how do you like your job? I just started it. I love working with some of teh patients. some are really combative though and that sucks :( and I'm dealing with alot of death of residents when I get attatched to them. how do you deal with it. tell me about some of your hardest patients. my hardest is a big lady. she had a stroke, can't talk very well, can't move the whole left side of her body, it always takes two of us to get her to the bathroom and it takes forever. plus it kills our backs lifting her! grrr. anyone have experiences like that?
2007-03-15 21:29:21 · 3 answers · asked by princess1226 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
How old are you hon?? Why is that women that had a stroke living in a assisted living enviorment?? She should be in a regular nursing home.Assisted living means you should do just that, assist these people. You should not be doing any lifting there. people in those homes should be able to walk , go to the bathroom on their own. Your back should not be hurting.I have worked in nursing homes,assisted livivg homes,for 30yrs.Thats a long time. You sure dont get paid enough for all the work you do. And then you come across places like where you are. They take in any body. They sure arent suppose to.I know if I was you and I hurt my back real bad I would sue. That women should be lifted up on a hoya lift.Do they have that kind of equipment there?? I bet not. If I was you I would check into a few things before you really do get hurt.You take care now. Look at your job description, they should have given you a copy when they hired you. See if your suppose to be doing half the stuff they got you doing.And if they do, next time they ask you to do something, tell them "Its not in my job description!"
2007-03-16 00:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by Leneki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't work in assisted living, but I just wanted to say that the situation with your big lady sounds a little unsafe. Not only could you injure your own back lifting her, but if you and a colleague are struggling to lift her, the patient herself could fall.
Does your facility have any Hoyer lifts? I don't have any direct experience with them, but I have heard that they are great for lifting patients who are not very mobile. The other thing to consider (and this would be a decision for your bosses) is whether this patient needs to be in a nursing home instead, where they are more set up for total care.
Working in an assisted-living facility is hard work, and it's great that you are so interested in your job. I'm sure you make the patients' lives so much better by caring about them.
2007-03-16 04:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by vegan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't but my mom (nurse) has before and she loves it too- yea she's had patients thats very overweight or can hardly move by themself- it's hard when they die but remember when they're ready to go it's better if they're suffering
good luck with the new job
2007-03-16 04:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by Tee118 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋