This is a combination Sighting COCW.
I had a conversation with one of my students about becoming a nurse leader last night. She works as a CNA on a med surg unit and has been hired to work there as an RN as soon as she passes Boards. She had some concerns about how she would work with her co-workers when she got her license, and we discussed how she's going to have to be willing to step on the toes of people who will continue to view her as an equal and use that to not have to do any work.
Then she mentioned something that blew my mind; her biggest fear is working with a CNA she knows falsifies her vital signs, and puts Foley catheters in patients when she's not certified to do that, and doesn't even use good sterile technique to begin with.
Note: In my state, CNAs can put in Foley's if they are a CNA 1+3 or a CNA 2. You have to take a state course to get 1+3 from DHHS, and CNA 2 from the Board of Nursing. The CNA in question is a CNA 1, the most basic level, usually an 8 week course.
I asked her if anyone has written incident reports on this or reported her to the manager, and she said yes, but the Manager refuses to fire her, and this CNA is blatant about continuing to do things she shouldn't be doing.
I urged her to call the hospitals 1 800 tip line and leave a tip. Administration won't take kindly to that because it puts their certifications at risk (they just had a JCAHO inspection over something and don't need another one so soon). If that doesn't work, I suggested she call the Board of Nursing since this CNA is practicing nursing without a license, and falsifying data to boot.
I had a conversation with one of my students about becoming a nurse leader last night. She works as a CNA on a med surg unit and has been hired to work there as an RN as soon as she passes Boards. She had some concerns about how she would work with her co-workers when she got her license, and we discussed how she's going to have to be willing to step on the toes of people who will continue to view her as an equal and use that to not have to do any work.
Then she mentioned something that blew my mind; her biggest fear is working with a CNA she knows falsifies her vital signs, and puts Foley catheters in patients when she's not certified to do that, and doesn't even use good sterile technique to begin with.
Note: In my state, CNAs can put in Foley's if they are a CNA 1+3 or a CNA 2. You have to take a state course to get 1+3 from DHHS, and CNA 2 from the Board of Nursing. The CNA in question is a CNA 1, the most basic level, usually an 8 week course.
I asked her if anyone has written incident reports on this or reported her to the manager, and she said yes, but the Manager refuses to fire her, and this CNA is blatant about continuing to do things she shouldn't be doing.
I urged her to call the hospitals 1 800 tip line and leave a tip. Administration won't take kindly to that because it puts their certifications at risk (they just had a JCAHO inspection over something and don't need another one so soon). If that doesn't work, I suggested she call the Board of Nursing since this CNA is practicing nursing without a license, and falsifying data to boot.
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