This morning started with me and a few others volunteering to feed some of the residents in one of the main dining areas. I got to feed Mr. D, who is a Quadriplegic. He can verbalize and shake his head yes or no, so communicating with him was not entirely impossible. I enjoyed his company, he is a delightful man.
By the time I was done with that, I went to say good morning to my patient that I've been assigned to; Ms. B.
The CNA had already had her out of the bed, dressed and did her morning care. She was just finishing her breakfast when I got there, so I just took her tray, and charted her intake. Then spent a little time talking to her until she fell asleep on me. Am I that boring? LOL, I know...the elder residents tend to sleep...a lot. No biggie.
While she slept, I went to help a fellow student ambulate her patient to the bathroom and then remade his bed while she was in there assisting him. I ended up helping her a few times today with that patient. We both worked on our care plans inbetween tasks.
An LPN demonstrated for us putting in a feeding tube and pusing meds through a GI tube. Very cool stuff. Also got to participate in a Hoyle Lift.
So all in all, today was a better day than yesterday. Tomorrow I'm doing glucose testing on residents, and whatever else comes my way. Bring it on.
Llama Drama
2 hours ago
While I'm glad you're sharing the days activities and I'm starting to look forward to your daily blog more and more because of what you're doing, I'm also insanely jealous. Especially the part about sitting with your pt and talking until she fell asleep. I didn't know if CNA's really got an opportunity to "spend time" with their pts or not, but I was hoping they could. Can't wait until I get to my CNA classes! COME ON JUNE!!!
ReplyDeleteMy observations of a CNA at THIS facility, only prove that they never sit still. They are awesome. They have all been so very kind to us so far, and very helpful and informational. I only had time to sit with my patient because i only had the one. The CNA's generally have charge of a whole wing, this could be up to 20 rooms, shared between them (in this facility). There are about 3cna's and 1 LPN per wing. That I've noticed anyway. They do get chances to talk with the patients in a non hurried manner, but they hide it well, because they are so busy, it's impossible to not be hurried.
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