Tonight at Homeland I worked an eight hour shift [Sunday] and several nursing assistants had called off work on both the Green and Pink sides, so there were about six CNA's total in the facility. [There are supposed to be 5 on Green Wing and 6 on Pink Wing.] One nurse on Pink Wing stayed to work an extra shift on the floor doing CNA work. One nurse on the Green Wing stayed over doing ice water and vital signs, and one nurse stayed over to help with dinner.
The most organized nurses worked together to plan dinner: the independent eaters were slated to stay and eat in their rooms; the people needing cueing and feeding were all brought to the main dining room. The CNA's stayed on the floor during dinner, serving trays and answering lights. The nurses worked in the main dining room, serving trays, cueing and feeding residents, picking up trays, cleaning people up after dinner. One CNA from days went home, then came back and helped with dinner, doing the tray monitors. One person from Activities and one person from Medical Records helped with dinner.
Our three CNA's on the floor worked their tails off. I was so proud of them. They are all my heroes. Everyone was fed in record time, there were no falls and no medical crises.
One nurse sent out for pizza for everyone; both the charge nurse on Pink Wing and myself on Green Wing posted "Kudo's" for everyone who helped on the bulletin board in the break room.
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