Opportunity to gain healthcare experience and work directly with patients
• Exposure to different hospital units and clinical situations
• Some coworkers are supportive and teamwork can be good on certain shifts
• Good place to build patient care skills and learn time management.
Svantaggi
Very high patient assignments, sometimes 18 or more patients and helping on multiple floors
• Limited support from some nurses when CNAs need help with patient care tasks
• Patients sometimes complain about minor issues despite heavy workloads
• Workplace culture among some managers can feel unprofessional with gossip
• CNAs often feel blamed instead of supported when problems happen
• Limited opportunities for growth or promotion for CNAs within the organization
• Work environment can feel stressful and overwhelming at times