It is really too bad that there almost never enough time or staff to give pts. or residents intangible but effective care like massage regularly. I'd certainly not expect it in a busy ER, with somebody seizing on the next gurney etc! I'm just really ...
"As far as hoping those with a traumatic history "get over it and give their folks a back rub"....don't even know what to say to that. It's really off putting though. " First, if you go back and read my post, you'll see that I was talking abou...
In CNA class, we are taught backrub as part of our skills. It's required for partial bedbath, and we do it on a mannequin. One of our plastic residents has a stage 1 ulcer on his/her (this week, it's a she) sacrum. Of course, we would avoid that ulce...