Would you answer this job ad? HEY CAREGIVERS: Warm bodies needed to care for frail seniors. No experience necessary. Must be able to work on a moment’s notice and go without pay if we don’t have a client for you. Pay will keep you and your family living below...
All of us at In the Know have boundless respect for nursing assistants. Every day, they dedicate themselves to caring for people who are elderly, ill and/or disabled. There aren’t enough words to thank them for all they do! However, so many of us in the nursing...
Diabetes is an epidemic. That’s not news. But have you seen the latest global statistics? Someone dies from diabetes every six seconds. Diabetes kills more people every year than HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined. And, in just one generation, the number...
National CNA Week will be here before we know it! This year, it spans from June 12th to June 19th. In the past, we’ve heard from nurse aides around the country that their organizations don’t acknowledge CNA Week. If this is true for your workplace, how about...
Did you know that, for many nursing assistants, their number one complaint about work is that they don’t feel appreciated? There’s an easy fix for that. On our sister blog, Embracing Civility, we’re offering a simple template for some cute...