peridot2467

My objection has nothing to do with not wanting to do the physical labor. I was an CNA for over 18 years. I don't think any nurse should be scheduled to be a CNA with a full assignment unless they have been asked or informed of this upon hire. I always help my aides when i am on a unit, i answer call light and change people and help them to the bathroom, pass food trays etc. I think you misunderstood the question. can a nurse be scheduled to be a CNA with a full assignment and what are the legal ramifications of a facility doing this all the time. according to the state of course we have plenty of staff but some nurses have never even changed a patient's brief and shouldn't be out there toileting people and transferring resident's without some training first.

I am an LPN. I work in a large suburban skilled nursing facility. The company has started pulling nurses RNs and LPNs to be aides. We are never asked sometimes we are scheduled on the deployment sheet to be an aide and sometimes it happens last minute. I am just wondering if this is legal?? i was a CNA for over 18 years. I have sore knees that cannot take that physical work anymore. That was one of the reasons that i went to LPN school in the first place. I would like any input any one can give me. We were not asked if we could/would be aides, we were not told upon hire that we may be pulled to be aides. This is not because of emergency weather conditions it is standard business practice at this nursing home. PLEASE HELP!