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Have you ever wondered why you became a nurse? I am a CNA in a nursing home and have been in school for my pre reqs. I have been changing my mind on if I want to be a nurse. Mainly because I don't want to work 12 hour shifts my whole life with kids. I get so sick of the families wanting this and wanting that and why can't you answer this question and answer that question. Then the families try to set the CNA's and the nurses up for state. Like we have one lady who swears we don't change her husbands socks so she marks them with markers, only the markers are not coming off. She is putting toothpaste on his brush to see if his teeth get brushed, this is crazy. I must say that I do brush all of my peoples teeth, rather they have teeth, dentures, toothless etc. but this is still crazy, then she will look and see if he has his med patches on etc and go to the nurses station and complain, it was suppose to be put on him at 9 and it is 9:01. These families are crazy about control. HELP!!!!what do i do to help me decide what do to.l

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I am 20 years old and a PCT/CNA at a nursing home. I usually say what feels more comforable. I have some people that I call MR. or Mrs. some that I call by their first names, some by a nickname (usually the whole facility calls them by their nickname.). Like I call a few residents Papa, Pawpaw, Aunt *****, etc. Usually at first I call them mr. or mrs. but when I get use to them or look at their charts to see what they prefer to be called I go by that.

I also work in LTC, and I am a CNA. We have a few screamers. One of them is a man who yells all hours of the day. We have pt and family complain of him all the time but there is nothing that I can give him for it (that is up to the docs and nurses). Most of the pts buy hear plugs. Sometimes For him the nurses give him meds and he sometimes gets quite but not always. I have started taking him milk and changing his position. Believe it or not it works with him. We have a lady who yells all day and we can't keep her quite at all. I've tried and her family does not want her out in the hall or up in her chair, they want her in her bed. We can't do anything with her.

NurseLili, I don't have as much problem with co workers. I have seen the co workers flirting with one another but never as much towards me. I have more family members trying it with me. I know I did not have to lie but he did not come straight out and say Hey lets date, but he was making suggestions toward it, so I thought that was a nice short and easy way to get off the topic.

Ok, now that I know everyone goes through this it makes me feel a little better. I just hate that they know I am married and have two small kids and are like well that's ok they don't have to know or well you know there is a court for divorce. I am 30 years younger then the pts father. What made me start this thread was the father. I had just met him yesterday and the man (say his name is BEN) Ben said to the son (in front of me) I wish I was in here to have this pretty girl assist me." and I just looked at him and then he kept saying this of that nature and I just walked out. Later when the father and son returned from Church he started at it again. Well at the end of my shift the pt said can you call my dad for me. the pt said well he left me a message to call him and told me to press Play on his answering machine. So I did. Well the message said that Ben had to talk to his son, and said to have his aide call him for the pt. If (my name) is around have her call me. Well I called Ben for the pt and they talked and then he wanted to talk to me and started asking me questions about my family and if I was happy. I said yes very happy and we are working on out third child. Well I got off the phone and just laughed with one of the male nurses. He said your having a baby! I said "Nope, but got that man to leave me alone" hopefully he will leave me alone now. I also wish that I could just be left alone and do my job. Now some of the old men flirt and say things WAY out of Line but I just brush those off because some of them don't realize what they are saying is unappropriate. I agree that tv makes nurses out to be a sexy job. When my husband says I am in school for nursing to his co workers or friends they will say "I hope she is my nurse" or they will say oh I bet she dresses in a nurse uniform for you during sex. So I do agree that tv puts nurses in this image of nursing being sexy jobs. Maybe it is the uniform thing. But if you have ever been in a sex store or something like that and if you have seen the nurses uniforms for bed, they are short dresses (nothing like what I wear to work).

I work in LTC and I was wondering if anyone receives many compliments from pts, their family members, co workers, doctors, or EMS workers. I have saw one of the doctors try to get dates with nurses. I have saw EMS workers give phone numbers to nurses. One of the housekeepers married a CNA. I have had one mans dad (the pt is 32 and his father is around early 50's) flirt and wanted me to call him. I had one pt try to get me to date her grandson and he was in to it. It is like I am in a SEX-WARD or somthing. I sometimes feel like when I get ready for work I don't want to wear make up or fix my hair or wear lotion, so I don't smell good. This is crazy. I was just wondering about others.

Here is what we have where I work... Corporate Compliance Means following the law of *you place of work* The CCP is to help prevent -fraud -abuse -other unethical practices How does this benefit -improved job performance and quality of care -behave and provide care in an ethical way -work more efficiently -understand your rights and responsibilities *prevents crininal and unethical conduct -false claims act -ccp helps explain what is illegal and unethical The Enforcers *Department of Justice -FBI -United States Attorney *Department of Health and Human Services *Internal REvenue Services *State Attorney General *Private Parties Methods of Disclosure *Compliance Officer -confidential Hotline 1-800-750-4972 HOPE This helps..Mind if I asked what happend? Would you think of turning someone in if they tell a pt to shut up and go to bed?

DO NOT GO UP CHAIN OF COMMAND ON THIS....at the place i work we have a hotline, mail in, or address..i will have to find it. IF you tell your boss then they will just comfront the person and someone will find out who told. The hotline or mail in you do not tell your name or anything.they give you a reference number and you call back to check on it. I will send you the number ..

Where I work, the LPN's give meds. Well they go down the hall with a cart and a book that has the picture of the pt and the room number. The page tells what meds they take, dos etc. The give the meds to us and we give them to the pt. We put in in there food or something..but state is never to see us do it..lawsuit...

Must say that I myself do think that it is "customer service". What do you think that customer service is? To me customer service is helping customers in a polite, courteous, respectful manner, . This goes really with any job. A car salesman is customer service, as well as selling furniture, working at wal-mart, etc.. You are dealing with pts and their care and must do so in a respect attitude. In cars your dealing with selling the car and wanting them to buy the car from you and when they want to buy another one you want them to come back to you. In a hospital you want them to come back to you.

This could bring windows of oppurtunity, when you finsih with school..keep tha this in mind.

I agree with the above. I work in LTC and love it. I see pt with everything. I have one little old lady who is 90 years old and talked to no one but her sister. Well when I first started that lady just wouldn't let me take VS, change her, or anything. Well i had to think of something to get to know her and get her to know me. Well I looked around her room and she had pictures of horses everywhere. She has a picture of her on a horse at a young age. So I started talking about horses and got her to respond. I told her that I have a horse named Misty (I don't have a horse at all, only riden one once, but hey it worked) Well the lady told me her horses name and how she loved them and wishes she could ride them again one day. Now on a daily basis we discuss horses. I have another lady who I tell her who is on her pictures in her room. When I got there (I was doing CNA clinicals) and I left notes in the pt rooms so that when the family came in they would put names on the back of pictures to help me tell the pts who they were in the pictures. Some residents love this. I know all about another resident who is 97 and where she use to work and her husband and her daughter in law and that is what we discuss. Get to know your pts. You will be surprised what they know and what they don't. Dont look at this as a bad thing. Let the pt help you help them. As said above don't give them meds to make them sleep, if they want up to walk at night or sit in a chair then let them. It's your job. I had one man in clinicals that wanted some coffee and I was unsure if I should give it to him. So I asked his nurse and she said "Lord no, he would be up all night." this was at 9pm. I told him that he could not have any. We said to sneak him some, well I was scared and said to his nurse that he wanted it. She sais no. So I nicely went into his room and said that the coffee machine was not on and there was not a fresh pot. He said well I guess I'll just have to drink Sprite. I was scared because I did not know if he could have it and instead of flat out saying NO and not making anyone mad I said there was not any, so he said fine , not a big deal. Think of what you say and do before you do it. Just because someone else doesn't want to deal with them doesn't mean anything. If they want it and they can have it, then give it to them. Always think of how you would feel. Respect the pt and their rights. Good Luck.

I am also a small person (5'3 at 120lbs to be exact)and as said above we once had a 450lb woman and it took six of us to move her. She kicked and everything, but then another day there was just two of us and asked her to help and boy she did..Your co workers are there to help you and you will learn how to deal with the patients and get them to help you. Also in your CNA class you will learn how to handle patients and families and mechanics for mobility and how to use supports for your back and your safty for you and your patient. Good Luck in what you chose to do.

My dad likes to spend more then what he's got. LOL...but most people who have money you would never guess it. I know a few people with some big money in the bank and by talking to them or seeing what they drive you would not know it. I know one guy whos house is awful looking *it's big, but nasty and when you go out into his pasture and see the horse barn you would think a KING lived there..