cna.jlu

Yes I'm a CNA med tech. I worked in assisted living for awhile, I had to pour and administer medications including narcodics. I also had to do the acu-checks and administer insulin. I took a class that was only a couple days long and a test. I didn't mind passing meds when the nurses were in charge of checking the MAR's and taking off the Dr. orders. It was when the aides started taking off orders and checking the MAR's that scared the crap out of me. I found so many med errors!!! Then when we had to adminster insulin, I was done!!! Too much responsibility and not enough training. I am not a nurse and I don't think that aides should be doing this.

I'm a CNA, I have worked at the same facility for 13 years. I can't believe how disrespectful aides have become! When I first became a nurses aide, the nurses had the upper hand. You did what you were told to do or you were written up and sent to the supervisors office. There was no talking back or refusing to do your job. I don't know what happened over the years but it isn't like that now. The Nurses and MGT don't pay attention to what is going on around them. I know they are very busy with charting, taking off orders, passing medication....ect. But part of their job is supervising the aides and making sure the residents get proper care. The Nurses and MGT want to be all buddy buddy with the aides which is fine. But then,they don't want to reprimand the aides because they are "friends"? And when one aide gets away without doing their job it kind of has a snow ball effect. This is the famous phrase I hear all the time..."Well that aide isn't doing their job so why should I bust my butt." The aides that work their butt off to cover for those aides that slack off... get tired of having to pick up their slack!!!! It is MGT fault that they let this behavior continue!!!