pericare with brief changing?

[darci14]

I am a new cna and about to start my second semester of nursing school. I started a new job in LTC a week ago. I am light years away from being as fast as the other cna's who work the night shift with me. I am always going over my time. The other night another cna who has been there for twenty years told me that the reason I am so slow is because I am washing the residents (peri) when I change their briefs. I am supposed to, right? My preceptor said to but this aid told me that nobody does that including my preceptor and the only reason she did it with me was because with the two of us working together she had more time and help. She said eventually I would be fired for too much overtime or for being too slow. Also, this is one of the top rated homes in this area. After she said this I understood why every resident I changed on my shift had terrible odors and usually residue from the last BM. Does anyone have any feed back or suggestions? I really need this job. It is my first job in the field and eventhough I am in nursing school I still want to be a great cna too. Any comments are welcome. I would really like to know if this is true among aids because I find it apalling.

[LeahMarie]

This is ridiculous! Unfortunately though, I too have seen this at the facility I work at. There has been times when I was helping another CNA change someone and they didn't wipe them up when changing the brief and I actually have said something to them about needing to clean them up... a lot of times the excuse I get is "well, theres no wipes!" I always find it helpful to stock my rooms with wipes and whatever else right when I start my shift. Now, I don't work night shift but I find that thoroughly cleaning a patient doesn't take that much more time or effort. Maybe this is because I've been doing this for almost three years but eventually you will develop a routine where it will take no time at all. Good luck and learn to ignore the ignorant people that have formed their own bad habits.