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I just joined your group.  Thank you for allowing me in.  I respect your
roles and dedication that you provide by being involved with such an
important group exchange.

I am a registered nurse, and an advocate of LTC training and professional
development, so that we can become superior in the work we do.  Ultimately,
this leads to quality care to our elder population.  I have collected
various free online training modules, sharing the links on my blog.  I hope
you can all click on it, given me your ideas, and perhaps recommend it to
your peers.  If we can do this on a grassroots effort, what better work we
could do!

Happy Learning

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-Hi Tornado  I  just realized that I have'nt been here for awhile. Just
to let you know I am still around and I will work on it. My area is
research altho I have'nt done it for awhile.
Dom



-- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, tornado1204 <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> Welcome  to  the  Group to  the Newbies!
> Also Senior Members anything to help  get us motivated in the group
> would  be greatly suggested. Any Ideas?
> Please let me  know.
> Sheila
>

Welcome  to  the  Group to  the Newbies!
Also Senior Members anything to help  get us motivated in the group
would  be greatly suggested. Any Ideas?
Please let me  know.
Sheila

Hello Group!
So what are the plans for the Christmas holiday?
Are ya traveling and if so where?
I am going over the hill down the road to grandmas house.
Then back up the hill to  my Aunts house.
Thank the Lord I am off that day!
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
Sheila

Fellow Nurses,


An article I read about a nurse saving  an elderly man from a burning Melbourne
home made me proud that nurses like us can do more than the extraordinary job we
are doing in facilities. Imagine in this story located at
http://nursingworld2.blogspot.com/ a nurse really did a heroic job. BTW can I
please get reactions from you guys.


Sincerely,
Patricia Dela Cruz, R.N.
Chief Shift Manager
Loma County Hospital


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Id like to share this story about a nurse who has been struck off. Lets avoid
these kinds of incidents. BTW what does s--g means? Here is the story

A male NURSE who sent a message to a woman patient at the mental health unit
where he was a charge nurse asking her if she "fancied a s--g" was today struck
off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Dennis Dawson Dowle, of St Leonards, who worked at Woodlands, a Sussex mental
health unit, said in one of a string of messages to the woman : "Hi ya, it's me.
I am down at the swimming pool. Bit bored. I wondered whether you fancied s--g?
Talk to you again." full story here - http://nursingimmigration.blogspot.com/


Thanks,
Patricia D. R.N. MBAHL
Long Island Treders Facility


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For Nurses...like to share this story


The backpack Evangeline Arafiles slings across her shoulder each morning holds
the tools of her trade: a lilac-color stethoscope, thermometer, oximeter,
penlight and stopwatch.
As a school nurse at Lowman Special Education Center, Arafiles oversees about
150 students, and there often is another registered nurse with her on site.

And despite having to insert catheters, inject insulin, treat seizures and
monitor asthma, because she only has to look after 150 kids, she's one of the
lucky one...here is the full story http://tinyurl.com/5u68h4

Sincerely
Patrica Dela Cruz, R.N.


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--I did click on the link but it did not get me to the right story.
Dom

- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, PJ Dela Cruz
<delacruzny@...> wrote:
>
> A nurse's aide who stole at least $7,000 in jewelry from the
quadriplegic woman she was caring for was sentenced Wednesday to 3½
years in prison for the thefts. Here is the full story BTW
http://nursingimmigration.blogspot.com/
>
> I just need your reaction to this. I think nurse aides should be
thoroughly
>
> Patricia DC, R.N.
> NYCH
> Orthopaedic Dept
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

--Thankgoodnesss most CNA are very compassionate, caring people.
Stories like this brings the profession a bad name. One thing for
sure, if I was to do homecare, I would have a contract in place and I
would be bonded. I would also make sure that all valuables are put
away or taken out of the home. Who knows if someone else did not do
it. Easy to blame a person, I hope that they have proof. I did not
read the whole story as I have it seen posted in another group. It is
a good idea to have your own background check done yourself and show
it to people that hires you. It is also a suing world so please,
anyone working on your own, protect yourselves, too much is at
stakes. there are insurances in nursing magazines for CNAs, look them
up. Let's not judge all CNAs by the actions of one.
Dom

- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, PJ Dela Cruz
<delacruzny@...> wrote:
>
> A nurse's aide who stole at least $7,000 in jewelry from the
quadriplegic woman she was caring for was sentenced Wednesday to 3½
years in prison for the thefts. Here is the full story BTW
http://nursingimmigration.blogspot.com/
>
> I just need your reaction to this. I think nurse aides should be
thoroughly
>
> Patricia DC, R.N.
> NYCH
> Orthopaedic Dept
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Would this scheme for nurses work? Read this article on
http://tinyurl.com/6ox9f4
Just curious if this is already the organization model for some nursing homes as
I dont think this One Nurse, One Patient, One Shift idea is efficient as well as
effective. Any opinions?

Pat D C, R.N.
GHEN Nursing Home Facilty
President


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A nurse's aide who stole at least $7,000 in jewelry from the quadriplegic woman
she was caring for was sentenced Wednesday to 3½ years in prison for the thefts.
Here is the full story BTW http://nursingimmigration.blogspot.com/

I just need your reaction to this. I think nurse aides should be thoroughly

Patricia DC, R.N.
NYCH
Orthopaedic Dept


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HI,

If you have patients or relatives of patients (including relatives of
deceased patients), affected by mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer of the
lining of the lungs, abdomen and heart which has a long incubation period, I
would
like to make you aware of online support groups and information about the
disease.  Two online free support groups they may want to join are located at
_http://listserv.acor.org/archives/mesothelioma.html_
(http://listserv.acor.org/archives/mesothelioma.html)  and
_http://www.marf.org/_ (http://www.marf.org/)

Information on mesothelioma is available at the Mesothelioma Applied Research
Foundation web site at _http://www.marf.org/_ (http://www.marf.org/)  ,
through which a nurse practitioner is available free-of-charge to answer
questions
on the disease.  The website also has information on asbestos, which is still
legal in the United States.

Faye State, MSW



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--- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, peaches45208
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
>   Let me say this,  those 10 "forever" minutes you spend with that
> one patient could actually mean the world to them.  And did you
ever
> think that the reason some patients push their call buttons all the
> time is because they really want some company?  Too often patients
> get treated like just that, "patients", a word, a chore, something
to
> make us exasperated.  Once you start managing to make time for the
> people you are assisting, you will find that everything else will
> fall into place.  I have been care-giving quite some time, and the
> most important thing you can do as a new CNA is to learn that each
> person on your wing, or hall, or floor deserves to be cared for in
> the best possible manner, no matter if it takes 2 minutes or 45.
> Don't categorize these people into hardest and easiest, you are de-
> humanizing them when those thoughts enter your head.  I've seen a
> million care-givers come and go and the ones that stick around and
> enjoy what they do are they ones that take the time to know the
> people they are helping.  This is meant to be an insightful, but
> blunt reply.  I really hope you learn to enjoy the folks you are
> helping and managing time will become a breeze.
>
>
>
> --- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, shell0072000
> <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "Amy" <alkpink@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > i am a new cna(2 months in), and would appreciate some tips on
> > managing
> > > my time with the residents. Thank you!!
> >
> >
> >  The way I try to manage my time is by getting the hardest
patients
> > done first. Then move on to the easiest, that way if I get tied
up
> > somewhere else the biggest part of the job is done. I always
found
> > that total care patients could be done quicker even though their
> the
> > hardest. The ones who can get up and about by themselves always
> need
> > much more and are constantly ringing out for something. Turning a
> > patient is pretty quick, but when you have to stand for 10
minutes
> and
> > wait for a patient to stand at the sink just to brush their teeth
> it
> > takes forever.
> >
Yeah! I guess your right. I demoralize my patients. I work Med/Surg
and ICU. Actually been a CNA for 17 years and now I'm an RN. I don't
have to classify by easiest and hardest anymore. I classify by
Airway, Breathing, Circulation. (When you classify patient's it's
called "Triage") Now I get to demoralize my patient's to keep them
alive. I guess that's the difference between hospital and nursing
home patient's. I was just trying to help when I told the poster how
to try and make her job easier. It's worked for 17 years. I thought
we all were entitled to an opinion without a rude response. Now I'll
leave and go to the RN group. Thank You Peaches! This was an
educational but blunt response, Hope it helps.
>

Let me say this,  those 10 "forever" minutes you spend with that
one patient could actually mean the world to them.  And did you ever
think that the reason some patients push their call buttons all the
time is because they really want some company?  Too often patients
get treated like just that, "patients", a word, a chore, something to
make us exasperated.  Once you start managing to make time for the
people you are assisting, you will find that everything else will
fall into place.  I have been care-giving quite some time, and the
most important thing you can do as a new CNA is to learn that each
person on your wing, or hall, or floor deserves to be cared for in
the best possible manner, no matter if it takes 2 minutes or 45.
Don't categorize these people into hardest and easiest, you are de-
humanizing them when those thoughts enter your head.  I've seen a
million care-givers come and go and the ones that stick around and
enjoy what they do are they ones that take the time to know the
people they are helping.  This is meant to be an insightful, but
blunt reply.  I really hope you learn to enjoy the folks you are
helping and managing time will become a breeze.



--- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, shell0072000
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> --- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "Amy" <alkpink@>
> wrote:
> >
> > i am a new cna(2 months in), and would appreciate some tips on
> managing
> > my time with the residents. Thank you!!
>
>
>  The way I try to manage my time is by getting the hardest patients
> done first. Then move on to the easiest, that way if I get tied up
> somewhere else the biggest part of the job is done. I always found
> that total care patients could be done quicker even though their
the
> hardest. The ones who can get up and about by themselves always
need
> much more and are constantly ringing out for something. Turning a
> patient is pretty quick, but when you have to stand for 10 minutes
and
> wait for a patient to stand at the sink just to brush their teeth
it
> takes forever.
>

--- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "Amy" <alkpink@...>
wrote:
>
> i am a new cna(2 months in), and would appreciate some tips on
managing
> my time with the residents. Thank you!!


  The way I try to manage my time is by getting the hardest patients
done first. Then move on to the easiest, that way if I get tied up
somewhere else the biggest part of the job is done. I always found
that total care patients could be done quicker even though their the
hardest. The ones who can get up and about by themselves always need
much more and are constantly ringing out for something. Turning a
patient is pretty quick, but when you have to stand for 10 minutes and
wait for a patient to stand at the sink just to brush their teeth it
takes forever.

--- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, MORUPHSR OSUOLALE
<ekomurphy1@...> wrote:
>
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> hey,
>  This is just my opinion concerning what u had aired on the groups
concerning the nurse that as bordering u.
> i will tell u right now that u had made a good decision to repor to
had reported to the DON
> IN WRITING.
> AM telling u that some NURSES,CHARGE NURSE OF WHATEVER ARE PAIN IN
THIS
> CARE GIVING JOB.
> THE RULE IN THIS KIND OF SITIUATION IS THAT- DO NOT LET THEIR
BERHAVIOUR
> NO MATTER WHAT INFLUENCE YOUR OWN CHARACTER TOWARDS YOUR
JOB,BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE CONTROL  IN YOUR JOB BECAUSE OF
ONLY ONE BAD EGGS OR TWO IN THE BUILDING.
> I had experienced this two but i taken my time to learn my lessson.
> I am working in a community where there is racial profiling,where
people looked u differently if u dont have their color,i mean the
same kind of skin color with them,they treat u differently,BUT THANK
GOD THERE IS ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW IN UNITED STATES.
> The nurse treat my other colleagues based on their skin colour,but
for me i do not accept that at all i don't take anyshit whatsoever.
> The nurse who is just an LPN, was behind me all the time on the
floor,i had had a lousy argurment with her several times,but that
couldn't put me into any trouble beacuse EVERYBODY IN THE BUILDING
KNOWS THAT AM A GOOD WORKER AND HARD WORKING,EVEN THOUGH MY
SUPERVISOR  WAS SCARED TO LOOSE ME ON THE FLOOR.
> AFTERWARDS she continues and on my own part i lost my control and
resigned from my job and EVENTHOUGH the DON,doesn't want to accept
the resignation,but she cant help it because technically she suppose
to and she did with emotional words in her mouth simulataneously.
> After my resignation i saw my other working colleague in the
store,pleading with me to come back,because they had missed me on the
floor.
> I can't because i had lost my control fully.
> Guess what i satyed home for about two months and bills had pilled
up for me because i was out of work for some time before i got
another job.i almost lost my financial control because of one
terrible nurse and AM A FAMILY MAN.
> I had another job now even with more pay.thank GOD.
> so nikki,dont ever lost control whasoever,be affirm in your mind
that u need your job and watch your back.
>           thanks.
> from ekomurphy1@...
>         your nursing assistant yahoo group member
> my web adress is- www.geocities.com/ekomurphy1
>  bye.
> nikkic329@... wrote:
>
> Hi, Something happened a couple weeks ago, and i just wanted to get
others
> opinions, thoughts, or whatever....
>
> I work double shifts on the weekends, and because of that,
the "weekenders"
> always get the hardest teams, pulled to units that noone wants to
go, etc.
> (another words all the crap seems to get put on us).  Which I don't
think that is
> fair, just because I don't work 4-5 days a week, I am still putting
4 days
> into 2 days...anyways....
>
> There is a charge nurse, that for some reason doesn't like me. At
first I
> thought it was my imagination, but others have seen it also. They
can't
> understand why, as I do my work, do it well, and sooo nice and
helpful to everyone.
> ok....
> So anyways, we were  not short, but working with 5 aides in the am
is rough!
> I had 13, another 13, a new person had 12, and 2 others had 9 each.
The ones
> with 9 each split a hall, and the nurse told the orientee to help
them out. so
> they gave her about 6 people (easy ones), so in reality, they only
had 4-5
> people to get up. Us 3 worked our butts off, trying to get our
people up. Granted
> we MAY have 1-2 people who took very little assistance. Well
anyways, on the
> assignment sheet they list the feeds, well not ALL the feeds were
listed so
> when I went to pick up the trays 2 people on my team STILL wasn't
fed, and we
> were already behind...I said something to the nurse and she got
really smart
> with me, and I asked her if the orientee can feed them. That is
when I noticed
> The other 2 aides had 4-5 each. When I mentioned this to the charge
nurse, she
> just blew me off. Well I managed to take my 1st 15 min. break,
didn't make it
> in time for my lunch. So if I do miss my lunch break, it's not big
deal to me,
> because I'll take it AFTER the res. lunch. Well, let's say it was 2
pm (I
> started at 7am) and still haven't gone to my lunch. Another nurse
told me I better
> go before I pass out. Right after she said that. The C.N. that
hates me, I
> swear she does, said to me that I couldn't go until my beds were
made. (i had 3
> unmade). I got that done, and was getting ready to go, and she says
to me, you
> can't go until you pass your water. I did that, and then it was
something
> else. I was sooooo stressed and pissed and whatever else, I went to
the
> nourishment room to "cool off", it was 3:00 pm. My shift was over!
So I didn't take my
> lunch, or my 2nd break. I didn't have a break until 7PM that night.
Because
> she stayed over til 4:30...and told me I had to take someone out
for a cig (a
> res.) and by the time I was done doing my changes, helping other
aids, and
> taking this  person out, I missed my 1st break for 3-11 because the
residents eat
> at 5:00.
> I was fuming mad...so I wrote a long letter to DON, after my shift
that night
> and shoved it under his door. because I am only there on the
weekends now.
> And told him that I do my job well, I have NEVER had a complaint
about me, And
> what she did to me was so unfair, and not right, and felt like I
was treated
> like crap.  The things she wanted done, COULD have waited a 1/2 hr
until I got
> back. And they WOULD have been done. I told him I felt like I was
treated like
> crap, and she KNEW I hadn't taken a break, and she prevented me
from taking
> one. I told him that I know I am easily replaced, that If I go,
it's no big
> deal, because Aids come and go and my spot could be filled easily.
But I will not
> be treated like this again, AND if she does it again, I will finish
my 7-3
> shift and 3-11 shift, and Tell the House supervisor I will not be
back again. I
> have been there for 3 years, even the residents have commented
about me always
> being there when they need me, i am always around, and i do my job.
Do you
> think I should have complained like that? Written the letter? I use
to work 3-11
> shift 5 days/week until a year ago. This weekend (tomorrow) I will
be working
> with her again. And I am dreading it. I feel like switching to 3-
11& 11-7
> shift on those weekends, or maybe switching toa different unit in
the AM. I was
> just upset, because I have never been treated like that, and they
ALWAYS stress
> that we need to take our breaks and lunches. if I was going home at
3, I
> wouldn't have been so upset...just upset about how I was treated.
Do you think I
> was over reacting (my feelings) or is this common. This is the
first this has
> happened to me, though. Just want to see how everyone feels about
this or if it
> has happened to you. Sorry for it being so long!!!!
>
> THANK YOU GUYS!!!
>
> Nichole
>
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Hey,

  I was a CNA for 17 years and I just got my RN license in December.
Since then I have found out what RN's can really be like. To some
it's just one big fight for power. When I was a CNA I was pretty
happy. I had to deal with jerk nurses like the one you described that
don't like you but I could go to my patients rooms and avoid it. Now
I have to meet it head on. I have found that it really makes nurses
like that feel stupid if you just look at them when they say
something to you and go on. Don't give them the time of day. Don't
give in to the "Big Power Struggle." Just because someone has DON or
Charge Nurse RN behind their name don't make them better than you.
Besides what makes a good DON is a suck up or a "Yes" person. That's
why I will never be one. Administration doesn't want someone with the
guts to speak out against their stupidity so the Charge Nurses do
things they don't want to do even though it's not fair and then they
take it out on their staff. Especially the CNA's. It's one big
viscious cycle. If you stand up for yourself it will put you on the
crap list for a while. But it will pass and they will see your not
going to take it and leave you alone.

I have dealt with scabies at a old facility that I worked with.  I
believe bed bugs are everywhere arent they?  On dealing with scabies we
had to strip all beds and wash all their clothing and we had to put on
that cream/lotion prescription and it had to be on them for over 8
hours and they got a shower.  It was a mess.  I just hate it when that
happens.
On how to prevent this from happening I have no idea.
Cause some residents who go home for a home visit and the family that
has things like this is where the residents picks it up at or the
family or someone who is employed at the facility had it and it was
brought there.
Well everyone have a wonderful day!
Sheila





--- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, peaches45208
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> So how much trining have people recieved on these nasty little
things?
> Apparently there is a huge outbreak of them all over the U.S.  It can
> be especially bad in nursing facilities and group homes because there
> are so many different people working.  The cleanliness of you
facility
> has nothing to do with getting them and they can ride along on
> clothing, so they are easily trnsfered from one room, or even one
home
> to another.  What I'm interested in is hearing from people who have
> dealt with them and getting suggestions on preventative measures that
> people can take to NOT get them.  Anyone?
>

So how much trining have people recieved on these nasty little things?
Apparently there is a huge outbreak of them all over the U.S.  It can
be especially bad in nursing facilities and group homes because there
are so many different people working.  The cleanliness of you facility
has nothing to do with getting them and they can ride along on
clothing, so they are easily trnsfered from one room, or even one home
to another.  What I'm interested in is hearing from people who have
dealt with them and getting suggestions on preventative measures that
people can take to NOT get them.  Anyone?

sorry for being mia
welocme all new comers

--- In nursingassistantsonly@yahoogroups.com, "Amy" <alkpink@...> wrote:
>
> i am a new cna(2 months in), and would appreciate some tips on
managing
> my time with the residents. Thank you!!
>
spend like your time wisely i usllay spend about 30 mins with my good
luck

*This is copied from the NAHCA web site If this interest you and your
facility isnt aware of NAHCA and you would like to express this to
your Administrator or DON talk to them about it.  The web site url is
www.nahcacares.org join it will be worth it!*

NAHCA is a non-profit organization working to ensure that the highest
quality of care is provided to our elders living in nursing homes,
achieved by elevating the professional standing and performance of
the caregivers.

NAHCA began as the the National Association of Geriatric Nursing
Assistants which was established in 1995 by former certified nursing
assistants Lori Porter and Lisa Cantrell. Initially working as CNAs,
both moved up the nursing home management ladder, Lori eventually
becoming a licensed nursing home administrator and Lisa a director of
nursing. Throughout their careers, they remained focused on their
years as CNAs, realizing that nursing assistants are both the
backbone and the heart and soul of the nursing home profession.

NAHCA was established in July 2006 to meet the growing needs of all
health care assistants including those in non geriatric facilities.

With these beliefs as their framework, the pair continue their plan
to fully recognize the contributions Health Care Assistants make to
facilities around the country. Their goal was to assure the highest
quality of care was provided to the nation's elders living in nursing
homes, achieved by elevating the professional standing and
performance of nursing assistants.

Today, the association has a membership of more than 20,000 CNAs
representing over 500 nursing homes in 29 states and the District of
Columbia and has. Based in Washington, DC, it provides recognition
for outstanding achievements, development training for CNAs,
mentoring programs to reduce CNA turnover, and advocacy for issues
important to long term care and CNAs. The organization also has
entered the legislative arena, providing testimony on staffing in
long term care before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

NAHCA™ is not a bargaining unit and has no connections to any
organized labor unions. We do not represent staff members in
employment disputes and we do not become involved in disciplinary
actions of our members.



Do you believe it takes a special person to be a CNA?

NAHCA does!

Nursing Assistants provide over 90% of the direct patient care and
make up the largest group of employees working in nursing homes
today.

No one is more important to the resident than you. No one knows the
resident like you do.

We must do more to ensure our residents get what they deserve. In
order to do this, we must change the way our profession and our
nursing homes are perceived in this country.


Why Join NAHCA?

There is great pride and a sense of belonging which comes from being
part of a national association of peers. You will become involved in
and knowledgeable of things which affect you, your residents, their
families, and your facility in important ways and become a champion
for change.

As a member of NAHCA, you will be part of a national team of CNAs
dedicated to:

Performance excellence.

Peer mentoring and coaching.

Recruitment and training.

Changing public opinion of nursing homes and those who work in them.

Earn professional recognition for CNAs.

What are the benefits of membership?

As NAHCA continues to grow, so will the benefits of membership.
Everyone knows there is buying power in numbers. NAHCA has been
successful creating insurance programs, discount uniform providers,
state of the art educational opportunities as well as legal
assistance. You name it, we can do it. We have put together a great
program for our members and are continually adding new benefits and
services.

NAHCA Benefits

Association Shirt

CNA Today News Magazine

CNA Resource Center

Educational Opportunities - CNA Institute

Membership Pack

NAHCA News

CNA Federal Regulation Handbook

Members' Assistance Program

Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

NAHCA Pharmacy Discount Program

Connection Vision

Uniform Purchasing Program

Dell Computer Discount Program

Choice Hotels Savings Program

CNA Hall of Fame

CNA Retirement Foundation

"Key to Quality" National Annual CNA Awards

National Annual Convention and Expo

Scholarship Program for Higher Education

And More

i am a new cna(2 months in), and would appreciate some tips on managing
my time with the residents. Thank you!!

Right now I work in a doctors office in Elgin for a Hematologist,
Oncologist. I have only been here for a month as I decided to remove
my self from caring for the elderly. I love this job and the setting
is completely different.
Yesterday I did my first blood draw and was so proud of myself. I got
it on the first try and our nurse said I did great. Total confidence
booster!
Thanks for your time
Amee

I just wanted to drop by and say Thank You for all that you do.
To the new members Welcome to the Group.
Sorry for the long absence from me around here.
I want to say to the Senior Members thank you for sticking in here and
not leaving.
I hope we can get the group going again.  I think Yahoo almost deleted
us cuz of no activity.  I hope this can change.
I hope yall have a safe and Happy 4th of July!
Your founder,
Sheila

Your welcome.  This group is glad to have you.  Remember you are
appreciated and you are a Angel to those who need you!  Keep your chin
up.
The Founder,
Sheila aka Tornado1204




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Hi!  I'm new to this board & just wanted to share my exciting news!  I
get to start my cna classes in April!  WOW!  I'm ecstatic!  I can
hardly wait!!!

Announcing~
30th Annual National Career Nursing Assistants' Day, June 14, 2007
30th Annual National Nursing Assistants' Week, June 14-21, 2007
"Project Respect" ©
Find more info about slogan and projects for 07 on our web site at -
<www.cna-network.org>

TEN STEPS FOR PLANNING ©
It is not too early to begin planning for the 30th Annual National
Nursing Assistants Week June 14-21, 2007. Our focus  for 2007-08is
on "Respect" and each day of NAW addresses a different aspect of this
focus.  Watch for more info on our web site at < www.cna-network.org>

1. Get excited about the wonderful possibilities for honoring our
important health care workers - Start talking and brainstorming about
creative projects and programs that can be developed in your facility
or in your area.

2. Bring people together for planning – The 30th Annual. Nationwide
observance of National Nursing Assistants Week provides many
opportunities that are fun and also rewarding.  It is not too early
to appoint a Planning Committee to pull this all together.

3. Ask your mayor to proclaim the week - Community awareness of the
unique contributions of the nursing assistant can be enhanced when
your mayor proclaims Nursing Assistants' Week to the citizens of your
community. A Proclamation suitable for signing by your mayor or
public official can be ordered at minimal cost at the address below
or downloaded at no cost at our web site at < www.cna-network.org>
Start your NAW Scrapbook now.

4. Brainstorm ways to recognize and honor nursing assistants -
Nursing assistants can be a wonderful source of creative ideas when
they know they are not being tested.  Often the most "far-out" ideas
are the most relevant and successful. The goal is to generate as many
good ideas as possible and involve as many people as possible. Teams
can be an effective way to generate ideas and also build positive
communications.

5. Select and organize your projects and programs – Plan to do
some "Cartooning for caregiver," work on an "Anchoring" or "Taking
Care of Self "project and have fun while you are sending an important
messages to others.  Each day of NA Week provides a unique
opportunity to focus on a different aspect of our focus, which is
Respect.  Projects initiated during NA Week 07 can be continued
throughout the year for value added.  Work on a committee, us your
own great ideas, download materials from our web site, or purchase
the NAW Planning and PR Guide at the address below.  The Planning
Guide includes activities for each day of NAW and suggestions of ways
you can continue these programs throughout the year. It also includes
discussion guides, sample press release, Proclamation forms,
certificate master, and info for planning.

6. Involve public officials and community leaders - In addition to
signing a Proclamation, your Mayor may want to be involved with your
celebration activities and may even have some ideas of his/her own.
A Deputy Mayor in one state invited local Nursing Assistants Week
Committee Members to her home for a home cooked gourmet meal.

7. Promote your events to the community - Newspapers, TV and radio
stations are interested in local events and may provide special
coverage of your events.  Media representatives can provide
guidelines for submission of your release.

8. Promote your projects in the facility – Internal networking can
get people involved and build anticipation for the good we can do
when we work together. Posters or invitations can be made by the NA
Committee, a craft class, the Resident's Council, family members or
the local high school or college.  Include in your scrapbook.

9. Keep it moving – This is now June 14, the first day of National
Nursing Assistants Week. You have coverage for resident care, and
know the newspaper will photo your "Most Service Years Recipient."
Residents are busy coaching nursing assistants about hair styles and
smiling at the camera. The pins and t-shirts are ready for awards and
the names are spelled correctly on the certificates.  Your check off
list is complete. You just brought it all together. Enjoy.

10. Plan to plan for next year - What was the best thing you did for
Nursing Assistants Week?  What would you like to do differently next
year?  Answering these important questions now will help your plans
go even better next year. A final summary of your activities and
outcomes – expected and unexpected can be a part of your scrapbook.

Find more info on our web site - www.cna-network.org.
The National Network of Career Nursing Assistants
3577 Easton Road, Norton, Ohio 44203-5661
(330) 825 9342.     (330) 825 9378 – fax.   email -
cnajeni@....
~Founder and sponsor of the annual nationwide observance of Nursing
Assistants Week 1977-2007~