Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

AgentBeast, MSN, RN · May 20, 2016

Get the Cath lab clippers

LARPingRN · May 20, 2016

If you want to ask the patient/POA for permission, sure. Clip away.

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · May 20, 2016

You're a CNA being asked by nurses to start IV's? That's more concerning to me than any overgrowth of hair anywhere!

Barbie8808 said:

Yup you guess it, this post is all about pubic hair. I've been in the game for almost 10 years and I have no idea why CNA's or nurses ignore pubic hair or excessive hair in general! I had a nurse ask me to get an IV on a patient once who literally resembled Chewbacca. Fortunately I had success in his hand which is frowned upon at my institution but heck what else was I going to do? Oh but thats not the half.... What about when I have a patient whose on golytely or diarrhea??? The last thing I'm tryna do is fidget with 7 inch longs hair. I'm wondering if its OK to provide lil snip snip?

TacoBelle · May 20, 2016

Bucky, where does OP state that they are an aide?

Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN · May 20, 2016

You're a CNA being asked by nurses to start IV's? That's more concerning to me than any overgrowth of hair anywhere!

Some places do have CNAs that start IVs, insert foleys, etc. At my first nursing job, the best IV starter in the entire hospital as a CNA who worked in ER. Looooved it when he was a one to one sitter for a confused patient receiving IV fluids.

Bucky, where does OP state that they are an aide?

The OP's credentials say CNA, like your own do. :cat:

Barbie8808 · May 20, 2016

OK PEEPS LETS GET THIS STRAIGHT NOW!!! I am a cna who works as pct at two hospitals on the east coast. I DO NOT WORK AT A LTCF.I DO NOT WORK AS A HOME HEALTH AIDE. So my job description may not fit the same as the aides that you work with. In my job description at MY JOB I am able to start iv's-flush them to ensure the work correctly not start a bag of fluids or hang meds. I am able to draw blood do ekg's etc. PLease back to the pubs thanks u guys rock!!!!

KRVRN, BSN, RN · May 20, 2016

What do you mean by CNA's and nurses ignore pubic hair? Bathing a pt?

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · May 20, 2016

In her user name! Also, read some of her other posts

Bucky, where does OP state that they are an aide?

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · May 20, 2016

a CNA is not allowed to start an iv in any facility I've ever worked in. I've never worked for an entity that allows LPN's to start IV's either. My state allows LPN's to do so, but in four different facilities, they have not.

You don't get to dictate the responses to posts either, by the way...

OK PEEPS LETS GET THIS STRAIGHT NOW!!! I am a cna who works as pct at two hospitals on the east coast. I DO NOT WORK AT A LTCF.I DO NOT WORK AS A HOME HEALTH AIDE. So my job description may not fit the same as the aides that you work with. In my job description at MY JOB I am able to start iv's-flush them to ensure the work correctly not start a bag of fluids or hang meds. I am able to draw blood do ekg's etc. PLease back to the pubs thanks u guys rock!!!!

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · May 20, 2016

As much as some pts are over a ten on the body hair scale, I just never felt comfortable giving the "snip-snip", unless they were getting an EKG, otherwise, I washed well in those thicket areas and kept it moving.

Barbie8808 · May 20, 2016

You don't get to dictate the responses to posts either, by the way...

I'm not dictating, Im setting the record straight. There seems to be some type confusion on what I can and cannot do. For some reason a lot of users feel the need to post what happens at their own personal places of employment like that is the standard of practice EVERYWHERE. Then it turns into an argument, escualting to group of people deciding to sound ignorant and gang up on another member '_' Like thats going to change a persons job description, skills, or what their expected to do while on duty. I'm suggesting that we (myself included) keep the discussion light and humorous after all its about HAIR