Okay so for anyone who hasn't noticed, I'm big on the for fun threads.
Today a co worker and myself were talking to some new hires and starting cracking up at our own "commandments". Of course the new hires thought we were crazy, but hey they'll see when they work the floor for awhile.
1-Thou shall not try to hide that pee ring on the sheet with a dry chuck to keep from stripping a bed.
2-Thou shall not then try to lie about said pee ring, when I find it.
3-Thou shall not keep a notebook of what the other CNA's are doing that bugs you...on you're 2nd day on the hall.
4-Thou shall not be a know-it-all.
5-Thou shall not leave Mrs. Smith on the toilet, forget about her, and then Lie and say she must have gone into the bathroom by herself. She has 1 leg. I doubt she walked in by herself.
6-Thou will NEVER eat food off a residents plate...especially a puree plate. EWWWWW!
7-Thou shall never gossip.
8-Thou shall always wash hands, lest ye want to give half the hall skin mites.
FuzzyWuzzy- I expect you to add something hilarious like you always do!
PS- Yes I've have encountered all of these things.
Thou shalt not provide peri care to a resident, and, when providing said care, get BM on the resident's clothes and not change them. Thou shalt not try to rationalize it by stating, "Well, the person's just going to be going to bed in 6 hours. It would just be a waste of clothes and make more work for laundry."
Would you really want to go to the dining room and eat, in front of your friends, family, and fellow residents, with smelly poop streaked on your clothes?? Come on. . .
If you work the overnight shift, Thou shall not stuff a sheet or a towel between the incontinent pts legs at the beginning of shift, and never go back, so that when I come on shift @ 7am I have 4-5 pts soaking wet to the d*** mattress! I mean through the sheet/towel, through the pad, through the drawsheet, through the fitted sheet and puddle on the mattress soaked! :flmngmd:
If a brief is put on improperly, specifically not "tucked into the creases," a red line known as a brief line appears on the resident's thigh (or wherever the edge of the brief was pressing against).
Thou shalt not tell a resident they should not accept care because it isn't medically necessary. True story, repeat offender, the residents unfortunately listened since this person is quite forceful in their opinions.
Thou shalt share with thy coworkers: rubber gloves, trash bags, compliments, and what a resident likes when they're being cared for.:)
Thou shalt pat thyself on the back for surviving each day.:redpinkhe
Thou shalt help others who help you.
Thou shalt not feel personally responsible for the care of residents who get shoddy care by others, though thou shalt inform management and then document that you informed them. Just in case. And then if management doesn't listen or act thou shalt consider whether or not to call State, and be kind to thyself if you decide it isn't worth the risk of being fired. At least some of the residents are being cared for well, on your shift. But perhaps then thou shalt look for a new job.
Thou shalt document skin breakdowns, even if English is not thy first language. It is not important that it be spelled right; it's important that people know about it.
Thou shalt not have electric wheelchair races. No matter what.
Okay, apparently I need a lesson..."tucked into the creases?"
Example: a resident whose leg muscles are stiff and legs have to be pried apart to put the brief on properly. I am always finding it just mashed in, with a bright red line marking where the elastic was pulled tight on her thighs. She can't tell us so, but it must be uncomfortable!
Thou shalt not leave huge hard BMs in the toilet to "soften", then forget to find a plunger and leave it for the next shift
Thou shalt not put laundry in the trash or trash in the laundry (students doing clinicals)
Thou shalt not use all the wipes or gloves and leave without restocking.
Thou shalt not attach catheter tubing so loosely that it comes apart and soaks the resident's pants.
Thou shalt not attach catheter tubing so tightly I can't get it off!
Thou shalt cut residents' fingernails regularly! Especially if it's that lady who scratches herself in bad places!
Thou shalt not get extra large briefs for a 90-lb woman. When in doubt, do estimate larger, but not so much that they wrap around her twice!
True story, repeat offender, the residents unfortunately listened since this person is quite forceful in their opinions.
No matter what.
Poi Dog
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The awesome RAs and PT people at my facility do that all the time.
Where's a flamethrower smiley when I need one?