clab25

I started out working in LTC and I loved the chaos and how you always had something to do. Now I am currently working in a Assisted Living Center. Instead of being a nurse I feel as If I am a waitress and maid. And to top that off I no longer get to use my nursing skills like I use to. Now I only do assessments of patients and pass medicine occasionely. And the Assisted Living is a much slower pace. Not much to do and there is alot of sitting. Hope this helps out. :)

I am currently working in LTC on the 11-7 shift with a friend of mine. There are 2 nurses 5 aides and 1 CMA. The CNA's are consistently hateful to me and the other nurse and they refuse to do there work. Most of the time the CNA's just sit down on the hall and sleep or read magazines. And we have also been fighting to get the CNA's to perform pericare after the residents urinate or have a BM. You would think that they would know to clean someone after they have urinated or had a BM. Then on New Years Eve our administrator came in with wine and sandwiches( half of our cna's are 18-20) and told them in front of me and the other nurse that since this pericare crap has started that there needs to be a male/female team go in to change the residents. It just seems like this whole situation is hopeless. Do you a. let the cna's do as they wish and everyone except the residents are happy. or b. take charge and really make them work and they will be miserable and go report us to the head people.? :uhoh21: