become a LPN or a licensed practical nurse you seem to lose the sign on your forehead that says, boss me around.
Now do not get me wrong. Being a nurse may have some ups and some downs; But what I am, cannot compare to what they go through.
Certified – Nursing – Assistant, or a CNA for short. From the outside, you may think it is the easiest job ever but it is not. Take a seat while I help you understand a little more.
You start off by taking a course that last about two months long. You do not have it every day; which is a huge relief. I set my alarm for 5:45 – IN THE MORNING—and begin my day. Because I am …show more content…
Working as a CNA I thought was going to be my dream job. I thought it was going to be the Suite Life, but as I came to find out it is something like Everybody Hates Chris. The first couple of days were extremely stressful. I remember going home and crying. However that is not even the worst part yet. One day about three months into the job my favorite resident was having a horrific day. She bit me, scratched me, even threw a punch; I ate it like it was a piece of cake. Who am I kidding. I cried. Somehow, this was not the worst part of my day either. It only got worse from here and I still had four, closer to five hours of my shift left. I felt like a twenty pound kid getting hit by a bus. Everyone knows it is the best feeling in the world. Why do I get treated like