Do you do ROM on your residents?

[fuzzywuzzy]

PT does ROM with the rehabbers during their classes, but none of the CNAs do it with the residents or patients where I work. I saw a nurse do it on a resident's arm once, and then a couple months later a different nurse asked me to do it on the same resident's arm. Aside from that I haven't seen or heard anything about it, although it was one of the major skills in my CNA classes. I also didn't see any of it going on in the place where I did my clinicals.

[josebeltran88]

During my clinicals, we had to do ROM on both legs and arms of residents. You do have to be very careful with the abduction and adduction, b/c most of the residents have contracted arm and leg muscles.

[nrantonelli]

I use ROM with most of my clients, but i work in home care its a little different.

[dannyc12]

A favorite trick at my facility is to add PROM/AROM or Ambulation to almost every resident's NAR sheet. I work on a TCU, have 10-12 residents, and am lucky to get them changed and turned with a frequency that approaches acceptable.

It is ridiculous. My facility figures the $1500 fines they get every so often from the state for all the pressure sores and contractures is far less expensive than staffing at a safe level.

[rosey2007cna]

I am like most you and can hardly keep up with changing and turning my residents. I am so glad that my facility has RNA's who can help with the ROM exercises.

[Girl Scout]

On the floor I'll be on, there's a dedicated PT, so I don't assume I'll be doing ROMs on my own, as part of my major duties. I'm sure it's possible that I could be asked to assist, but mostly, I feel like it's not really part of the job description (at least where I've applied and interviewed).