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Nursing Students CNA/MA

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I love it when a 17 year old PRN new hire who hasn't taken a CNA class (in my state, you don't have to have a CNA class to be a hospital CNA) let alone a restorative assistant class, and has worked less than 30 days knows how to assess a patient's transfer needs. 😈

We need the help, but the kid is clueless. I feel like I'm at home cleaning up after the 18 year old who just moved out all over again.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab & Med/Surg.

Is this a person of taller/more muscular stature? That's what I come across a lot.. "Oh the pt is a min assist". I get so mad. It's like no, that person can basically just pick the pt up and transfer and I'm not about to get myself hurt. Idk of this helped but #rant

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Not really. She hasn't a clue about how to transfer patients. She hasn't had any formal CNA training. I've been a CNA for over 5 years, I have my restorative assistant certification, and I won't make the call on a patient's transfer needs without a RN's assessment and the final word from occupational therapy and/or physical therapy.

Her plans are to be a doctor, but at 17? You don't know jack about patient assessment.

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Specializes in geriatric,bariatric,mentally ill.

Well, I know that. Even if I wasn't 17, or even if I was. I sure wouldn't say "oh the resident/ patient needs to be transfered this way." Exspeally with no training in involved. Now I would tell, who ever I am working with what my suggestion would be. And if person said nope. Then I would ask why. And what is actually the right way to actually transfer the particular resident/patient.

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Well, I know that. Even if I wasn't 17, or even if I was. I sure wouldn't say "oh the resident/ patient needs to be transfered this way." Exspeally with no training in involved. Now I would tell, who ever I am working with what my suggestion would be. And if person said nope. Then I would ask why. And what is actually the right way to actually transfer the particular resident/patient.

The thing is, she is continuing to insist that the patient needs to be a sit to stand transfer even after I clearly stated that we would be doing 2 person transfer until she has been evaluated by OT and PT.

The crux of the matter is that this is a situation where a new staff member wants to put little to no effort into performing patient care which benefits the patient and emphasizes convenience for her.

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