Day in the Life of a CNA in the ICU - 12 hour shift
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- čas přidán 4. 04. 2021
- In this video I give you guys a sneak peak into my job and title as a certified nursing assistant. If you are looking into becoming a CNA or are wanting to do it while in nursing school, then this may be a helpful video! I take you through my normal routine, from morning until evening. Hope you all enjoy it, even if you are not wanting to be a CNA. :) #cnalife #nurseaid #nurseassistant #techlifeb#scrublife #nursingstudent
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I was working as a CNA for a few years prior to starting nursing school. I also went and got my EMT so that I could be a critical care technician in the hospital. I worked all throughout nursing school and had to maintain two 12 hour shifts a week. It was challenging but doable! I then started working full time as an RN in the ICU while I finish my bachelors degree online! Keep up the good work! You got this!! ❤️
That all sounds like phenomenal experience!!! It can be really tough to juggle work and school but the experience is so worth it!!!! Thank you for sharing and for the encouragement ☺️🤗❤️
Yeah I am a ICU nurse now too!
@@Kisdaddy11 That's awesome!
Hi can you please tell me more about online bachelors degree that would be huge help to me 😃 thanks in advance 🌸
Hey I know it's been awhile, but I'm going return back to school soon, how is it like with the EMT course?
I loved being a CNA it made me such a better RN. I actually got my CNA license and worked a year before I started nursing school.
that's exactly what I will do, go to school for CNA, work a year and take nurse school at a university, at least im not the only one I really wish I started this journey sooner but that's okay the older the wiser, right?
@@PrincePalmUwU same here! I’m excited
So good to hear a positive review of being a CNA ☺️
So cool that you can become a CNA while in nursing school. I didn't know that. I'm sure you get so much experience that will help you later on as a nurse :)
Hi Caitlin! Yes I have gained so much from it honestly! It’s tough to juggle but it’s honestly one of the best decisions I’ve made!
You can be one in high school
i became a CNA my junior year of high school
Thank You for this!
Am starting my PCA position next week and also starting nursing school next year. Grateful to God for these two opportunities!
I’m a CNA too and am about to begin a new job on an LTAC unit after being in a nursing home for a few years. I’m excited for the change and to learn new skills I’ll be able to apply when I’m in nursing school :) I’m glad I found your channel! I’m sure you’re going to gain subscribers quickly!
I'm a CNA too and I work trauma :) Also in nursing school and all I can say is... I am tired lol
It’s tough to juggle! I’m in the same boat. Trauma sounds interesting!
Lol
thanks for the video. I'm studying for cna and I now have a better feel of what I may be doing day to day. your awesome keep up the good work.
you’re so pretty! Love your videos! 💗💗💗
Thank you very much for the explanation of the chart it really gave me an in-depth look at what a CNA does, I am planning to get my CNA certification as a stepping stone for my PA school, wishing you the best of luck on your RN certification!
I’m glad this video was helpful for you! What exciting steps to look forward to!
I was thinking the same, I am interested in the medical field as well and was thinking about doctor, pa or nurse. I was thinking about getting either EMT or CNA certification to gain experience and see if medicine really is the path I want to pursue.
Yes I am doing the same. I am planning on getting my PCT certification for PA school and gain experience
Love this!
I like your tumbler! It’s my favorite color. I watched this video because I want to get trained for a nurse aide at my vocational school. I’m thinking about going back to typical college, since I’ve missed it after graduating from vocational school
I am becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant. I liked your video. Saludos desde Laredo Tx.
I'm attending a CNA training program for the 2nd time. I'm very excited. I currently work in an assisted living facility. I really enjoy what I do and I do it well.
Do you have to clean 💩?
Depends where you work… I worked as nursing assistant in the maternity unit. So no poop for me but help mothers to the bathroom. And sometimes blood will drip down there legs.. so had to help clean that.
Loved the vlog! Currently thinking of switching from teaching to nursing again. Dropped out my freshman year bc I didn't think I was smart enough. Planning to get my CNA certification this fall to get some experience before nursing school. Have been feeling nervous and excited at the same time, but watching this got me excited again :)
I highly recommend working as a CNA before going to nursing school because it gives you a taste of what nursing looks like! Although being a CNA is more physical work and being an RN is more brain work, you are exposed to a lot and get to absorb things as a CNA that will help you as an RN. Can’t say I’m a smart person, but if you can put the work into learning, that is the key!
Do it Chanida! I was always going back and forth between teaching and nursing. I got my CNA but then was offered a job as a teacher. I finished my first year of teaching and decided that nursing is what I really want. So I'm looking for a CNA job and taking pre-reqs in hopes that I can get into our local BSN program. Good luck girl and you got this!
I didnt come for the vlog, i literally came to tell you "girl, the color of your scrubs are SO CUTE!" I really wish there was more color selection for mens scrubs. I would love pink pair of scrubs so i could wear them on Wednesday's lmfao. Super cute color and the pink pastel works for your skin and hair tone! much love fellow CNA!
Thank you ❤️
I am a pca on a medsurg/cardiac floor and about to start on a icu floor at another hospital prn. I’ll be a nurse in 1 year !!!
I just got picked up for a CNA training program paid for by our local hospital. This is also my last term of pre reqs before I apply to nursing school so I hope that I can keep working while going to school. I don't need to financially, I just want to have the experience.
How did you find out about it?
I am starting my CNA class here soon and I am excited! I'm nervous because it is a huge step for me, but I want to gain experience before starting nursing school! Any advice?
Thank you for sharing your interesting video! :)
That sink of beauty supplies and the coffee AND THE STRAWBERRY POUND CAKE LIPGLOSS!!! This is my life!! Hahaha ❤
It’s still mine two years later 😂
Wow I never knew about different parts a CNA can work in. Starting in 2 weeks for training
That’s awesome! Yeah there are quite a few different opportunities as a CNA!
Great video! Can’t wait to see more!
Just set up my interview for a support aide/cna trainee hopefully I get in fingers crossed 🤞🏾 speaking it into excistence
That’s awesome!
📿📿🌙🌸💕🦋 Working at the hospital 🏥 is what you give, how well mannered are you, how well educated are you and how you 🗣 speak and what you say.. Now I was a (PCA)-(Infant- certified child care development caregiver) and having education vs. lowclass can be very degrading the lack of knowledge and respect. I met ( CNA’s ) who are very vulgar and others who are very well educated! 📿🌙🌙🌸💕🦋your a perfect example of high-quality!! I’ve notice people who I work with but don’t and will not associate with, have like an infestation Ora a strange vibe that brings your self-esteem low everything that comes out of their mouth 👄 is degrading from their tone. I hardly speak like this but I’m 32 years old I worked everywhere and what you feed of is what you become! A great advice never surround yourself with (rats) it is a deteriorating word but it’s the truth! Never speak, be around them!!! Get away from infestation of humans who rot the soul! 📿🌸💕🌙🦋
Can you possibly post a link to the NA worksheet you use? =) Thanks bunches!
So cool! I'm a senior in hs rn but I'm taking a CNA class and we have been going to a facility since January and I will be graduating and taking my state boards on may 7th so this was a fun video to watch😝😝
So glad you enjoyed it! ❤️ CNAs are so appreciated. There are certainly tough days (like all healthcare jobs) but overall I LOVE my job! That is so exciting for you! Congrats on being so close to graduating!
Did you pass?
@@Fishgirl212 I think so! Still waiting on an official email :)
Thank you!
Is it hard to become a CNA? I’ll be finally graduating with my bachelors in Health Science- Pre OT. But idk if I want to pursue that, I was so inspired by the nurses and staff who took care of me when I was in the ICU after having open heart surgery!
I'm 17 and got my license in the summer, I took a CNA course which was only 2 months, and took the state exam and passed. You then get your license and start working when u want.
Love that caffeine sticker ☕️😋
at 6.30. she was like getting up early after classes u just dont wanna do it lol i felt that in my soul
I will start as Nurse Aide so I can get the feel and idea of the work environment prior to classes, I went to school for Culinary Arts thought that's what I wanted to do for the rest of my life turns out I wanted to become an outpatient nurse or nurse anesthetist, finger cross to CRNA but thanks so much for taken us to your journey of ICU CNA you are making people realize how its like to be an Nurse AIde.
I have just finished school and I can’t wait to become a cna
That’s great! :)
Hi everyone. If I’m a health care assistant in the UK (called nurses aid in USA) where can I go online to find jobs in USA ? It would be under the EB-3 Unskilled visa. I don’t know of any agency’s or websites that fund foreign nurses aids.
Thx so much
I wanna apply to a position in the ICU so badly but I’m so scared I might not move fast enough and I’ll get yelled at OMG hopefully this is somewhat similar to what I’ll be seeing. 🥺💕
ETA: thank you for sharing your day with us! ❤️
I was very slow and felt so overwhelmed when I first started! But my team was very gracious and understanding. After a few weeks you figure out the flow better. I understand the intimidation but it is so worth it! :) as long as you are willing to learn and put in the effort, most units are very gracious. Even with CNAs with poor work ethic, I’ve never seen one get yelled out or pushed out.
I love that checklist! Did you find it online or did you make it?
Someone created it at work before I got there. It’s so helpful!
Is it possible for you to share the document? Thanks
What is the average pay scale for CNAs in your area?
Starting pay is about $12/hr here.
@@NurseMaddyW Why is it so low? Even people working at Walmart and McDonald's are making more than that here in New Jersey.....
@@drivethrutours1916 our minimum wage is lower in my state so it’s actually a higher wage. But I do think that it should be higher in my opinion. I make more than that since I e been a CNA for a while.
@@NurseMaddyW To what extent should someone choose a job for the money then?
@@drivethrutours1916 I find that many places that pay low you gain a lot of experience where you wouldn’t otherwise. For example, I worked as an assistant manager at a store at the age of 18. I had really low pay but being an assistant manager short term was great for my resume. Same with being a CNA. It’s not easy to get a CNA or RN job in the ICU right off the bat. But after I gain the experience, I can go elsewhere if I want, get paid more, and bypass climbing a longer ladder somewhere where it is harder to climb the ladder. Hopefully that makes sense.
Wow do those goggles have prescription lens? If so I would ok definitely like a pair!
I know that if you order from Stoggles they should give you the option to add prescription lenses!
Okay what do you think of this plan:
1. Complete prerequisites for nursing school
2. Take (and pass) the CNA cert course
3. Get a job as a CNA
4. Apply to nursing school and pass
5. Get a job as an RN
is this the order I should do things? Thanks.
That’s a great plan!! Working as a CNA will help you gain nursing experience prior to school ! I hope all goes well
How can I become a cna for pediatrics ? Do I have to work in a nursing home first or is the certification the same ?
It usually depends on each institution's policies and requirements! You typically do not have to work at a nursing home as a CNA prior to transferring to a hospital unit. You can start out in a hospital. I do know that some hospitals require you to be a CNA for several months to a year before moving to a pediatrics unit. That is the case at my hospital at least.
Hi nurse Maddy I just want you to know that your videos were so cute 😍 fellow cna here, and about to start training at kaiser.
❤️
What's that thing near ur cna badge
hey, i liked your video. thanks. can i ask something you? i'm studying in health vocational highschool in Türkiye. i wil graduate as a health care technician. can i work in US? or what should i do for work in there? thank you in advance ;)
Im from pakistan can any body help ne how to i went abroad for nursing assisstant
Did the nursing assistant take care of old people and also kids and mybe it's hard I Hope u answer me !??
What are those pink scrubs they’re so cute
They are Jaanuu! :)
are you aspiring to be a nurse or are you in nursing school?
This is my first video I've seen of you
I have been a nurse for two years now. But being a CNA first was tremendously helpful in my nursing journey!
Is the ICU a bit less of patient interaction? Since they are more critical do the nurses do most of the care?
In my opinion there is actually more patient interaction, but at the same time yes the nurses do a lot of the care. I do all the same things a message/surg CNA would do (minus vitals) however my schedule really becomes subject to what the nurses delegate. For example, I spend more of my time transporting to CT scans, helping ambulated cardiac patients, getting admissions and sometimes traumas “tucked in” etc. hope that makes sense!
i was a patient at in the ICU for 2 weeks and just got home and the CNA’s basically cleaned my bed and wiped my butt when i shit myself (don’t ask, i had 3 heart attacks and a pulmonary elbolism and died and could barely move that first week they brought me back to life)
Question!!! How many patients do you typically get each shift for a cna in the icu?
In my case it was a small unit, so all 9 beds. Typically in ICU it is 5-10 beds. And that is because we honestly are not doing quite as much as med/surg CNAs because we do not have to get Q4 vitals and typically we are not walking the patients as much.
@@NurseMaddyW Do med/surg CNAs usually have less patients than ICU CNAs? I'm a CNA and I worked a med/surg floor and on average we had 13 patients each
Was watching and The sharps containers are supposed to be handled by the environmental services aides not a CNA thing at my hospital anyways / trash linen and red bio bags are also EVS cleaning rooms and nurses station is also evs So im wondering why they have it on your to do list ?
Pretty sure EVS staffing has been low since I started working there. Plus I’ve had to float to other units and the CNAs change then as well. We have a drop off where EVS picks them up, though. We just change the canisters.
how many patients do you typically get?
I typically get 9
There is so much more to cna then this video. I learned how to get Duncan donuts and get a good parking space. Only thing worthy was the chart. Disappointed. ☹️
Me from India.. My Diploma pharmacy completely si gow i cann apply job in pharmacy assistance job in urr hospital please tell mee????
Did you have to take the exam to become licensed? I take mines next month and I’m super nervous
And you passed hahahaa
I had to reschedule mines I take it on Monday
How’d it gooooo?
Good nice 👌👌👌❤️🙏
where did you buy your pink scrubs
Jannuu!
@@NurseMaddyW I can’t even believe you just came in clutch like that ✨🤝 I was praying you’d answer 😭😂😂😂
Hi girl, your worksheet says bood sugars instead of blood. Just FYI
Hi Ashley! It’s because we check their blood glucose using a meter. Blood sugar is our slang for it. :)
@@NurseMaddyW I guess she is mentioning about spelling mistake in blood as bood :)
I see the mistake now! Thank you for pointing it out! Lol I did not make the worksheet but I will mention it and try to fix it.
@@pujaupadhayay Thank you for pointing that out! I totally misread/misunderstood haha! Oops.
I wish that I could understand this person to know what is really going on.
Anything I can help explain? Curious what isn’t making sense?
Do you take showers at the hospital?
I mean the patients can and depending on where you work, I know some people who worked with COVID patients had a break room with showers
I work in Hospital in lab 👍
Are you a CNA??
I can always have a
You;re so pretty
I loooove your videos! I just posted a week in the life as a cna if you wanted to check it out!
Absolutely I’ll check it out!
Do you change diapers as CNA ?
I know the CNAs on pediatrics will change diapers. I will change briefs on an adult patient if necessary.
@@NurseMaddyW do you have any tips on how to minimize the poop smell ? How to not smell it
@@MISS.RUTHNIE sometimes I put peppermint in my mask and that helps!
so we just watching you eat for ten minutes 🙄
are there male cna’s?
Yes for sure! I’ve worked with quite a few
It's been a while but I think half my class for CNA certification 5 years ago were male. Probably even more now. :)
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Amén 🙏
I did this for a year a cna is basically a glorified butt wiper.....
Thank you!