[JAWJABOI]

Hey, i am a recent graduate from CNA Training,and during my Clinicals at a nursing home I found the staff doing things alot that were not part of "any of my classes"like bathing a resident with shaving cream..was that something I should have reported or no,I mean didn't want to ruffle any feathers.

[1mg.epi]

Shaving cream some times makes the skin softer. I used shaving cream with a dab of rubbing alcohol and body lotion to remove some batadine after heart surgery. Cleans them right up. Some times you will learn one thing in school, then learn tips that are different, but they are OK.

[Forshae]

As a CNA to LPN to current RN student...I found that many of my patients that arrive from an extended care facility often have a hard to remove urine odor about them. A little mouthwash in the bath water while washing the peri area, helps get rid of that smell, and makes them a lot more pleasant to be around.

Please do not read that all ECF facilities have patients that smell like urine. There are many wonderful facilities that do an excellent job of patient care.