As a nursing supervisor, you know that your nursing assistants must meet their annual inservice requirement. In most states, this is a minimum of twelve hours of inservices per year—although that number jumps to 24 in some states. But, how do you make the most of...
Are you constantly trying to think of fun and creative ways to present information to your nursing assistants? There is a great website called “Puzzlemaker” that will create puzzles and games for you. And best of all…it’s free! Puzzlemaker allows you to create and...
In August, I had routine surgery in one of the country’s best hospitals, (according to U.S. News and World Report) which just happens to be in the city where I live. Naturally, I expected the upmost in quality care from the entire medical team, including the nurse...
At In the Know, we believe that lifelong learning is the key to both professional and personal success. But, this isn’t just a meaningless mission statement stuck in a frame and hung on the wall. Instead, it’s a way of life at our company. As the founder of In the...
There is an old saying that managing employees would be so much easier if it were not for the people! Of course that is not true for the most part, however, supervising employees can be a stressful job. When you factor in different personalities, work ethics,...