Do you guys take advice from your seasoned CNAs in aspects that their job functions require them to do day in and day out multiple times a day? Transfers, hygiene, feeding, etc?
I’ve found over the years that book smarts only take you so far in a skill set wether that be a “lower” importance one. And I’ve met a couple RNs who find this out the hard way.
What is your opinion on a ED specific CNA/PSA role Trauma charting? Not an ER Tech who has EMT class under their belt, but just a ED CNA?
It was described as in my scope for my job position, due to high volume of traumas, or no available techs (this is more likely because it seems to be techs are currently lacking on the shifts I’ve been working and we just had one leave).
But the techs on a regular basis give me push back about shadowing them/learning trauma charting. I’ve only gotten into a couple traumas to shadow techs while charting.
Tonight we had a trauma 3 come in, which we usually do not chart on paper. I was assisting my RN with setting up VS/heart monitoring, cleaning pt, and prepping the area around the head lac for MD to evaluate (chucks under head, helping nurse remove gauze etc).
MD evaluated and changed it to a trauma 2. My charge nurse instructed me to chart it before it was even announced over head, because she’s been knowing I’ve been reaching out for the hands on experience so I feel comfortable in extreme traumas if I was thrown into it.
The RN in charge of the trauma, and the charge nurse both looked over my charting after I was done, and said I did a great job.
The two techs that were on shift were opinionated about it, and the other CNA/PSA I work with has vocally stated multiple times he wouldn’t feel comfortable trauma charting.
I personally want to learn, I want to improve in any possible way while I’m reaching out for schooling for my RN, but it just seems like there’s multiple road blocks attempting to learn within my scope.
What is your opinion on a ED specific CNA/PSA role Trauma charting? Not an ER Tech who has EMT class under their belt, but just a ED CNA?
It was described as in my scope for my job position, due to high volume of traumas, or no available techs (this is more likely because it seems to be techs are currently lacking on the shifts I’ve been working and we just had one leave).
But the techs on a regular basis give me push back about shadowing them/learning trauma charting. I’ve only gotten into a couple traumas to shadow techs while charting.
Tonight we had a trauma 3 come in, which we usually do not chart on paper. I was assisting my RN with setting up VS/heart monitoring, cleaning pt, and prepping the area around the head lac for MD to evaluate (chucks under head, helping nurse remove gauze etc).
MD evaluated and changed it to a trauma 2. My charge nurse instructed me to chart it before it was even announced over head, because she’s been knowing I’ve been reaching out for the hands on experience so I feel comfortable in extreme traumas if I was thrown into it.
The RN in charge of the trauma, and the charge nurse both looked over my charting after I was done, and said I did a great job.
The two techs that were on shift were opinionated about it, and the other CNA/PSA I work with has vocally stated multiple times he wouldn’t feel comfortable trauma charting.
I personally want to learn, I want to improve in any possible way while I’m reaching out for schooling for my RN, but it just seems like there’s multiple road blocks attempting to learn within my scope.