CNA straight cathing and giving suppository?????????

[Stone06]

I recently started a new job and last night was asked to job shadow another aide at a clients residence. The client is on a bowel program that includes giving a suppository and inserting the catheter into his member. I was not taught to do this in my CNA training. I am not really sure how to address this with my employer. I am willing to do both of these things, but I should be fairly compensated. I am sure the employer has never had anyone call them on this, but what should I do something I'm not licensed to do for half the pay. Any suggestions?

[GM2RN]

At the CNA job i have we cannot even place a band aid without getting a nurse.

It does seem like that job would pay more

How much more?

OP...you haven't said what your current wage is so it's impossible to assess if you are being compensated fairly. How much do you currently make and how much more are you looking for?

[ktwlpn, LPN]

I'm failing to see the correlation.

Between

QUOTE> "This is one of the main reasons why new grads can't get jobs"

Hospitals hire more and more cna's and cut back on their rn's. They have been doing that on and off for years.They also cut out lpn's around here and went with cna's instead and trained them to insert and remove foleys,draw labs,do bedside ekg's and such....A cna is still cheaper then a new grad rn....

[smartnurse1982]

Straight cathing someone is not as easy as it looks. When a nurses aide is in the home setting there is no supervision at all. What if she straight caths someone and something happens? Who would be held liable in that case? Would the nurse manager who wasn't there in the home be held liable?