Comments on: Fixing The Problems CNA’s Face at Work http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Patti http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-39165 Patti Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:11:31 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/#comment-39165 Cheryl is correct. Sometimes residents don't realize they are being...rude and demanding. They get so caught up in their illnesses and problems they forget how they come across. Others, though, know very well how they are behaving. Tell them it's not acceptable. Just like that. Most times this works...and I would certainly let the nurses know you did this. I would NOT ask them to do this, nor would I ask them before doing this. When we do that, we're asking to be mistreated for a long time. Some nurses will not advocate for the aides... Cheryl is correct. Sometimes residents don’t realize they are being…rude and demanding. They get so caught up in their illnesses and problems they forget how they come across. Others, though, know very well how they are behaving. Tell them it’s not acceptable. Just like that. Most times this works…and I would certainly let the nurses know you did this. I would NOT ask them to do this, nor would I ask them before doing this. When we do that, we’re asking to be mistreated for a long time. Some nurses will not advocate for the aides…

]]> By: Cheryl http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-39162 Cheryl Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:13:07 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/#comment-39162 Michelle when a resident is verbally abusing another, we have to step in and redirect. If the resident is "with it"- we tell them they are being abusive. If the resident is not, we remove them. We act as referrees many times. As for CNA abuse, again, same thing. We have a right to be treated with respect. We should expect this and insist upon it. With demented residents though it is hard. They are not in their right mind. Michelle when a resident is verbally abusing another, we have to step in and redirect. If the resident is “with it”- we tell them they are being abusive. If the resident is not, we remove them. We act as referrees many times.

As for CNA abuse, again, same thing. We have a right to be treated with respect. We should expect this and insist upon it. With demented residents though it is hard. They are not in their right mind.

]]> By: michelle http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-39121 michelle Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:07:08 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/#comment-39121 How can you handle a situation when a resident is verbaly abusing the cna? How can you handle a situation when a resident is verbaly abusing the cna?

]]> By: Patti http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-39117 Patti Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:25:14 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/#comment-39117 Hey Cheryl..I agree with some of your points. I plan to write a post about this too... I was very taken aback by the ALLNURSE forum where aides were indeed referred to as dogs. It pissed me off to be quite honest. Much of the rhetoric over there is negative and it's why I will never be a nurse: More then not, they are nasty old crotches who don't like what they do. LOL I'll stay a happy aide thank you very much! Hey Cheryl..I agree with some of your points. I plan to write a post about this too…

I was very taken aback by the ALLNURSE forum where aides were indeed referred to as dogs. It pissed me off to be quite honest. Much of the rhetoric over there is negative and it’s why I will never be a nurse: More then not, they are nasty old crotches who don’t like what they do. LOL I’ll stay a happy aide thank you very much!

]]> By: Cheryl http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-39116 Cheryl Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:52:20 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/2008/02/18/fixing-the-problems-cnas-face-at-work/#comment-39116 Abig problem with Barbara's article: Her bit about nurses and supervising. That they're not bad people. Well yes some of them just are that and nothing else. Nurses can be the most controll freaks of any profession. Control over the aides and the resident. Over other human beings whoom the nurses are supposed to advocate and care for. They take an oath to do no harm. Yet they do so every day in nursing homes. They do realize exactly what they are doing. Go over to Allnurses.com and read the things they say about we CNA's- did you know we're MUTTS according to one RN? Yes we are. And that's the prevailing attitude. Respect? Ha. A joke. Abig problem with Barbara’s article:

Her bit about nurses and supervising. That they’re not bad people. Well yes some of them just are that and nothing else. Nurses can be the most controll freaks of any profession. Control over the aides and the resident. Over other human beings whoom the nurses are supposed to advocate and care for. They take an oath to do no harm. Yet they do so every day in nursing homes.

They do realize exactly what they are doing. Go over to Allnurses.com and read the things they say about we CNA’s- did you know we’re MUTTS according to one RN? Yes we are. And that’s the prevailing attitude. Respect? Ha. A joke.

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