Imagine that you are assessing a patient, Mary Smith, in order to come up with a nursing diagnosis and a plan of care. As you talk to Mary, with the nursing process in mind, you realize that she: Has trouble with problem solving and critical thinking. Can’t seem to...
How do your nursing assistants handle workplace conflict? Do they ignore it and pretend it isn’t happening? Do they give in just to make it go away? Or, do they compromise respectfully with each other? At your next CNA inservice meeting, consider using this case study...
There’s a book I’d like to recommend to nursing supervisors and educators everywhere. It has nothing to do with health care or nursing specifically, but has everything to do with helping us inspire those around us. The book, Start with Why, emphasizes the importance...
Is part of your job as a nursing supervisor or nurse educator to develop monthly inservices for your nursing assistants? If so, you know how time consuming that process can be. Perhaps you’ve considered purchasing “ready-made” topics from a company (like In the Know)...
Welcome to our blog, brought to you by In the Know. You may know us as publishers of continuing education for nursing assistants…and indeed we are. But, at our core, we believe that lifelong learning is essential for both personal and professional growth....