Hello my Fellow CNA, how do you deal with difficult resident and difficult nurse? I have this resident suppose to take shower before 9 pm but keep refusing no matter how I try to convinced her. I report it to the nurse and they help me but even them have a hard time of convincing her; but finally the resident agree to take shower at 10 pm which is too late because she supposed to be in bed at that time but I shower her anyway.
The other issue nurse accused me that I did not remove my gloves after done taking care of the resident and use the same dirty gloves to other residents in other room. I always remove my gloves and use a new clean gloves to every resident. while I was walking in the hallway coming towards to other room I wear new clean gloves in advanced; maybe when she saw me she thinks I use the same dirty gloves to other resident;The nurse report me to the supervisor.
I am angry at the nurse I just think I don't deserved any of this thing; the nurse is being unreasonable. Well, I just pray her to the Lord.
By the way I work in agency; perhaps they don't like working with people from agency? I don't understand why.
Specializes in Gerontology RN-BC and FNP MSN student.
The trash can for dirty linen and dirty pads is in the hallway, how can you take off the dirty gloves when leaving the resident room. In this facility you cant leave or put the dirty pads in the trash can resident room.
Linens are supposed to be bagged in the room, then carried to the linen container. No gloves in the hallway. It's a ding from state for infection control issues.
What do you mean "resident is supposed to be in bed by 10"? Residents have bedtimes? Also, NEVER make it a habit to wear gloves in the hallway, clean or dirty. If they're really clean ones you are going to touch SOMETHING before you touch a patient with them, how clean are they then? Your boss is not being unreasonable in asking you to refrain from wearing them outside of a treatment area, in this case, someone's room.
It doesn't have to make sense to you. Your BOSS has asked you not to wear gloves in the hallway. You don't have to understand it in order to stop doing it.
Well,,, if the clean new gloves I wear in the hallway is considered dirty already; I supposed we CNA are also dirty ourselves since we came from dirty resident room even though we took gloves off in the resident room. this is the same logic. Doesn't make sense to me
You're using two totally different examples. Housekeeping is DOING something while wearing gloves. Cleaning, etc. Tending to a skin tear in the hallway is FAR different than walking between residents rooms with a pair of gloves on.
about the no gloves in the hallway
are you kidding me ???
obviously there are facilities with this policy, but does
housekeeping not wear gloves when cleaning the hand rails
or they just don't get cleaned
do all the residents know not to vomit, have incont. episode or
get a skin tear in the hallway, let alone fall with a more serious injury
about the resident
what do you mean the resident is supposed to be in bed at a certain time
by whose rule?
if the resident wants a shower at 10 pm then give a shower at 10 pm
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
I always wash my hands before and after and wear clean new gloves to every resident. some of you did not understand my point.
We understood your point. We just don't think it has merit. You don't wear gloves in the hall. Period. (By the way, the larger, bolder type isn't going to make your logic have any more merit.)
I wasn't able to explain well to my supervisor I was very tired that night, I know this shouldn't be a reason. I just know the following morning that I can't return for work there. I guess this served me a lesson. Thank you everyone for the input.
So that's it? You've quit? I hope your decision was well thought out and not based purely on impulse or emotion. Sometimes in life it's best to let things sink in first and take some time to think the situation through before making a big decision (like quitting employment). Best of luck to you. I hope your next job will work out better for you :)
I wasn't able to explain well to my supervisor I was very tired that night, I know this shouldn't be a reason. I just know the following morning that I can't return for work there. I guess this served me a lesson. Thank you everyone for the input.
Well, I just pray her to the Lord.
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about the no gloves in the hallway
are you kidding me ???
obviously there are facilities with this policy, but does
housekeeping not wear gloves when cleaning the hand rails
or they just don't get cleaned
do all the residents know not to vomit, have incont. episode or
get a skin tear in the hallway, let alone fall with a more serious injury
about the resident
what do you mean the resident is supposed to be in bed at a certain time
by whose rule?
if the resident wants a shower at 10 pm then give a shower at 10 pm