Mrs. Jackson's Short Story

I walked into my first day at Summit View Senior Living as a new certified nursing assistant. I passed my certification test two weeks ago. I clocked in and went to my assignment board. “Mrs. Jackson in room 102 needs a bed change,” read the first line at the top of the board. I tried to think back to my training. I quickly remembered and I ran to begin my day with an occupied bed changing. First, I knocked on the door and waited patiently. Once I was invited into Mrs. Jackson’s room, I told her that I would be the one changing her bedding. She was very happy to see me. “I have been waiting for forty-five minutes,” she responded. After I told her I was going to be changing her bedding, I went to the linen closet in the hall and gathered my supplies. “What all do I need again?” I thought to myself. “ I need a fitted sheet, a loose sheet, a blanket, and two pillow cases,” I said aloud to make sure I grabbed everything. I returned to Mrs. Jackson’s …show more content…
I then proceeded to raise up the guardrail on one side of the bed. I then moved to the other side of the bed and assisted Mrs. Jackson with rolling over and grabbing the guardrail. Once she had been situated, I undid the top and bottom corners of the fitted sheet. Next, I took the clean fitted sheet and put the top and bottom corners on the mattress. I rolled up the dirty sheet and placed it under Mrs. Jackson along with the clean sheet. I raised up the guardrail on the side of the bed I had been working on and assisted her to roll back over onto her back. Then I moved to the other side of the bed and lowered that guardrail. Once again, I assisted Mrs. Jackson with rolling on her side and grab the railing. I then pulled the dirty sheet out from underneath her and put it in the hamper. Then I pulled the clean sheet and put it on the top and lower corners. For the last time, I rolled Mrs. Jackson onto her back and lowered the