In the nursing home I do all the work it seems like. If the resident is unable to help themselves get ready then you have to do it for them. A normal day at 6 a.m. we show up. Some residents are starting to wake up so you gather everything you need example clothing and then help them out of bed and to the bathroom to go to the bathroom. Then you change their depends or pad whichever one they wear. Then put their pants on them for the day,then their socks, and then their shoes. Some residents have special socks that have sticky things on the bottom so they don't fall. Some residents have ted hose which helps circulation, they have special wraps around their ankles too. Then you take off their night gown or sleeping shirt and out on their shirt or sweater for the day. Then you take them to the sink so you or they can brush their teeth and hair. Put on their lipstick and perfume or cologne. Then walk them or place them in their wheelchair and take them down to breakfast. Then repeat to who all the other residents are. The nursing home where I did my clinical has wings of the residents’ abilities.
Their is one resident that I will talk about but not say his name for confidentiality. He was in a car accident that left him completely paralyzed. This means that as a CNA and a nurse you have to do everything for him. He can't talk, feed himself, dress himself and is in a wheelchair. He also has special braces that we put on his arms and legs for when he lays in bed. The braces go on his forearms and around his fingers so that one day his arms and legs can be straight hopefully. It’s the same for his legs. One leg is worse than the other and curls up so that his foot can go against his thigh but the braces allow his leg to go straight. When you're feeding him every food has to be liquidize. He has learned how to swallow again so that's why he doesn't have a feeding tube. There's always a lot of food in his mouth so you're constantly putting the spoon in his mouth trying to push the food down so he will swallow the food. When feeding him you must be very patient. He eats very slow. Some residents like him, has to use special silverware. He uses a spoon that has rubber on it so you don't hurt his teeth. It looks a lot like a baby spoon. Some residents use bent spoons and forks and some can feed themselves they just eat very slow.
I put a lot of time and effort into my clinical and I have passed the class. This made me very happy and I felt successful. I am happy when I make other people better so that they can go home to their families.
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