What is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)? What are the cons of being a Certified Nursing Assistant? How do Certified Nursing Assistant’s deal with stress? What’s good about the job? Where is joy in it?
Allan Guilpain, an acupuncturist and CNA in the U.S. and Germany, explores these topics in this interview with Chaplain Greg Holden.
Allan speaks about the need for spiritual support for CNAs, who do important work yet are often overlooked. CNAs have to remain calm in difficult situations.
At the same time, they get to know patients who are often wise and have stories based on long life experience. Being a CNA is also being part of a care team which is another level of job satisfaction (and possible stress).
Timecodes:
0: 00 – Intro
2: 31 – How did Allan become a CNA?
3: 10 – Nursing home job in Hamburg, Germany.
3: 55 – CNA certification in Michigan.
4: 00 – Benefits of working with older population.
4: 30 – Differences between Germany and U.S. for CNAs
5: 00 – What CNAs do.
7: 30 – How CNA work helps you face aging and death.
8: 26 – Challenges of being a CNA.
11: 02 – Need to prepare for stress and to maintain calm.
12: 00 – Need to become a good team member.
13: 25 – Spiritual support for CNAs.
14: 24 – Advice for families, patients? “Be present.”
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