Twenty years ago, when I worked at Duke University Medical Center, I remember clearly how some of my co-workers viewed their colleagues in home care. I was precepting a newly hired nurse to our oncology unit. A number of the “old timers” on the unit...
Last week, the results of a Penn State study on occupational injuries were revealed. It should come as no surprise that nursing assistants and home health aides were high on the “injured list”. However, the researchers found that on-the-job injuries...
Your CNAs make observations about their clients all day long. Therefore, it’s incredibly important that each of your CNAs know what, when and how to report what they see. Not only should your nurse aides know the procedure for reporting and documenting client...
It’s CNA Week and that’s a great time to think about how you can help your nursing assistants continue to learn on the job. Here at In the Know, we’re all about lifelong learning. And we know that the best learning experiences are often a bit...
Nurses and nursing assistants are all part of the same team and have the same goal: provide quality care to clients in need. So why is it that nurses and CNAs don’t always see eye to eye? Here’s what a few CNAs across the U.S. had to say recently: Valnecia...