CNA's from stupidville, and other crap.

Ok first off, to all the CNAs out there, I know you have a shitty job and your work day must suck monkey balls. That being said, there are a few good CNAs out there, I've met a sparse few, so don't kill me. I'm going to give a few pointers to the ones who should just quit.

1.) O2 is another way of saying "oxygen".
2.) You know those funny looking tubes in the old guys' nose? Connected to a tank? Those tubes bring O2 to the guy. He needs that to LIVE. So get the damn nurse to hook him up if you don't know how to work that "machine".
3.) We don't care how busy you are, get off your (personal) cell phone and help us move the patient to their bed.
4.) When we ask for help moving the patient, don't roll your fuckin' eyes.
5.) When a patient has a cath. and bag, don't upend the damn thing, that can be freakin' painful.
6.) When we say the bed needs to go UP, the bed needs to go UP. We will not slide a (250lb) patient on the floor level.
7.) Personal hygiene goes a long way, if you don't have teeth and smell like death, you will not be respected.
8.) Have a care when touching a patient, many are in PAIN. Tugging roughly on arms and legs to straighten a patient is just plain sadistic. And stupid.
9.) We don't care how many patients you have to care for. We are only interested in the care for the one we are transporting.
10.) NO MATTER HOW BAD THE PATIENT IS, DO NOT TALK BAD ABOUT THEM, IN FRONT OF THEM! DO NOT TALK ABOUT THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION IN FRONT OF THEM! SHIT! DON'T TALK ABOUT THEM PERIOD! OR FOR THAT MATTER, DON'T MAKE FUN OF THEM!!!!!!!!!

Ok kiddies remember, that's for the bad CNAs out there, there are many sweethearts working the trenches, but sadly they are few and far between.

Next up, possible combative patients, and how to handle them;)

Stay safe everybody!