While there are many options for you to work in the nursing field, it
is recommended that you start your career from a nursing home. This
is one of the health-care sectors that requires a high degree of
feelings and understanding towards the needs of the elders. You must
be able to see yourself in their positions and work accordingly
because some day you too are going to be old and need care. So, what
exactly does matters when working as a CNA in a nursing home?
First, you need to assess what part of service for elders you are
interested in. Nursing homes have different types of jobs for nurse
aides. If you love cooking and wants to to be happy in serving tasty
and nutritional foods to the inmates, you can work in the kitchen.
Though nursing homes would hire you without any certification, you
must still do the training. This way, you can have some experience in
your hand to serve residents and get an insight on the problems they
are facing.
Your sincerity and punctuality in the job are important qualities
that matter the most. You must be prompt in attending any call bell
triggered by the patients. You must always arrive in time at work,
and never be late. In fact, is it better if you reach the workplace
half-an-hour early for your shift.
Patience is also important while caring for elderly people. You must
not get irritated even if any resident behaves with you in a rude
manner or complains about you to the supervisor. Since age has caught
them up, and they have lost all their physical strength, you need to
be more empathetic towards them.
Lastly, you need to love the job no matter you have to change
diapers, empty the trash bins, and urine bags, clean their wounds and
vomiting. Whatever responsibilities you have been assigned to,
fulfilling them with due intelligence and efficiency is all that
matters in your role as a CNA.
