Ain

[alabama]

Hey gals
Anyone working as an AIN?
Or can u please give me any information about the working duties of AIN?

All advices r greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance

[jaydensmum]

I'm an AIN and have 2 yrs experience. I actually just got offered a job at a hospital as an AIN!!! :smiliedance: I love being a nurse it can be challenging at times but its so rewarding. I couldnt see myself doing anything else. The main duties are patient care such as assisting with showering, toileting etc. Communication with families and other staff is a big part of the job. Making beds. Doing observations such as temp, blood pressure, etc. It depends really on where you work. If you work in a nursing home then you'll be doing a lot of lifting with aids. Whereas the hospital thats mostly done by the wardsperson. If you work in rehab for physio then you'll be assisting the physio. I totally recommend it for a job. Good luck with it and if you need more info just ask! :D

[alabama]

Thanks a lot Jayden's mum
Well most probably i'll be working with in Nursing homes.
It's actually by a recruitment agency.

Do u know about the pay rates?and what will a typical morning/afternoon/night shift will include?

[WeThree]

Hi :)
I worked as an AIN for many years, in various settings, so I will try and answer your questions for you.

Pay:
Lousy! Seriously it is not very good, for the work you do, that is why it is best to do nights and or weekends, its the only time you get any decent money! It definetly a job you need to do for the love of it.

Morning shift: Sitting up and preparing residents for breakfast, this may include some bed changes and taking people to the toilet, then helping them with, and if necessary, feeding them breakfast.
Showering or helping residents shower and getting them ready for the day, re dressing wounds, etc. Depending on the nursing home you are in, and the level of care your patients need, this can often take till almost lunchtime, which you then take people to the toilet again, change people who need changing etc and get them ready for, and if nexessary, feed them lunch.
Then a big toileting round usually, followed by various staff taking turns at lunch break and the writing of notes on each patient, then depending on the time you have left, you may get some things ready for afternoon shift, different places have different things the staff have to do, one I worked at, the afternoon shift for instance had to put the laundry away, another one I worked at, did not.
Have handover

Afternoon shift: Putting the more frail people into bed (usually involves heavy lifters etc) taking people to the toilet and general checking that people are comfortable etc.
Get residents ready for dinner, and help/or feed them dinner if necessary.
Get some more residents ready for bed, do some notes and maybe clean peoples dentures whilst first nurse has tea.
Continue putting or helping residents into bed/toileting etc.
Finish notes
Do a final 'round' put any stragglers into bed, reposition people in bed, change wet pads/beds etc.
Have handover

Night shift:
Supervise and assist any wanderers/people who cannot sleep/dememtia patients, this can involve redirection, sitting and chatting to them, playing a game with them, getting them tea and a biscuit, stuff like that.
Clean pan rooms
Do a big 'round' ( a round can take anywhere from 40mins to a couple of hrs depending on the needs of your patients)
Any notes that need doing, continue supervising and responding to any buzzers, and requests for the toilet and pan (there are alot of these)
Do a final round.
Have handover

[alabama]

Thanks a lot Coopsntilly
I got a lot of insight.
This does not appeal to me but i need really to have some experience n money,to become self-dependent.So will do it till its required.
But thanks a lot for ur effort

[CrazyBeautiful]

This does not appeal to me but i need really to have some experience n money,to become self-dependent.So will do it till its required.


Maybe you should look at doing something else. I don't mean this in a nasty way. I was an AIN while doing my nursing training and it certainly requires a love of what you're doing and not money, as coopsntilly said...... the pay is lousy.