Let me say this, those 10 "forever" minutes you spend with that
one patient could actually mean the world to them. And did you ever
think that the reason some patients push their call buttons all the
time is because they really want some company? Too often patients
get treated like just that, "patients", a word, a chore, something to
make us exasperated. Once you start managing to make time for the
people you are assisting, you will find that everything else will
fall into place. I have been care-giving quite some time, and the
most important thing you can do as a new CNA is to learn that each
person on your wing, or hall, or floor deserves to be cared for in
the best possible manner, no matter if it takes 2 minutes or 45.
Don't categorize these people into hardest and easiest, you are de-
humanizing them when those thoughts enter your head. I've seen a
million care-givers come and go and the ones that stick around and
enjoy what they do are they ones that take the time to know the
people they are helping. This is meant to be an insightful, but
blunt reply. I really hope you learn to enjoy the folks you are
helping and managing time will become a breeze.



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<no_reply@...> wrote:
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> --- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "Amy" <alkpink@>
> wrote:
> >
> > i am a new cna(2 months in), and would appreciate some tips on
> managing
> > my time with the residents. Thank you!!
>
>
> The way I try to manage my time is by getting the hardest patients
> done first. Then move on to the easiest, that way if I get tied up
> somewhere else the biggest part of the job is done. I always found
> that total care patients could be done quicker even though their
the
> hardest. The ones who can get up and about by themselves always
need
> much more and are constantly ringing out for something. Turning a
> patient is pretty quick, but when you have to stand for 10 minutes
and
> wait for a patient to stand at the sink just to brush their teeth
it
> takes forever.
>