Similar
to any other profession, first couple of days of performing in a
healthcare center, will make you nervous, confused and frantic during
your patients’ care. As you will continue offering different services to
patients, uneasiness will always run behind you, assuming lots of
stared eyes of your co-workers or registered nurses looking at you. Even
after becoming a skilled CNA someday, you can not forget your first
week’s experience in the workplace. This is a universal truth and
happens to everyone involved in healthcare profession.
Though
you have studied well and expertly trained, however, in usual course
you will have to encounter weird patients as well as co-nurses. Hence,
this is unavoidable but you need to be prepared and develop your mind
set on few factors so that you can come out of such mental awkwardness.
Remind your lessons
You
need to remember basics of nursing, understanding of symptoms and
numbers of definitions that you learnt in your CNA training institute.
If any confusion arises, think twice, wait a bit and provide relevant
service to your patient. Nothing to worry about or become feared,
thinking about co-workers attention or RN’s eyes. You are responsible
for your patient’s health and keeping him orderly and secured is your
duty. Ensure to provide them your best care and services.
Do not forget essentials
Keep
few essential things always with you. These items are a pad, pen, and
obviously your stethoscope. These are the items that you will need
always when on round. Being just in the profession, there is always a
fair possibility to miss something in the staff room and at the time of
providing service to any patient, if you seek for the same, it will be
ridiculous and obviously noticed.
Make a program
Workload
may appear overwhelming at the beginning while your performance will
also be counted. To perform in order, make an overall plan of your
entire shift. As you report the workplace, find the patients for that
day, you need to care for. Go through their medical records carefully,
ensure present status and jot down in your pad. It will provide you a
clear idea of room numbers where you are supposed to check your
patients. On the other hand, patients’ evaluation will be a good input
in formulating your possible treatment methods, on the whole.
Prioritize service process
Assessment
of patients will make it possible for you to determine patients who are
in unstable position. Apart from regular rounds, checking and
treatment, you may require making more visits to those unsteady patients
frequently. Communicate freely and compassionately with patients to
know about their troubles, feelings and needs.
Ask for assistance
No
crime or shy in asking for assistance or help. Remember, you are
offering healthcare services to those sick people who have come to your
workplace to get them well. For gods’ sake, if there is any uncertainty
in mind, talk to your senior without any hesitation immediately. Even,
in urgency knock your co-workers and ask for help. Such situation is
common in nursing field, even after you become an expert while providing
a wrong service is a criminal offence.
Job change
If you don't like the company you're working for you can search for a new job. Before applying for any new job prepare your resume with the help of some good CNA resume examples. If you get any interview call prepare yourself for the interview very well. You can study some CNA interview questions online.
Summary
Whichever
healthcare facility you join as CNA, in first few days you have to
counter lot of confusions. Be confident, understand situation and act
wisely. Whenever, you are in need, ask for necessary support from your
seniors and co-workers. 