Nurses working as CNAs

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The unit I work on tends to rotate nurses to work as cnas when short staffed. It was my turn this morning and have to say I wasn't very happy. By the end of the day it wasn't bad at all and was the least stressful day I've had. How would y'all feel about this? Mad or could care less?

Specializes in ICU.

What are CNAs and what is CNA work?

I have heard myths of places that have CNAs that bathe and turn patients, etc., but we only have monitor techs on my floor and "CNAs" who put orders in the computer during admissions, do EKGs, and handle a lot of the chart paperwork. I like the idea of these mythical creatures that assist with patient care. It sounds like it would be nice to be able to grab a CNA instead of tying up multiple nurses just to get a patient bathed...

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