The Life of a Cna
Certified Nurse Assistance (CNA) I have been a CNA (Certified Nurse Assistance) for 7months now, and so far I enjoy it.Now each and every day it’s not going to be a wonderful great day. There’s going to be times when you’re going to just want to walk out and say "forget this, or I don't got time for this mess”, but you’re going to just have to get over it, there elderly people and half of them don't got it all, so just take a deep breath or walk away and come back when a resident has said something to you that you didn't like. What is a CNA? Well a Certified nursing assistant play a key role as members of the comprehensive healthcare team in a variety of medical settings.CNAs are employed in hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, community care facilities and as home health aides in patient’s homes. Regardless of where you work, many of your responsibilities will be the same; however, some duties may differ depending on the type of facility or location of employment.
The daily duties of a CNA depend on his/her work setting. A CNA is in charge of getting the residents in and out of bed, toileting them, shower, bed bath, taking them to their appointments and activities, assist them with walking when they want to go for walks. Reporting any health issues to the supervising nurse. Emptying catheter bags. Setting up meal trays, and documenting food / fluid intake. Making beds. Keeping the residents space clean and tidy. Turning bed ridden residents to prevent bedsores. Each day of working as a CNA you get use to the routines. There are three different shifts; 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm and 11pm-7am.I work the 3pm-11pm shift. Each shift consist of many different things to do with the residents. On my shift, once you go in before you get on the floor and start working with the residents, you have to get report from the nurses or supervisors which are called the LPN nurses and the RNs to see if there has been any changes in your residents, if they may have
The daily duties of a CNA depend on his/her work setting. A CNA is in charge of getting the residents in and out of bed, toileting them, shower, bed bath, taking them to their appointments and activities, assist them with walking when they want to go for walks. Reporting any health issues to the supervising nurse. Emptying catheter bags. Setting up meal trays, and documenting food / fluid intake. Making beds. Keeping the residents space clean and tidy. Turning bed ridden residents to prevent bedsores. Each day of working as a CNA you get use to the routines. There are three different shifts; 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm and 11pm-7am.I work the 3pm-11pm shift. Each shift consist of many different things to do with the residents. On my shift, once you go in before you get on the floor and start working with the residents, you have to get report from the nurses or supervisors which are called the LPN nurses and the RNs to see if there has been any changes in your residents, if they may have