Pros
CAs can make up to 20$ an hour, though I only knew one woman who had been there for 9 years who made just 19/hour. When you leave, you remember the people in admissions you connected with on their way in and then you watch them come to life or come back to their personality in this sober mindset. You can help bring in clothes and speakers from AA and HA meetings and invite patients to come attend meetings. You can make up activities for all to do. You can show movies in the cafeteria area. Lots of fun coworkers, some drama is always at-hand to be discussed
Cons
Supervisors listen nicely, then do nothing about violent patients, patients who make threats, sometimes you beg and beg for more staff to be on a shift with you that's so overwhelming but they just can't find anyone. One nurse would be on a overnight instead of two nurses and a CA.
