New in the Lab

My last two mornings have compromised of attempting skills on my fellow student CNAs. Yesterday we started with the basics of helping a person to walk with a gait or transfer belt. We also worked with wheelchairs, canes and walkers. We finished up the day with range of motion exercises on all the joints. Today was personal care so we brushed each others teeth. It takes a bit of a stomach to watch a person spit into an emisis basin.

Then we followed procedures for teeth brushing of an unconscious person. For denture care we just cleaned them out in the sink. On a manican we shampooed hair. On each other we soaked fingernails and feet and learned nail care. 

Tomorrows skills include perineal care and ostomy care. That should be interesting.