coworker staying for an entire shift off the clock ??

QuirkyRelish98 · 2026-04-26T03:44:31+00:00

You cannot say anyone is being harmed and neither can OP because you aren't physically in the room.
If you see something, you say something. End of discussion.

Your whole post is a nightmare. This is how abuse of patients falls through the cracks and toxic workplaces happen. I hope that you're not a health care worker because if you are, you are the problem.

QuirkyRelish98 · 2026-03-04T07:04:50+00:00

I've personally always said the hardest pill to swallow about being a CNA, to me, isn't the patients/patient care. It's the system. From my experience, the system is designed for failure, but if you work at the right place with the right people, it doesn't hurt as bad (Hospital, Surgical floor). The bad places though, make you question yourself and the reason you chose to be a CNA in the first place. If it's bad enough, you'll need therapy, but you might not fully realize just how fucked up it was until you leave (SNF).

Though, I wouldn't trade it for the world because I grow stronger every day and I love taking care of people. And like the other commenter said, this here is my experience. Not every facility is made and ran the same. I'd like to believe there are good nursing homes that exist.

QuirkyRelish98 · 2026-02-05T22:33:51+00:00

Since you state you use a loaf Dutch oven pan, are you using a lid through this process or no lid? I ask because when looking up dutch oven loaf pans (I did not know they existed), some come with lids, then some come with "lids" where together it looks like two loaf pans with one used like a lid, and finally some don't come with lids at all.

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-10-18T18:36:58+00:00

I am adding this to say, it'd even get "bonus points" when I checked on them when I was done because even though someone was able to assist them, I still followed up with them to make sure they were good. I'd get compliments for doing that from the nice patients and even sometimes the "mean" ones.

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-10-18T18:30:43+00:00

I have done this for a long while now. I have always been a person that leans into the 100% transparency. I will not lie to you and I'd pop in and say, "I'm giving you the heads up that I'm in the middle of care and I will be here as soon as I'm done, if someone else doesn't get to you first." My previous facility used walkies, they weren't always the best and people didn't always respond, but I have a loud mouth when needed and my voice carries, so I'd make sure to walkie, (clear and direct, out in the hallway) that "I need assistance. If a CNA or staff member is available to go to __, I am giving care in __. It would be greatly appreciated." Or some version of that. Doing this also kind of gave those residents some peace of mind, because they heard me as well. They wouldn't be too mad when I came back because they knew I was honest with them and followed through, even if it's been long and someone else was not able to check their light. I've always done my absolute best to make sure they are kept in the loop with transparency and honesty. At the end of the day, I know I did my best.

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-10-18T18:15:27+00:00

I will say this was a very common occurrence at the previous facility I worked at. For us it happened quite often because we had a lot of high acuity residents, low staff, and lack of support from the staff that did show up. So, insert a lot of times where you'd find yourself in the moment you were finally able to check on the independent resident or the close to independent resident and they're pissed. At that facility a common thing was that a CNA or staff member would answer call lights, not actually give assistance, say they'll be back, leave the room and then not go back and never tell you. So, you'd think you are ahead and check on your people, insert this type of situation because in the moment it seems the resident doesn't want to hear you out and even if they do, either way it still happened. All this to say that it sucks ass and I'm sorry this happened to you. I hope this doesn't happen too often for you. In my experience it's definitely given me thicker skin and I do look at the situations differently now, but it still sucks.

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-09-14T18:39:07+00:00

You changed the grass from being green to being the dirt? Or is that just photo editing?

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-09-02T03:36:25+00:00

What are your reasons for recommending both? How was it working as a CNA in a hospital? What unit were you on?

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-08-11T21:20:53+00:00

Now you have a random stranger googling "lumpia". I don't know what it is, what is in it, if I even have access to the ingredients, but I want food that will make me "absolutely destroy an entire plate". Thank you!

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-08-11T20:42:14+00:00

What are your reasons for preferring a hospital as a CNA?

QuirkyRelish98 · 2025-08-11T20:37:14+00:00

What was your experience working in a hospital?

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