A C.N.A is someone that cares for a person that can no longer care for themselves. C.N.A stands for certified nurses assistant, most hospitals, nursing homes, and assistive living facilities have C.N.A’s. Doing this type of work can be very difficult, such as giving a cranky resident a be bath. Anyone that has done this knows that it is not a easy task to complete. C.N.A’s do not get paid enough or recognized for their hard work, unlike doctors and nurses.
The items you will need are: three washcloths, a bed basin, a bar of soap, lotion, bedside table, and gloves. Before you do anything you will need to put on your gloves. Next you will hace to persuade the resident to let you perform the bed bath. You can do this by offering a soda …show more content…
You partner will turn the resident over so you can wash his or her back and back of the legs. Then you will need to get another washcloth and wash the resident’s but.
Now that everything else is clean you will need to do pericare. Peri Care is when you wash the residents private area. Keep the resident on his or her side, as you get another washcloth and apply soap to it. You will need to wipe side to side, then down the middle. At the same time you will need to wipe front to back, it can cause an infection if you wipe back to front.
Now that the resident's entire body is clean, you will need to rinse the body and pat dry. After the resident is dry, you can apply the lotion all over their body. Immediately put the residents clothes back on, get the resident back up, and set them in their chair. At last, the resident is clean and ready to proceed with his or her day. There are many things that a C.N.A has to do in order to get their job done. C.N.A work is definetly not easy. Most places that hire C.N.A’s do not pay them enough or show them the resepect they deserve. C.N.A’s do not get noticed like nurses and doctors do. Without C.N.A’s hospitals, nursing homes, and other long term care facilities could not function. This is just one example of something that is challenging that a C.N.A has to do to complete their
The items you will need are: three washcloths, a bed basin, a bar of soap, lotion, bedside table, and gloves. Before you do anything you will need to put on your gloves. Next you will hace to persuade the resident to let you perform the bed bath. You can do this by offering a soda …show more content…
You partner will turn the resident over so you can wash his or her back and back of the legs. Then you will need to get another washcloth and wash the resident’s but.
Now that everything else is clean you will need to do pericare. Peri Care is when you wash the residents private area. Keep the resident on his or her side, as you get another washcloth and apply soap to it. You will need to wipe side to side, then down the middle. At the same time you will need to wipe front to back, it can cause an infection if you wipe back to front.
Now that the resident's entire body is clean, you will need to rinse the body and pat dry. After the resident is dry, you can apply the lotion all over their body. Immediately put the residents clothes back on, get the resident back up, and set them in their chair. At last, the resident is clean and ready to proceed with his or her day. There are many things that a C.N.A has to do in order to get their job done. C.N.A work is definetly not easy. Most places that hire C.N.A’s do not pay them enough or show them the resepect they deserve. C.N.A’s do not get noticed like nurses and doctors do. Without C.N.A’s hospitals, nursing homes, and other long term care facilities could not function. This is just one example of something that is challenging that a C.N.A has to do to complete their