Being a nursing assistant in a nursing home is a rewarding job. However, it is a high stress job mentally and physically. It doesn't pay very much. A lot of nursing homes don't offer benifits and if they do it is so high the aids cannot aford it. It is a dead end job and you cannot move up in it. They do all of the labor while the nurses chart or visit at the nurses station mainly of evening or grave yard shifts or on weekends. They work short a lot of the time. Is this concidered wage slavery.
2006-10-25 16:29:41 · 4 answers · asked by Dusty R 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Ok I get your point however you must work in nice places. I guess I was spoiled because a couple of nursing homes I worked in were really great nursing homes and I enjoyed them and enjoyed the staff I worked with. I move here nobody cares. nurses and nurses aids a like. You have a few good ones but, you have a lot of nurses that refuse to help you lift someone even if they are a 2 person lift. These nursing homes don't provide safety measures so that you don't hurt yourself such as back supports, gate belts etc... And They can't keep what aids they do have so you are always short. The nurses I have worked with would hide at the other end and watch tv so they did not have to participate. I was angry when I wrote that and I apologize for any affense. It seems like the aids who don't work are gave up on because of it and the ones who do work get it all shoved on them.
2006-10-26 17:25:24 · update #1
Adding to what Homer said:
I had a nursing assistant chart for 2 WEEKS that a patient was eating 75% of all meals. The woman had a PEG tube before she died 3 WEEKS EARLIER!
I worked the graveyard shift for a couple of years and most of my night was spend looking for my nursing assistants after I checked to make sure the residents were clean and dry. They would find somewhere quiet and sleep.
I was going to say this girl should go to nursing school if her job as an assistant was "dead end", but I don't think we want any nurses like that (shortage or not).
Don't get me wrong, there are some really AWESOME nursing assistants out there. I work with one of the greatest nursing assistants I've ever met now. I just can't praise her enough. I have have recommended her for employee bonus twice in the past 3 months. To those of you who are doing a good job....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
2006-10-26 00:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
why don't you get out bed and make my coffee it is nurses aide not aid and spell aford , like afford . who passes the meds who does treatment plans who does charting who has to go behind your lazy *** to ensure you really did give that patient a bath, You remind me of aides who use lots of powder so it appears they had a bath. How about charting meals do you even know how to do that or you to busy complaining while taking your 30 minute smoke breaks every hour. I can assure you , you do not even turn your patients every 2 hours your lazy and want a free ride
2006-10-25 17:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by Homer 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are the one going there daily.
The jobs would not be paying such low wages if people werent willing to do them at those salaries.
2006-10-25 16:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-25 16:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by *gasp* it's me! 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋