Reply #10: I'm in the exact same boat is you

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And I have like 5 years experience in the field, so its hard to switch. But you learn from it, you know. These people in that field are sick, they try to make you a slave of compassion, they try to exploit like nobody would be able to do with a hamburger boy at wendy's because you care about the residents/clients/patients. But its intolerable. In my opinion, the most socially responsible thing to do is to let the healthcare/geriatrics world implode, if that's what it takes for people to finally face the scope of the problem. I mean jesus, the assisted living facilities are already nursing homes, the nursing homes are acute care facilities, such is the amount of overflow from each. the whole thing is so corrupted its unbelievable. I haven't worked at one where lying was not completely part of the institution. Compare this with working education in public schools, where things go down exactly as they should, and special ed kids get exactly the care they need. Absurd.

You cannot make changes to this system as a CNA. If its what you feel you must do, work as an RN, just get the loans and do it. If for one have recognized the that this field is not where I belong.