What was the hardest skill for you to learn?

[FutureNurse33702]

I'm taking classes to become a CNA in FL, and was wondering what people think were the hardest skills to learn to do properly? Right now, I'm voting for manual BP.

[DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP]

I am confused at how youd taking a BP so difficult. Its a rather easy skill.

I bet you were taught improperly. I bet you may be putting the earpieces in wrong.:stone:twocents:

I take BPs in a moving vehicle and get them accurately.

With all due respect, everyone has their areas of difficulty.

Not EVERYTHING is EASY for everyone, including yourself I'm sure.

If we were all experts in everything, the world would be a pretty boring place, don't ya think? :)

Best,

Diane

[NurseKatie08, MSN]

I think ecmb is talking about from the beginning to the end. You can't walk out of an patient room into the hall with your gloves after setting up with the bed pan ( for infection control purposes) unless the patient doesn't need help and you stay in the room entire time until he/she is finish,then you just need one, but if you need to walk out of the room you need two.

True. The way I read one of the PP's seemed like someone was talking about taking the pt off the bedpan, measuring the output, degloving and washing hands, recording the output, and then regloving to clean out the bedpan--in that case I was just offering the suggestion that it's probably easier to just clean out the bedpan first and record the volume after. Obviously, if you're leaving the room, you want to make sure the pt has the call light within reach and remove your gloves. Many of the pts on my floor were on Lactulose, Go Lytely or had C diff, so they'd be done going before you even degloved, washed your hands and left, lol. :wink2:

[ecmb]

True. The way I read one of the PP's seemed like someone was talking about taking the pt off the bedpan, measuring the output, degloving and washing hands, recording the output, and then regloving to clean out the bedpan--:wink2:

You got it! I took the title of this post literally "....hardest skill for you to LEARN." Learning is the key here. I'm sure once you've been doing this job, things become routine; a rhythm develops. But when a person is learning it is more challenging.

My thinking is that while I'm LEARNING, I might get distracted and forget the number of cc's I just measured. So maybe I should record the measurement immediately. And then I would need a second pair of gloves to rinse out the bedpan and graduate. Once I became more confident and experienced, (and less nervous about the skills evaluator watching and timing me), then I would need only one pair of gloves.

Thanks.

[daisydoll]

I'm taking classes to become a CNA in FL, and was wondering what people think were the hardest skills to learn to do properly? Right now, I'm voting for manual BP.

It takes some time to get the hang of it. I was always nervous when they checked us with double stethoscope. However, just like anything else, the more you do it the better you become at it, and soon you will be thinking it's a piece of cake!

[ecmb]

It takes some time to get the hang of it. I was always nervous when they checked us with double stethoscope. However, just like anything else, the more you do it the better you become at it, and soon you will be thinking it's a piece of cake!

For me, one of the more difficult things is releasing the pressure in the cuff by turning that little knob. If you turn it too much, the air releases too quickly and you very well might miss the first sound. If you release it too slowly, the patient is very uncomfortable with the cuff being so tight. If I ever get how much to turn that little knob, it will all come together.

[SQueenRN, BSN]

i am a current nursing student who has been a nurses aide for 5 months.. i find it hard to make an occupied bed as well as changing a person who cannot move very well. i usually have to ask another aide to come and help me.