It's fine to delegate "easy tasks" to CNAs
From a top commenter on r/CNA. The topic was "Nurses delegating easy tasks"- so the eff what? Yes, I can do all of these things myself- they are easy tasks. But I'm too busy- and if you're not, then effing do it.
The other day I'd been in and out of an isolation room doing a bunch of tasks the CNA could have easily done, but I didn't ask her to. My patient wanted water, and the last thing I wanted to do was have to gown up again. I saw the CNA on her phone scrolling Facebook, and asked her if she could do it. They eye roll I got for that! I am so over it at this point.
There is something so nasty in the way this Redditor seems to be almost hoping to get written up so that she can turn it all around on the nurse. They KNOW that in the end, we're the ones who are responsible- not them. And the shitty ones take full advantage of that.
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"Get room 100 water please".... 'if i can, I'll get to it as soon as I'm able'.....30 min later...."why didn't you get them water?"...."You haven't gotten it either? Knowing they needed it and asked you first? " ok.
That's neglect. Pt told nurse thru needed water; even if a nurse delegates that, SHE was told first and SHE didn't do it.
Any complaints to state qualifies you for a retaliation lawsuit if the mngnnt or HR write you up for that same bullshit.
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