AbbaDabba730
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nevada
I was recently asked by a friend of mine f I would be interested in doing home care for her 8 year old son. He is on a vent, g-tube, trach, needs suctioning etc. Very high tech.
I do not have the qualifications that I would think would be needed for such a job, and when I asked she said that it was not necessary.
So I started to work there, only doing bed baths, range of motion etc. Nothing to do with the high tech portion of his care. I told her that I didn't feel comfortable with the other aspects.
I noticed while there though, that her and her boyfreind spend the entire day in their bedroom. I was cleaning up the boy earlier this week and all of a sudden one of his machines started going off. I had no idea what it meant so I knocked on their bedroom door, and she came out. She told me that I needed to learn how to take care of these things.
I told her again that I did not feel comfortable doing them. I am not a nurse! I do not think that I am experienced enough to do trach changes and g-tube, etc.
She said that Medicaid did not need to know that she was sleeping during the day and that I was the one doing these things, and not to worry because she would train me.
This sent up a huge red flag for me. And the fact that her boyfriend (who cares for the boy during the night) told me not to say anything to anyone that the two of them are b/f g/f) I don't know why.
So besides all of this I also was concerned because I had left on Friday afternoon to return Monday morning to find the boy in the same clothes I had put him in before the weekend.
At that time a state woman came to the door, I thought it was the boys teacher so I opened the door, I asked who it was and she identified herself. I went to get my friend and she came out.
The state woman investingated, looking through the house and into the boys room. His bed was soaked in urine, and he had a sheet around his head and neck. My friend told me to go in and fix him before the state woman went in but I didn't get in before that. It was like 2 minutes after I had gotten to work.
Well the state woman saw the boy. Left his room, and said than you. That was it. I raced into the boys room pulling the sheet from him. I asked my friend how he could have gotten that way and she said he does it all the time.
My question is:
Should I be worried about the boy. The state came and left so I assume that it wasn't a big deal, maybe I am just overreacting?
And should I be concerned about working in her home. I am scared that something will happen that I do not know how to fix.
Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. And sorry for the long post.
I was recently asked by a friend of mine f I would be interested in doing home care for her 8 year old son. He is on a vent, g-tube, trach, needs suctioning etc. Very high tech.
I do not have the qualifications that I would think would be needed for such a job, and when I asked she said that it was not necessary.
So I started to work there, only doing bed baths, range of motion etc. Nothing to do with the high tech portion of his care. I told her that I didn't feel comfortable with the other aspects.
I noticed while there though, that her and her boyfreind spend the entire day in their bedroom. I was cleaning up the boy earlier this week and all of a sudden one of his machines started going off. I had no idea what it meant so I knocked on their bedroom door, and she came out. She told me that I needed to learn how to take care of these things.
I told her again that I did not feel comfortable doing them. I am not a nurse! I do not think that I am experienced enough to do trach changes and g-tube, etc.
She said that Medicaid did not need to know that she was sleeping during the day and that I was the one doing these things, and not to worry because she would train me.
This sent up a huge red flag for me. And the fact that her boyfriend (who cares for the boy during the night) told me not to say anything to anyone that the two of them are b/f g/f) I don't know why.
So besides all of this I also was concerned because I had left on Friday afternoon to return Monday morning to find the boy in the same clothes I had put him in before the weekend.
At that time a state woman came to the door, I thought it was the boys teacher so I opened the door, I asked who it was and she identified herself. I went to get my friend and she came out.
The state woman investingated, looking through the house and into the boys room. His bed was soaked in urine, and he had a sheet around his head and neck. My friend told me to go in and fix him before the state woman went in but I didn't get in before that. It was like 2 minutes after I had gotten to work.
Well the state woman saw the boy. Left his room, and said than you. That was it. I raced into the boys room pulling the sheet from him. I asked my friend how he could have gotten that way and she said he does it all the time.
My question is:
Should I be worried about the boy. The state came and left so I assume that it wasn't a big deal, maybe I am just overreacting?
And should I be concerned about working in her home. I am scared that something will happen that I do not know how to fix.
Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. And sorry for the long post.
