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ATTN ALL CNAs: this place doesn't care about adequate staffing no matter the work load. I had 13 patients: each was a STRICT Q2 turn, 10 was incontinent. you will empty urinals, catheters, fecal bags, &wound drains. 6 were assigned full bed baths, all were assigned timed vitals, 3 were assigned timed blood sugar checks, 4 was on isolation, BREIFS AREN'T ALLOWED unless patient is being discharged. You can't use Towels, Chucks or ANYTHING that can go between their legs. It was so bad a man begged me to take his money so I could skip ahead to clean his wife (again) cz he saw me running up/down the hallway answering lights going in rooms not coming out until several minutes have passed. I had to say no to his money but I did skip a few patients to get to her. I was doing frequent entire bed changes the entire time I was there. 2 of them was playing in it. 1patient repeatedly trying to fall out of bed, another trying to pull out his trache&nose tube thing despite having wrist restraints on. Each time you go in a room you're spending 20-30 minutes doing bed changes, some who you just gave baths too, as well as repositioning with the wedge pillows. The 2 nurses helped but it's literally only so much they could do w/o them falling behind on their own work so it's still just you. You have to pass out ice water&meals but it's going to be late because you're stuck in a room. Had a patient being discharged, so I had to stop to bathe & dress him so he could be ready to leave. You will get no lunch break, BARELY a 15 min. break. The house supervisor came& said "make sure you're getting your baths&Q2 turns done" I said I'll do the best I can & she turned & looked at me like I just sassed her. No ma'am you know this LTAC needs more than 1 aid for the amount of work this is. I never even got time to sit &chart which in 2024 they still use paper charting. The sharps box in the patients' rooms were filled to the brim with NEEDLES sticking out and it is the aide's job (per the nurse) to replace all sharps boxes so good luck finding time to do that. im what you would call a Super CNA. But that place is no go for me until they get more staff. DO NOT GO TO CORNERSTONE HOSPITAL IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. YOU WILL SUFFER!!