Yesterday, instead of going to my marketing class, I went with my friend to a CNA skills practice lab he wanted to do. He failed his skills portion of the exam the first time, so before he retakes it, he wanted to get some review time in. It was at 9:00 in the morning, and it took a little less than an hour, and I had a lot of fun!
The first thing that he did was put some special floor-grip hospital socks on my feet. After that, he grabbed this belt thing (I cant remember what it was called) and used that to raise me from the bed to a chair (for all of these demonstrations, let’s pretend I’m an actual resident). The bed was surprisingly comfy, and I could’ve fallen asleep!
The second thing that he reviewed over was nail care. For that, all I had to do was dip my hands into some water and have my friends dry my hands for me. We also went over hair care and I got to wear a towel around over my shoulders.
Later in the lab, I got a partial bed bath, and I got to wear one of the gowns! I think wearing the gown was my favorite part of the lab in addition to laying on the bed. The bath was also really nice because the water was warmer than the water my friend used for the nail care review.
My friend also did some mobility reviews on my left arm and leg (which consisted of him moving them at the joints), and I also got to get dressed.
After the lab, both of us had some extra time before our next classes, so we went to Caribou and got some breakfast and I had the best bagel sandwich I’ve ever had in my life!
Overall, I had a really fun time, and I’m glad I was able to help my friend out!