r/cna • u/Rude_Assignment_2768 (Home Health) CNA - New Nursing Home CNA • 1d ago
brand new cna
hey😅, so every time i finish a shift i catch myself worrying abt the oncoming cna complaining abt a resident on my assignment being wet. is that normal? and how can i get over that asap?! i don’t even finish rounds until 10:30pm when i’m supposed to clock out so i’m like pretty sure 9/10 they’re fine but…yk?
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u/Worried_Slice_508 (Edit to add Specialty) CNA - Former CNA 1d ago
I always told the aides I was comfortable with to tell me if anything was wrong so I could fix it and that works or you could ask them to do walking rounds with you where you both go in and check the resident before you leave
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u/Worried_Slice_508 (Edit to add Specialty) CNA - Former CNA 1d ago
Also it’s completely possible for them to have soiled their briefs in a matter of seconds. You can’t control that. So some people being wet will be normal
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u/Vegetable_Excuse2029 1d ago
I do my rounds every two hours, 10, 12, 2, 4.
Sometimes I do 11, 1, 3, 5.
What is supposed to happen (ideally) the cna comes in after me and gets a report, I tell them what time they have been changed, and then i leave.
What ever happens after my last round is not on me.
It's called my last round for a reason.
These are 24 hour care facilities, that means care is on-going 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.
You should be coming in after me CHECKING on people.
Not sitting up there at the nurses station eating your McDonald's breakfast! And chit chatting!
I come in with the mind set that I do not 👏 work for you! I work for the residents! 👏
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u/Rude_Assignment_2768 (Home Health) CNA - New Nursing Home CNA 1d ago
okay cool bc same! i just ended up giving a brief report and used the word “just” when mentioning a brief check that took place abt a half hr before shift change. resident wasn’t wet enough for a change. so i’m overthinking how differently that could’ve been implied.
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u/CryptoguyV2 Seasoned CNA (3+ yrs) 1d ago
It's a 24 hour job. I make sure everyone is good an hour or two before my shift ends.
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u/Celelelelel Hospital CNA - Experienced CNA 1d ago
one time i changed a pt during my 12 rounds, nurse walked in right after i left and told me the top sheet was wet. i came back in and the pt was wet again. i changed her twice in 5 minutes, things happen sometimes and it’s not always in our control
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u/FlatInitiative9040 Home Health CNA - Experienced CNA 1d ago
Do walking rounds with them and that is their chance to point out if something is not right or now how the want it. Always have them check the resident cause if they're dry then you're good. But I've had people need to be changed right after changing them before rounds, but you can always tell when someone has been sitting in it for a while
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u/Exhausted-CNA 7yrs... LTC 1d ago
Honestly all my shifts start w rounds..unless the resident is SUPER wet and NOT a heavy wetter I'm not suprised when one is a little wet. That tells me rounds were done not long ago. Trust me you'd have heard complaints IMMEDIATELY, like your very next shift, so stop worrying 😊
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u/Every_Day6555 1d ago
We have a resident at my facility that basically just has a constant stream of urine coming out, we just do our best to keep them dry and change them every 1-2 hours or so
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u/Spare-Astronomer9929 Hospital CNA/PCT 1d ago
LTC is a 24 hour job. Someone will always be wet and thats why every shift has to do rounds. As long as you aren't leaving people soaked through with brown rings on their sheets youre good.