dani_814

Thank you all for the suggestions! I will try the draw sheet technique. I hope I get better at turning residenst with practice. At KatieP86, I wish we could work in pairs at my facility, but it's every woman for herself, which is sad and can be dangerous.

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Hi! I'm a long time reader, first time poster. I love reading all the helpful advice given here. I hope you can help me. I'm a new nurse aide. This week will be my 3rd in the field. So far I think I'm doing OK, making sure all my residents are taken care of. However, I'm having difficulty caring for 1 particular resident. He is an obese man with a terrible attitude. I'm having a difficult time rolling him onto his side to change his briefs and place the hoyer pad by myself. The aides on my hall are busy taking care of their residents and I feel like a pest whenever I ask them for help turning him. I don't want to hurt him or myself but I'm starting to sense that the aides are getting sick of me asking for help. One told me yesterday that she can do him all by himself and she didn't know why I had such a problem. Am I wrong in asking for help? Thanks in advance for your responses.