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In my twenty-five years running a homecare agency, I have supervised and made friends with literally hundreds of CNAs. Distilling that entire experience into a few paragraphs will be challenging. I will thus start by ...

When you have good communication skills, you can:Express your thoughts and ideas so they are understood Enjoy more meaningful interpersonal relationships in your life Receive promotions and advance your career ...

From my perch at the homecare agency From early on at the homecare agency I started back in the nineties, I cherished the enthusiasm that my younger nursing assistant recruits brought along upon entering the elder c ...

For healthcare professionals, the combination of proper hand hygiene and outside factors, such as weather, can cause skin to become dry and irritated. Learning how to care for your hands can help protect them from dama ...

Introverts and Extroverts Many of us are introverted and get edgy when in the company of new people. We simply don’t find it easy to open up and make the small talk that commonly gets a relationship going. We tend to ...

Have you encountered any of these situations at work?For the third time this week, a co-worker has dodged answering call lights A group has started to exclude another team member and refuse to help her The ...

Night shifts are a necessary part of healthcare. In any hospital or inpatient facility, activity slows at night, but nursing care continues around the clock. Frequently new employees will begin and remain on the night sh ...

definition A CNA (certified nursing assistant) is a healthcare worker that can provide personal care to patients in a variety of settings. CNAs can be employed in nursing homes, hospitals, hospice centers, private h ...

How are your test-taking skills? Do you start to worry when it’s time to show how much you’ve learned? Does your mind go blank? Do you find yourself making mistakes even when you know the correct answers?Read the q ...