daniellemarie

The facility I am working at is expecting State to come soon. No one has had the time to tell me what to expect. Any feedback would be great!

Hi guys! I just wanted to rant a little & see if any of you have come across situations like these.. - I was giving an ALERT patient a shower & she told me she wants to take her hearing aids off in the shower room.. She held them in her lap all the way back to her room & I had to get her ready for bed but I had to leave her for five minutes to help her room mate into the bathroom. When I got back to her I was taking care of all the things we brought to the shower room and back BUT her hearing aids were missing! I walked up & down the hallways, asked the nurses & other cnas if they saw anything, searched the shower room & the dirty linen bins in there but with no luck. I got back to the patient defeated & decided that it'll just show up & took her to the bathroom to brush her teeth. THEN her toothbrush went missing, & she told me to check in her drawer.. THERE I found her hearing aids, she put them in there the five minutes I left to help her room mate.. I was happy at the time because I was so worried I was going to ger fired for losing her hearing aids, but when I think about it I'm very upset & annoyed at the situation. - I was passing trays out on the floor & went into one room with one patients tray & he wasn't in there so I took it back BUT the other patient had his wife in there & she was tripping out about how I went in there with his tray & walked out. She had to call the charge nurse & everything.. So i went back in there with that patients tray & she was trippin out about how I went in there & ignored them.. Then when I was getting the patient ready for dinner (sitting him up, fixing the side table etc) she had the nerve to call out for another cna & complained to him how I didnt know what I was doing, right in front of me.. THE WHOLE TIME I WAS EXPLAINING TO HER WHAT I WAS DOING OR ABOUT TO DO. She wasn't even listening to what I was saying OR giving me enough time to do what I was about to do.. I understand that every day is a challenge & these probably aren't the worst things that could happen, but I would've liked for these things to not have happened to me within my first two weeks of working as a CNA

Hi everyone! Yesterday was my first day in my CNA career with my own section, & it was so-so. The patients were extremely sweet & I enjoyed my interaction with them. Also, most of the staff working PM were really nice and willing to teach me and lend a helping hand. But, I couldn't help but be hard on myself about not thinking & being fast enough. I was given an 'easy' section, but since I didn't work with those patients during my orientation period I felt like that was a factor that slowed me down. I know that within time, I will be familiar with the patients & their routines but I'm feeling really down about my work performance. How long did it take you guys to get comfortable working as a CNA?

@ christy k. Thank you for the reminder :)

This is my first job as a CNA. Thanks so much on the tip on changing them out of long sleeve shirts! I will definitely give that a try.

Hi everyone! I got switched over to PM shift yesterday & I like it so much better :) Everyone is extremely nice & helpful! I am going to have my last day of orientation today before I get my own section & I have a few questions.. 1. What have you guys found is the best way to transfer a pt from bed to w/c & w/c to bed? 2. Tips for bringing pt to the bathroom when they use a w/c. 3. Any tips for giving showers. 4. Any tips for using lifts. 5. Any tips for changing pt out of long sleeve shirts. I've always been afraid of hurting them Thank you in advance for any feedback!

Hey everyone! I am going to be working the AM shift & I do not have that much experience on the floor working on my own. It seems like it is the busiest shift due to the appointments, showers, etc. How do you guys manage your time? Btw, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the wonderful mothers out there :)