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Specializes in LTC.

I'm SO SICK of CNA's, MA's, etc telling me this as an excuse to get in my business! I had an aide try to get in my cart to give a Neb tx because a resident "couldn't breathe." Well try not leaving the poor man with CHF flat in the bed, then he will be able to breathe! Thank God I lock it(some nurses don't!) I swear when I was a CNA I never tried to pull this stuff!

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I'm SO SICK of CNA's, MA's, etc telling me this as an excuse to get in my business! I had an aide try to get in my cart to give a Neb tx because a resident "couldn't breathe." Well try not leaving the poor man with CHF flat in the bed, then he will be able to breathe! Thank God I lock it(some nurses don't!) I swear when I was a CNA I never tried to pull this stuff!

Yikes- agree.....I was a CNA during nursing school, and would never have thought it was ok to even touch the cart. :eek:

Time for write ups.....save your own but- they're putting theirs in slings themselves.... :uhoh3:

As a supervisor, I often took keys off of the top of the medcart, and held on to them in a place where I could see the cart (I locked it) and waited to see how long it took for the nurse to figure out where the keys were....usually only took once or twice- if I got to the third round with the same nurse, it was a documented verbal warning ...:/

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Specializes in LTC.

That is terrible. With that behavior she may never become a nurse. It is important for CNAs to stay in their scope.

When I was CNA I would never pull something like that.

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Specializes in LTC.
Yikes- agree.....I was a CNA during nursing school, and would never have thought it was ok to even touch the cart. :eek:

Time for write ups.....save your own but- they're putting theirs in slings themselves.... :uhoh3:

As a supervisor, I often took keys off of the top of the medcart, and held on to them in a place where I could see the cart (I locked it) and waited to see how long it took for the nurse to figure out where the keys were....usually only took once or twice- if I got to the third round with the same nurse, it was a documented verbal warning ...:/

Good! Mine are in my shirt pocket-I hold on to them with my life! Our narc boxes on the carts have broken locks, so if you leave the cart unlocked gosh knows who could run off with them...then who would be in trouble? We have also had residents run off with keys that were left on carts!

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Good! Mine are in my shirt pocket-I hold on to them with my life! Our narc boxes on the carts have broken locks, so if you leave the cart unlocked gosh knows who could run off with them...then who would be in trouble? We have also had residents run off with keys that were left on carts!

I had a patient grab a 1000 tablet bottle of acetaminophen at a LTC (on 3-11, I had 60 intermediate care- they called PEGs 'skilled', I didn't) and start to open it as I was walking out of the room- I thought I had locked the cart (and still wonder if the cart was broken- a lot in that place wasn't right- lol). That taught me a LOT....and I turned in my notice very soon after that :D (a lot more than just a funky cart was going on.... 2 CNAs for 60 patients with feeding dinner - part of my job- 2 med passes, and treatments??? I was used to that on 11-7, but that routine was a lot different).

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

The most I'd ever think of doing to a nurse's med cart as a tech/aide was refill the water & cups WITH her permission.

Is it me or is society becoming more brazen? we had a student ARGUE with a psych patient who walked away mid conversation because they were no longer interested. (Inpatient, court ordered psychiatric treatment patients most with some form of psychosis or schizophrenia, unable to function in traditional society...)

As a tech my interventions were all directed by the RN I was teamed with, if I wasn't familiar with a patient I'd check with the nurse first before even giving a blanket from the warmer so as to not interfere with their care.

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Specializes in Psychiatry, corrections, long-term care..

Wow, I'd call that a write-up if I ever saw one. That's pretty unbelievable.

The most I have ever done to my supervising nurse's cart is restock water, straws, water cups, and emptied the cart trash container that's on the side.

I'm still in disbelief that your CNA tried to do that. Wowsers...

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The most I'd ever think of doing to a nurse's med cart as a tech/aide was refill the water & cups WITH her permission.

Is it me or is society becoming more brazen? we had a student ARGUE with a psych patient who walked away mid conversation because they were no longer interested. (Inpatient, court ordered psychiatric treatment patients most with some form of psychosis or schizophrenia, unable to function in traditional society...)

As a tech my interventions were all directed by the RN I was teamed with, if I wasn't familiar with a patient I'd check with the nurse first before even giving a blanket from the warmer so as to not interfere with their care.

Becoming MUCH more brazen and 'entitled' to do whatever they want because they're SO special :). These are the kids who never heard the word 'no', and now have to function in the real world. It's sad. Nobody did them any favors by not teaching them that rules are for everyone, and that when you're at the bottom of the totem pole, you are incredibly important, but not the one making the rules..... :twocents::heartbeat

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Specializes in LTC.
I had a patient grab a 1000 tablet bottle of acetaminophen at a LTC (on 3-11, I had 60 intermediate care- they called PEGs 'skilled', I didn't) and start to open it as I was walking out of the room- I thought I had locked the cart (and still wonder if the cart was broken- a lot in that place wasn't right- lol). That taught me a LOT....and I turned in my notice very soon after that :D (a lot more than just a funky cart was going on.... 2 CNAs for 60 patients with feeding dinner - part of my job- 2 med passes, and treatments??? I was used to that on 11-7, but that routine was a lot different).

:)

Goodness :eek: We're going to restraint free-so no more lap buddies. I guess I like that because you should see the stuff they could stash between the buddy and their laps! Cart keys, silverware, and once I found a whole pack of insulin syringes!

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Specializes in Trauma, Emergency.

I am a CNA (and a nursing student) and what the heck I can't even IMAGINE presuming to administer a tx to a pt like that. Those must be some crazy people workin' with you or something!! HELLOOOOOOOOOO SCOPE OF PRACTICEEEEEEE DEEUUUURRRRRRRRRRRR :uhoh3::eek:

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Goodness :eek: We're going to restraint free-so no more lap buddies. I guess I like that because you should see the stuff they could stash between the buddy and their laps! Cart keys, silverware, and once I found a whole pack of insulin syringes!

Wow- a treasure hunt !! We could use lap buddies when documented as an enabler (they needed something to lean against to be able to propel themselves in the w/c.... and if they still could figure things out, they could get out of them (OK- so not many of them fit in that category :)).... they really were useful for those who would hurl themselves to the floor just by trying to oomph along in their chairs :)

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funny that your CNAs are doing too much cause our CNAs don't seem to do much of anything...

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