I'm so tired right now, but I didn't miss any of my classes today and I've finally seen how to get everyone up and ready in the morning. Which mean's showers for certain people, different wheel chair accesories, and different breakfastes and packed lunches. It's a lot to take in, I feel like I'm okay, but still learning. Then I found out about tonight. The woman I was suppose to work with tonight had to quit for medical reasons, it's only my sixth night working in the house and they'll probably send someone from another house over to help me. Which means it might be someone who doesn't know anything about the residents. Melody told me to hope for some guy named Moses because he know how to do a certain client whose difficult in the morning. Which isn't the clients fault. I'm kinda semi-freaking out. I mean I know what I need to know, and I have the whole lunch thing written down so I should be fine. It's just this is only my sixth night, I feel like I'm still training and I'm just starting to be comfortable with transfering people (moving them from one area to another, say from their bed to their wheel chair), but some people I'd be worried to do on my own just yet. I may have to do it though.
Also my hands hate me. Due to so much handwashing, glove wearing, they've become irritated and red and sore and it grosses me out. I guess I should get use to it, use more lotion and I don't know figure out what works for me so that my hands don't ache. Wearing gloves is essential so I can't cut down on that.
Two more nights of working and I get three days off. If I survive tonight, tomorrow will be easy.
Just needed to vent, am going to go take a nap.
Also my hands hate me. Due to so much handwashing, glove wearing, they've become irritated and red and sore and it grosses me out. I guess I should get use to it, use more lotion and I don't know figure out what works for me so that my hands don't ache. Wearing gloves is essential so I can't cut down on that.
Two more nights of working and I get three days off. If I survive tonight, tomorrow will be easy.
Just needed to vent, am going to go take a nap.