Re: I can't work in LTC
No matter where you work, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE TO DO LIFTING AND TURN PATIENTS.....Nurse or aide, it's going to happen....Don't get discouraged, it takes time and practice....Before you know it, you'll be an expert at lifting and turning patients....I too had a hard time, but it took months to master it, and now I can turn and lift like no tomorrow....Of course there are patients that I can't turn, but that's why there's help....
Don't give up on being a Nurses Aide, and as someone suggested, maybe it would be better for you to enter the hospital world....I know some hospitals do have lifting teams to do the work for you...
I've worked both in the hospital and long term care, and although I love the older generation, I'm enjoying myself in the hospital too.
Good Luck
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