CNA Donna

I work the 6a-2p shift as a CNA in a skilled rehab unit which i really enjoy even though it gets very hectic due to the fact that we only have and hour to shower a.m. showers, and toilet and assist with dressing the non-a.m. showers in order to ensure that everyone is up and ready in the dining room for breakfast, their therapy sessions or doc appointments. Our rehab patients are bathed every other day due to the fact that we do not have the staff to bath patients daily. what we do is when we toilet the non- showers we make sure that they clean all the hot spots such as peri care, under arms, face washing, and brushing their teeth, and hair care before they leave their room. after everyone is assembled into the dining room we the CNa's pass out their breakfast drinks and their breakfast. while they are eating, we then chart on each patient on our personel CNA Kiosk. we chart on their ability to dress themselves, ambulation toileting and how much assisstence was required from us to ensure that we keep up with their daily progress. it is a very effective method to ensure proper billing in regards to medicare e.t.c.

Hi! i am a CNA as well who occassionally has this misfortune of working with a moody male Nurse, who is very unorganized and has stooped so low as to blame me for his inabilties to fulfill his task with our patients by claiming that he was unable to do blood sugar checks, and wound care because he had to help me on the floor! Total lie!! i reported another co-worker the other day for ignoring lights, and worse neglecting patients by telling them that she would return shortly to toilet them. i then reported to him about how i am always finishig patients that she started care with and walked out without completing task, and leaving a mess. he told this CNA everything. long story short we wind up in the office andshe turned the tables on me. got away with it as well due to my jaw being on the floor. i could not respond due to the shock and the fact that i was being reprimanded for her neglect not mine. i was also told that i needed to lower my standard of care,due to the fact that the other CNA had a hard time keeping up the pace with me. i got news for them all. I WILL NOT STOOP THAT LOW!! I will keep being me. i feel that if you give somebody enough rope like her she will hang herself in due time. Thanks CNA Donna