Anxiousandafraid

Anxiousandafraid has 10 years experience.

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1. CNA with a question.. ocd on the job.. afraid someone will die because of me

   Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I've decided to get treatment for ocd recently. The constant guilt im feeling is overwhelming me. I love and appreciate everyones response on this post. My anxiety /ocd is now wondering "what if someone has suffered because I didn't record their...

2. CNA with a question.. ocd on the job.. afraid someone will die because of me

   Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in General Nursing

   I guess my problem is I’m very very literal. So for instance I can be in a room with a patient that is VERY calm , watching TV and not in distress at all … but all I can count for them is 8 RR … I get stressed KNOWING the system will turn red for the...

3. CNA with a question.. ocd on the job.. afraid someone will die because of me

   Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much ...my ocd has had me STRESSED for the past two days obsessing and feeling so much guilt. It's funny I went to the Dr yesterday...literally held my breath and they charted 18...anyway I love your response the problem I'm having is th...

4. CNA with a question.. ocd on the job.. afraid someone will die because of me

   Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. And this is the part causing me mental torment. I have tried to find a way to be truthful but also not annoy the nurses. I can understand their frustrations honestly. I wasn’t trying to lie in my charting but left a note instead of a value...

5. CNA with a question.. ocd on the job.. afraid someone will die because of me

   Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. I’m going to just step down and leave my job. I again LOVE what I do. And can totally understand the frustration the nurses share. I would too be annoyed with someone charting 8 and having an alert next to it for someone who is other wise ...

6. CNA with a question.. ocd on the job.. afraid someone will die because of me

   Anxiousandafraid posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all… sorry to be that annoying ocd CNA but want to ask .. who views the notes in epic ? I have nurses that get annoyed with me for documenting my RRs accurately. I can LEGIT understand their frustrations. I know at my job the joke is “only she cou...

7. Leaving my job due to OCD .. nurses want me to lie .. I feel so much guilt always and afraid someone will die because of me

   Anxiousandafraid posted a topic in CNA/MA

   So I’ve decided to go PRN. I’m such a thorough black and white thinker … meaning I can see a patient walking , talking doing everything perfectly and I feel compelled to still document if their respirations are 8… I literally can not write a RR I hav...

8. Feels Guilty for Not Reporting Possible Patient Abuse

   Anxiousandafraid replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Can the person still be reported or no since it was so long ago ?

9. I don’t report everything as a CNA … is it okay to let my nurse assess

   Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in CNA/MA

   Care comes natural… me even posting this I hope would show the care I feel for my patients as I wouldn’t take my time outside of work expressing my anxiety about work and reporting to the nurse LOL

10. I don’t report everything as a CNA … is it okay to let my nurse assess

    Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in CNA/MA

    I apologize for my defensive response. All in all … I’m just going to document what I get and move on. If they(nurses) get mad ,oh well. I come to do a job and I’ll do it. It’s not (their attitudes ) worth the stress I feel later hoping no one “suff...

11. I don’t report everything as a CNA … is it okay to let my nurse assess

    Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in CNA/MA

    I put “ “ because I was NEVER labeling myself as a nurse. I was saying that’s what the nurse would possibly think when they are charting and notice there’s nothing there … the nurse checks the chart all thru out the night. So I was saying when they n...

12. I don’t report everything as a CNA … is it okay to let my nurse assess

    Anxiousandafraid replied to Anxiousandafraid's topic in CNA/MA

    If the nurse “roused” then is not a form of manipulating the numbers ? I’ve even decided to not take respirations while the patient is sleeping and wait until they’re awake. Still sometimes the same result. I’ve had a nurse say “get the respirations ...

13. I don’t report everything as a CNA … is it okay to let my nurse assess

    Anxiousandafraid posted a topic in CNA/MA

    I USUALLY chart EVERYTHING. I'm learning to step back and stop putting unnecessary stress on myself. At work a few nights ago my nurse questioned my ability to do my job because out of ALL my patients she didn't like that this patients vitals were hi...

14. Have we all violated HIPAA ? Self reporting

    Anxiousandafraid posted a topic in Career Support

    Has anyone ever self reported themselves for violating HIPAA ? Whether it be sharing a story with family , viewing a record anything ? I feel so terrible. So the backstory is I’m a CNA. My nurse basically was upset with me for writing true accurate l...

15. Best tips for counting respirations ??

    Anxiousandafraid posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I’m struggling with doing respirations. At times I would do 30 seconds and if the timer stopped as a person finished inhaling but NOT exhaling I would still count that by 2. Meaning if they had 8 FULL respirations and that last inhale I would e...