I think this is where I had intended to post an earlier question about a concern that has me very stressed regarding secondaries (initially posted in school specific thread - oops!). I had received some feedback already, but just want to hear back from as many as possible nonetheless to maybe alleviate my nerves. In the wording of one particular type of essay that appeared for maybe a handful of my schools, specifically asking about instances where I have witnessed inequity and what I have done to address it etc etc, I referred back to my time as a nurse aide on a memory care unit with a resident who spoke only Spanish.
While I could give perhaps more of a preamble or additional context, let me instead just paraphrase what I wrote here and states my concern(s): "While working as a memory unit nurse aide, we had admitted a Spanish-speaking resident whose reluctance toward certain care routines was difficult to address without an interpreter. Without on-demand services, and with bilingual staff not always available, providing reassurance or adapting care to his perspectives in ways I typically did for others proved difficult. His family’s presence during the daytime offered some relief in settling him in, but their offers to continue that help in the evening conflicted with visit limitation policies."
I then go on to talk about what I did to help etc etc. but my concerns come from... (will be deleting later for privacy)
While I could give perhaps more of a preamble or additional context, let me instead just paraphrase what I wrote here and states my concern(s): "While working as a memory unit nurse aide, we had admitted a Spanish-speaking resident whose reluctance toward certain care routines was difficult to address without an interpreter. Without on-demand services, and with bilingual staff not always available, providing reassurance or adapting care to his perspectives in ways I typically did for others proved difficult. His family’s presence during the daytime offered some relief in settling him in, but their offers to continue that help in the evening conflicted with visit limitation policies."
I then go on to talk about what I did to help etc etc. but my concerns come from... (will be deleting later for privacy)
- My poorly worded "did not have on-demand service" statement. What is obvious given that it is a legal requirement, is that our site DID have on demand remote interpretation - but the context in which we used it (for instance trying to connect with this resident for care or redirect safely when sundowning and growing agitated) was largely ineffective, and thus left us more-so relying on bilingual staff or family who weren't always there. I fear I communicated it instead, however, was that our facility like just didn't have the services. Which again, obviously wasn't true but more-so that it didn't close the gaps it should have.
- The way I articulated the conflict with limitation policies for family members. Again, legally speaking there were no limitations on extended stay for family in normal circumstances, however Covid and other illness outbreaks that occurred did lead to extra precautions where the issues were seen.
