Posted by DARLENE FROM MISSOURI (64.251.141.169) on September 01, 2001 at 16:31:53:
In Reply to: "GRANNY CAMS" IN NHs/staff opinions posted by Florence Berger-Doyle on April 14, 2001 at 11:45:43:
I AM A CNA IN MISSOURI AND IT ISNT A BAD IDEA IN GENERAL BECAUSE THEN WE(THE ONES WHOM ACTUALLY CARE AND DO OUR JOBS) WOULD KNOW HOW THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE TREATED BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THE BAD POINTS ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE IT TO WHERE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL THE GRANNY CAMS BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT WE HAVE TAKEN THEIR FREEDOM THERE INDEPENDENCE AWAY FROM THEM NOT ONLY THEIR PRIVACY THEY CANT DO EVERTHING THEY WANT THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO DO WE DO MOST OF EVERTHING FOR THEM COOKING CLEANING LAUNDRY THEY TAKE THEIR MEDICATIONS AND BATHS WHEN WE HAVE TIME TO GIVE THEM NOT WHEN THEY WANT TO THEN THERE IS THEIR PRIVACY MOST OF THEM ALREADY HAVE ROOMATES IN WHICH THEY HAVE JUST MET SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HAVENT EVER BEEN NUDE IN FRONT OF ANYONE EXCEPT MAYBE THEIR SPOUSES AND NOW WE ARE TELLING THEM TO DRESS AND UNDRESS IN FRONT OF US NOT INCLUDING WHEN SOME STAFF HAS NOT ANY RESPECT AND DOESNT SHUT THE DOOR AND/OR CURTAIN LETS THANK OF THEM AND NOT PUT THE GRANNY CAMS IN IF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO ABUSE OR NEGLECT THEN LETS KEEP AN EYE OUT YOU KNOW WHEN SOMEONE IS BEING ABUSED OR NEGLECTED REPORT IT
THANK YOU
DARLENE