by Sheena Bumpas | Aug 2, 2022 | Career CNA, CNA Stress, Uncategorized
Summer has felt crazy this year. The kids are restless and running out of activities to keep them busy. They can’t even swim in the pool because this heat makes it feel like a hot tub. So, they are stuck inside, arguing and making this momma pull her hair out....
by Karren Ganschinietz | Apr 22, 2022 | Career CNA, CNA Stress
Have you ever read a book or watched a movie that you had an unexpected connection with? I recently found myself connected with a movie I was watching late one night. To set the scene, it was a battlefield. There was a lot of death and devastation, along with fear....
by Sherry Perry | Apr 14, 2022 | Career CNA, CNA Education, CNA Stress, CNA Week
“I’m Still Standing” is the theme for CNA Week 2022, based on the song by Elton John. We felt this completely represented how CNAs feel after the last two years. On a Facebook post that reached thousands of CNAs, this question was posed: When you think of...
by Celeste Wooten | Apr 7, 2022 | Career CNA, CNA Stress
I entered a long-term care community, showed my badge, and told the receptionist who I was there to see, as I walked toward my patient’s room. I could feel the glare of eyes that said “who are you and what are you here to do?” and “are you the nurse?” I introduced...
by Branden Fillbrook | Mar 20, 2022 | Career CNA, CNA Stress, Uncategorized
Have you ever arrived at your job in a great mood and ready to work when, minutes later, you are ready to scream into a pillow and run away never to return? If you ask yourself “what happened?” I am willing to bet that while it could have been a multitude of things,...
by Sheena Bumpas | Jan 24, 2022 | Career CNA, CNA Stress
As I spent some time watching my son play his video game today, instead of enjoying the precious time that we would never get back I found myself thinking that I have four more days of work this week. That’s four more days of waking up to darkness and air so cold you...