It’s a new year…and time for a fresh look at how you present your CNA inservices. Are you making the most out of your inservice meetings? Do your nursing assistants come away from your inservices knowing more about their clients and excited to put that new knowledge...
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...
Lack of support has often been cited as a major factor in the turnover of nurse aides. One way your organization can reduce the crushing expense of nurse aide turnover is to implement a quality inservice program. Think about this…….it costs on average, a...
We’ve all seen it in the news: the CDC has issued a state of emergency due to the outbreak of swine flu. In an effort to spread the word to nursing assistants about this issue, we have created a free Swine Flu Fact Sheet. Be sure to download it here…and...
It’s common for nursing assistants to feel like they are powerless in the workplace. They may think of themselves as the least important employees—unable to make a difference no matter what they do. It’s important to remind your employees that they do have...