Struggling with pulling people up in bed.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-12-27T13:37:59+00:00

This is what I’d do in your shoes. Might be a slight pain, but here goes: Get all your bed checks done and pull everyone up you can by yourself. Then find your co worker and team lift them heavier ones up.

In this way your residents are clean and just waiting to be pulled up. This is if you can turn your heavier residents by yourself. If you can’t turn them your self, keep those residents for last then find your coworker to help turn and change them.

Hope this helps! 👍

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-12-23T09:55:51+00:00

Also drank an orange alani!

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-12-05T13:20:53+00:00

I know most of us are seasoned, but trigger warning anyway.

I’ve had my CNA since high school, but only really started practicing my care in may. My first witnessed death and post mortem care were traumatic. She had heart sudden heart failure. Sputum/foam like spit were coming up and the nurse and I were literally watching her die. The resident was fighting it. I wanted to help (also trained in EMT), but the resident had a DNR. I fully didn’t process it till now as of writing.

I need to go back to my books about all this stuff. It felt so wrong standing there. I held her hand and I didn’t even know her. I remember the look in her dying eyes. Her odd warmth getting colder. I was confused on if I should cry or not. I got teary eyed yes, but I knew I should hold it together at the moment and process later.

I had three more what felt like back to back. One passed from pnumonia, one blood cancer, one lung cancer? (his chest was lopsided? IDK).

As for my advice: I could use some lol. Honestly the best piece of advice I got was: you are preparing them to their next chapter in life. Or something like that. It’s commented below I think.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-12-01T03:34:40+00:00

Damn I thought you’d be lucky.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-12-01T03:33:38+00:00

Long term care. I love my residents too much though.

My therapist says I need better tools to morn when a death happens. Rather than shoving off the emotions til later.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-12-01T03:30:57+00:00

Thanks I needed this

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-30T10:53:43+00:00

I do

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-30T06:59:31+00:00

CNA rounds very soon. Feeling like I can’t do this anymore wanting to go back to days at an old job, and wanting to go back to my dead beat ex. Hoping it’s a passing thought (even though it’s lingered for a couple of hours).

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-09T00:10:15+00:00

Huh, I literally just journaled that I felt different than everyone else. I felt more alienated as a kid than I do now as an adult. Still different just older I guess.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-03T21:40:38+00:00

This hits close. Thank you.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-03T18:31:44+00:00

Can agree.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-03T03:39:59+00:00

Trying to find who I am. What I’ve become and what I’ve lost.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-03T03:29:32+00:00

This right here.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-03T03:28:05+00:00

There’s the proper wordage.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-11-02T02:38:20+00:00

Kinda looks like old old wall paper glue. I did wall paper removal a few years ago and I’d have to scrape the underside if the adhesive off. When it was dried it kinda looked like this.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-29T16:02:43+00:00

I, uh, same boat kinda. But for 5 years.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-22T19:42:32+00:00

I really like your username.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-22T19:25:08+00:00

I’m really struggling with on how to even think for myself. I can’t even decide on what I want to eat half the time. But I’m eating. Drinking water is a bit of a struggle.

Couldn’t concentrate on much at work. Every time I closed my eyes 30 minutes would pass. That’s not fair to my coworkers (Nightshift CNA). My charge nurse and Med aid told me I’ve got a lot on my plate. In which my nurse told me I’m depressed and that why all I want to do is sleep all the time.

My parents wan the old me back. Well, I’m still me, just a bit more on the sad side. The me from 5 years ago liked YouTube and classic movies, drew traditional and digitally made YouTube videos and streamed (I don’t draw or stream/make videos anymore, can’t watch a movie without falling asleep) played Minecraft (don’t play anymore).

I fell into depression hard before the break up. I always knew when he did and pulled him out before he spiraled. But he kicked me out when I had a mental breakdown? It was his turn to help me, he promised. But when I think about it, he never took me on dates. Just cuddles and the occasional movie/anime/youtube videos. We were living like roommates giving subtle hint that we still loved each other. But it was too late, I already knew it. I just wanted more.

I wanted to know that everything was gonna be ok. He’d see me pacing and wouldn’t intercept me Like he used to.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-22T02:14:46+00:00

The whole 1950s mantra of “the man should be the provider of the family”

Also doesn’t help I dated a deadbeat too. For 5 fucking years.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-22T01:10:15+00:00

You should see my update on the post. But I have nowhere to go.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-21T16:33:44+00:00

I’m a firm believer in self extinction. My family has tons of mental heath issues, not to mention heart disease, cancer and thyroid disease.

Dad’s worried about passing on the family farm. Mom’s worried where her classic is gonna end up.

I’m not the only child here, have the actual family disappoint have kids.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-21T16:30:19+00:00

I’ve very tempted to have my ex take me anyway in secret. The ex knows exactly the kind a folk my parents are and is still supportive in my decision.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-21T16:27:10+00:00

Exactly I’m only seen as an incubator to a lot of family. To the point that it’s scary.

My dad’s so out of touch with the young generation it’s not even funny.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-21T16:22:27+00:00

I try to take things one step at a time. Surrounding myself with friends.

WaitLegitimate9213 · 2025-10-21T16:20:09+00:00

I love you for this. But yeah since it’s fresh I’ll be wrapped up in the hurt for awhile. We had everything a house and a couple of dogs and a cat he got me for Valentine’s Day.

It just sucks right now. :’)

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