My CNA Experience

Today in clinical I got the chance to work with the CNA. This was a great experience for me since I have never worked in the health care field. This allowed me to have one on one experience with the CNA. I was able to see and do things I have never done before. While at the hospice house I was able to do some CNA work, but this was a little different since the patients at the Fountain Inn nursing home was mobile and some was able to speak and let you know what they wanted and didn’t want. I really enjoyed working with Ms. Angie, because she was able to let me know how to do different things like using the gait belt correctly. The gait belt helps you with lifting and walking with the patient to balance and control them from falling. I learned how to transfer patient from the bed to chair
Before you move the patients it best that you check the patients name plate that is on the wall to see if they would need assistance x1 or x2. If its times one you would be able to do it on your own, but if its assistance times two you have to make sure that you have someone helping you move the patient. With the patient needing assistance times two this means that that patient is not able to do anything on their own. After learning how to care for the patients I felt comfortable doing some things on my own. A patient was in the hallway and needed to go to the restroom, so she stopped me as I was walking by. The nurse informed me that it was ok for me to do it alone because she only needed one person to help assist. When I got her to her room she told me that she wore a brief, but was able to using the bathroom on the toilet. This was all little challenging since the other patients I changed was lying in the bed not able to go to the restroom on their own. I just remembered what Ms. Angie taught me about transferring the patient and applied it to that patient. This patient was able to stand on her own, but just need a little assistance. This made it so much easier to