Advice wanted - has anyone disliked caregiver/CNA work but still loved nursing/healthcare?
Hi!!
I’m looking for some honest advice because I’m feeling really conflicted.
I recently started working as a caregiver in a luxury assisted living facility. The staff and facility are great, so that’s not the issue. The problem is that I just don’t enjoy the work.
It feels much more like hospitality and helping with day to day living than actual clinical healthcare. I know it’s important work, but I keep wishing I was taking vitals, learning clinical skills, collecting medical information, or assisting with procedures. Instead I feel more like I work at a hotel than in healthcare.
I’m not a certified CNA currently. My job title is “caregiver” but it is the same work at the certified CNA’s at this residence. My original plan was to attend CNA school this fall and eventually go to nursing school, but now I’m wondering if I should skip the CNA route and get my EMT certification instead to try to work in an ED.
if anyone has any experience with something similar:
-Did you dislike assisted living or CNA work but still love nursing?
-Is hospital CNA work very different?
- Based on what I described, would you still recommend the CNA route, or does EMT sound like a better fit?
I’d really appreciate any advice from people who’ve been in a similar position bc this is really stressing me out lol