Do the CNAs or RNs do personal care

[RNtobe23]

And bathe patients.

I always thought it was the RNs but someone else told me it was the CNAs who primarily did that?

[BostonFNP, APRN]

Everybody wipes a rear end.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Everyone, even patients and families, perform personal care & bathing including PCA, CNA, RN & LPN.

[ixchel]

And bathe patients.

I always thought it was the RNs but someone else told me it was the CNAs who primarily did that?

Are you serious?

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

Are you in nursing school or thinking about nursing school? The PPs are correct. Nursing scope, delegation, and accountability/responsibility will be covered in your schooling, and it will become all clear to you. :)

[TU RN, DNP, CRNA]

Considering my place of work is phasing CNAs out the argument could be made that I perform more ADLs than the CNA. 1:12 ratio for a CNA makes it sort of hard to get to every patient for a bath in a single night...

[brattygrl]

I always feel lucky if I have a pca/cna assigned with me. Our management got rid of a lot of them with the intention of using the FTEs. to hire more nurses.

So we have 5 patients all by ourselves. Appreciate your cnas/pcts. Never deligate while sitting on your butt doing nothing.

[caliotter3]

Said healthcare worker or family member who encounters said dirty butt is the one who cleans it.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Any reason we're letting LPNs off this hook?

Seriously, though, have you yet begun any nursing classes? Or are considering the possibilities?

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

In my ER, everyone pitches in to wipe butts.

[ExpBrittany]

Some nurses help, some don't. Some aides leave their patients soiled/wet, some don't. I've been lucky enough to work with team players who care about the patients. We all pitch in to "wipe butt", regardless of whose patient it is

[scottaprn]

I've even been lucky enough to wipe a few as an NP. Basically everybody poops and everybody cleans it.