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What I have seen from my first night at the new facility:
Laundry doesn't provide enough clean linen for overnight shift. Been there before, which is usually something that never changes if it's a norm within the facility. It should not be much of an issue for me since the way I work with multiple rounds usually ensures I rarely have to do a complete bed change. (Except maybe for one guy, his bowel movements are rather sordid)
I'm uncertain how the other aids work, except for the one with whom I was training, but it looks as though this is one of those places where the overnight aids only do the one round in the morning at end of shift. At least this was the case with the one who trained me, which was obviously why there were wet beds. She's a nice person, she's great with the residents, but her work ethic needs a bit amping.
Upon reflection, I did have an encounter with another aid only because that person's resident was calling out for help after the call light was being unanswered. It was my first night of training, and I just wanted to see how others operated, so I didn't answer call lights of residents who weren't mine. Apparently, aids don't answer their own call lights either. Had to tell the other aid, after answering the call to help, that the resident was upset because she was sitting on a wet bed.
The nurses were just themselves, nothing out of the ordinary.
That was on the long term care side of the facility.
Tonight, I get to see how the short term care side operates.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
(Work) Knowing someone upon first impressions tends to be my forte.
Short term care isn't any different as far as rounds are concerned. The last time I encountered the one round overnight shift was a few years ago. Personally, I am going to stick to my usual routine of rounds through the night, which will become easier once I know the residents better.
One concern for the side I was on last night is the clique that exists there. A queen bee who smiles and is friendly to your face, and then whispers behind your back. If she talks about other aids like she was talking to me about them, she will talk about me behind my back too. But I don't care. I already slipped into a conversation that I don't spend my time thinking about other people, which is true. I am there to work, not engage in drama.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
(March 12, 2023 at 9:37 pm)Tomato Wrote: Woke up super tired, even from seven hours of sleep. Probably the silly time change. Coffee helps.
Figured out where I want to go with the novel. Wrote a couple of paragraphs.
My doctor told me to quit drinking coffee, but that's because of stomach issues. I haven't quit yet, because it's pretty much the only legal substance that keeps me vertical at this point.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
(March 12, 2023 at 9:37 pm)Tomato Wrote: Woke up super tired, even from seven hours of sleep. Probably the silly time change. Coffee helps.
Figured out where I want to go with the novel. Wrote a couple of paragraphs.
My doctor told me to quit drinking coffee, but that's because of stomach issues. I haven't quit yet, because it's pretty much the only legal substance that keeps me vertical at this point.
I quit drinking coffee for a year or so. I didn't miss it. There's an adjustment, but the attachment is likely mostly in your head.
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