Hi my name is shonda, i'm a new cna:yeah:. Just got my first job at a Nursing Home, I start orientation on monday , I will me working the 7p to 7a shif. So can anyone give me a run down on what a typical day is like working the 7p to 7a shift at a nursing home, also. Thanks:Aslo I will be working in the alzheimer unit.:what's it's like working in the alzhemimer unitwhat things would i have to do on the 7p to7a shiftAnd A run down on what u do on your shift
DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN 1,564 Posts Specializes in IMCU. Has 12 years experience. Oct 26, 2009 No advice but good luck and congrats on the job.
fuzzywuzzy, CNA 1,816 Posts Specializes in LTC. Has 3 years experience. Oct 26, 2009 i don't know of any nursing homes with just 2 shifts. Usually they have three (7-3, 3-11, and 11-7). Day shift has a lot of people and night shift has a bare bones staff, while 3-11 is in between. I wonder if you're going to be dealing with minimal staff all night, or if they have some people who work 3-11 to accommodate the after-supper rush of putting people to bed. It just seems odd because the busiest times are 7a-2p and 5p-8p.I've never worked past 11pm myself. I would say that the first couple hours you're going to be really busy washing people up and putting them to bed. You'll probably have a few showers as well. Once everyone is in bed (at my facility most people don't stay up past 8 and some of them get ***** if they're not in bed by 6:30!), things slow way down, and it's mostly turning people and cleaning up after incontinence. There are always a handful of people who ring all night and another handful that get really restless and won't stay in bed.
