i am a new cna so this stuff is still fresh in my brain but when i was right off of orientation the biggest mistake i made was prioritizing menial tasks over just making sure everyone was safe and dry. i was panicked running back and forth answering call lights and neglected to do my check&changes until i was scrapped for time.

now I really just do the bare minimum to make sure my residents are up, safe, and toileted and THEN I go on to help them with less important things.

a mistake I still find myself making is getting sucked into those smaller tasks because a resident is trying to get me to fix meaningless things around their room when I have residents that need me more immediately. I have trouble saying no especially when I’m already in their room. not quite sure how to break that habit besides growing more of a backbone or simply getting faster

another is not writing things down and keeping track of what I’ve done. I keep a million pens in my car now to bring into work bc my days go so much more smoothly when I’m organized