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Nurse Sean (dot) com » 2007 in review–Sort Of — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:41:12 +0000

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By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:33:58 +0000

It’s not a matter of them not doing their job. It’s just not part of their job.

They’re only there to help us with morning care, walking patients, and stocking the unit.

Fortunately, higher ups are starting to see the advantage of allowing them perform to their full scope, meaning: they would be able to start doing vitals, glucose monitoring, drains, etc.

I wasn’t putting down CNAs, they work hard for the most part.

By: RehabRN

RehabRN — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:30:16 +0000

Keep in mind, CNAs here don’t do vital signs, don’t do glucose monitoring, don’t empty drains, and only help with morning care–rather than be expected to be responsible for it all.

Sean:

Oh, don’t you love those people! I work in a place where our techs are getting really bad. Evenings is the shift no one wants. We’ve had to go back to travelers because the staffing is so horrible.

I’m actually happy to work days because this is the only shift with management present, so our techs actually do their jobs for the most part.

It should be interesting when we lose our latest manager. She’s the third one this year. We’re getting one, but only as a temp until a new one is found.