Hey Y'all! I am going to be completing my CNA training, starting next week and will be finished January 8th. I have done a bit of research on the topic, but there is no better way than to talk to people who are actually out in the field! My goal is to become an RN and I am thinking either in NICU, L&D, Mother/Baby, or possibly Peds. I have talked to my local hospital and they told me that they use CNA's all over the hospital. I just am not looking to spend my whole CNA career working with geriatric patients, my heart is working with babies and children. Are any of you currently CNA's in any of these fields? Or know someone who is? If so, what do you think about it?? Love it/hate it? Thanks for your input!!
Limited areas of working?
CNAs do work on Mother/Baby and Peds units. I have worked as an RN in the NICU and we did not use a CNA on our unit. We did have one person that worked as an assistant. She helped by bringing supplies, moving incubators, cleaning tools, etc. but she did not perform the usual tasks of a CNA. In the NICU the RN does all the baby cleaning, feeding, bathing, etc. I think working in pediatrics or on a mother/baby unit is a great choice and a very different environment that long term care. You should go for it! Good luck to you!
I guess you know that it can be difficult to get hired in a hospital environment, so I wanted to encourage you to keep trying until you get what you want.