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I work in a nursing/rehab facility, and working with the elderly is a very rewarding job yet sometimes our job goes over looked. So one day after a long shift, I came home and wrote about being a CNA.

Only A Cna?

©  Dawn Mazzola
"Only" a CNA?

Who are you to refer to us,
As "Only" a CNA?

We're the one's who wash and dress,
Our patients for the day.

We're the one's who take the time,
To listen to them speak.

We listen about their lifetime,
In a forty hour week.

We also give our hands to hold,
When someone's feeling scared.

It's not easy being a patient,
You're never quite prepared.

We take the time to listen,
By lending both our ears.

We listen to their worries,
Or how they've spent their years.

Our arms were made to reach,
And even wrap around.

To give our patients hugs,
When their feeling a little down.

We help our patients do the things,
They used to do on their own.

Everybody needs some help,
Even when we're grown.

So who are you to refer to us,
As "only" a CNA?

We do our best to meet their needs,
Within our working day.

We chose to do this job,
The job did not choose us.

We sympathize and empathize,
Compassion is a must.

We try to keep them comfortable,
And free of any fear.

We sit along beside them,
When that time is near.

We hold their hand, stroke their hair,
Just making sure they know.

Their not alone, an aide is there,
It's ok for them to go.

To all the CNA's keep your head held high,

We're not "only" CNA's.

WE'RE ANGEL'S IN DISGUISE!!


Only A Cna? by Dawn Mazzola @FamilyFriendPoems

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Published: 8/3/2008

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yes it did. so many times CNA's get looked over and this poem said it all. thanks so much for sharing it

janice Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009

I am so grateful for the kindness, compassion, caring of the CNA's who took care of my Mom in the nursing home. They are the ones who kept her comfortable and content... as well as making her feel loved and like family. This poem is so true of the CNA. There should be a CNA day, if there is not one already.

Beth Reardon Posted on Friday, July 10, 2009

I am a CNA and I have been for 2 years. I've seen people go from one extreme to the next, seen people with a horrible past be the nicest person you could know and see the people I've come to love pass away in the blink of an eye. and yet I still do my job, I love my job and not just anyone can be a CNA it takes a devoted and caring person. I love my job and the people I help and I wouldn't trade my job for the world.
Thank you for this poem it means a lot to someone who knows what its like to be referred to as just a CNA.

amanda, mo Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009

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