Geriatric Nursing Rotation

[demoncaller]

For the next 3 weeks, my nursing class is doing a geriatric rotation at a nursing home. I managed to fumble through the first 2 clinicals without too much trouble (felt like a derp-head the whole time, though), but this next week looks scary

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[fivepoints]

If I were you I'd team up with a classmate, and then get all 4 patients tioleted, changed into clothes, and in wheelchairs/Geri chairs in the first 30-45 mins. Then with your remaining time, get your 2 residents spiffed up for breakfast. At every nursing home I've been in and done clinicals at, it's fine to do baths and showers after breakfast...there's even a "shower schedule" so residents get an early shower one day and a late one the next, and so the tub room is free at their shower time. The aides manage to do all this with 12-20 residents every day...maybe ask them for some tips?

[angelofmercy]

Ditto. 4 students with two patients IMO means the teacher wants y'all to figure out how to prioritize and team up (nursing is all about teamwork). The patient that showers, are they mobile at all? Are any of them early risers or able to do any of their own ADLs? Ask your patients if they want a shower/bath (if they're able to communicate), they may say no.

[cowboy_r]

Discuss your concern with your teacher, and ask for clarification of her comment?

[my_path]

In my clinicals for cna we had to get one person up with two cenas, I work 2nd shift and in 3 hours I have to get 10-14 people to bed. 1-2 patients shouldn't be that worrysome, but if you are going through nursing, why are you getting patients up? The place I work the nurses don't do anything at all but medication and book work

[catseurat]

Remember this rotation when you graduate, and never take your CNA's for granted.
LWF - nurses need to learn proper transfer techniques, hands-on care, body mechanics etc, too. And where I work, the nurses and aides work together (I work in long term care/subacute rehab). In a hospital setting, the nurses and aides make rounds together.

[demoncaller]

In my program we learn how to do all the aid work, that way we get a better understanding of how hands on care is. I am guessing they also do it so us future RN's learn not to take the aids for granted.
The teacher didn't want us to to 4 patients as a pair, she said to just use the buzzer when we needed another student to help us with the lifts. All that waiting was nerve-racking; my one patient didn't get his shower until after breakfast.
It is over for this week. Next week: Med Pass. I am much less worried about this; I'm pretty good with meds.