The Worth of Every Soul
We have a patient right now who has severe special needs. In my almost four years of CNA work now, she is one of two patients I have taken care of that have had special needs, and they require a whole different kind of care. They don't understand what we are doing to them, and often push back on the busy caregivers who try to quickly come in and out to do their work, which causes frustration on both ends. For a busy caregiver, this can be a huge frustration! We only have so much time to complete so much work, and if we don't get it done, patients suffer. On the other hand, you have a patient who can't understand why these strangers rush into her room, pull down her pants and want to change her bottom or have her roll on the bed. As you can see, conflict can arise, as such has been the case. The other day during report the shift coming on was told by the previous shift that they couldn't get this patient to cooperate, she was fighting them, unpleasant, and should bas...