BethCNA

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1. Challenge of Diaper Change Timeliness

   BethCNA replied to George Acenas's topic in General Nursing

   Also please remember residents' comfort levels. I have years of experience as a CNA, but there's no way my elderly family members would accept toileting or brief change help from me. Their generation was raised to maintain dignity and privacy, which ...

2. Flu Shot or Mask?

   BethCNA replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   So...if 50% of coworkers are vaccinated, then infection rates level off...that means freeloading off coworkers is OK?

3. Should I get my CNA certification before RN school?

   BethCNA replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   My ADN program requires completion of a CNA course before applying. I find that it has been very helpful to have that level of background in my other classes.

4. Police investigation of coworkers

   BethCNA posted a topic in Home Health

   I left a home health agency in January for another job. I normally worked alone, at one of 4 clients' homes. I received a letter from the agency today that one of those 4 clients is alleging a felony-level theft of items from his/her home. The age...

5. Surveillance cameras in pedi patient's home?

   BethCNA replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty

   This is my current experience. We have a 24/7 private pay client who isn't satisfied with anything his caregivers do. And all of us got an email today saying that our agency director will be "reviewing the tapes" on cameras we didn't know existed t...

6. Asked NOT to document - What to do?

   BethCNA replied to BethCNA's topic in Home Health

   Would you ask to fill out an incident report?

7. Asked NOT to document - What to do?

   BethCNA posted a topic in Home Health

   On my last shift, I worked with an elderly homebound client, mentally competent but two-assist for transfers. There is a family member also in the home who is independent. As I and my coworker were providing bedtime care, the family member fell, an...

8. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

   BethCNA replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   My home health agency mandates that all employees work all holidays due to low staffing. It's ridiculous, and it's pushing good staff out the door. As for me, my regular schedule had me off at 7a on Thanksgiving and not working until Friday at 11p....

9. Home health- benefits/insurance?

   BethCNA replied to karenkorz's topic in Home Health

   My home health agency offers 8-12 hour shifts. We get paid above the local average, but have access to only a limited 401K, and no other benefits. The director is doing everything in her power to not hire any more people than necessary, to avoid AC...

10. Holidays in Home Health

    BethCNA posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm a nursing student, working for a home health agency during school. Curious to know how your agencies handle holidays and time off requests. Ours had no stated policy, until everyone asked for the holiday off. (Really? You didn't think this wo...

11. New grads in specialties without the basics

    BethCNA replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    One of the community colleges now requires completion of a CNA course before being admitted to the LPN/RN program. At first, I did not see the logic. Now, I do. I feel equipped to do patient care now, in a way I know that I wouldn't have in anothe...