How to use this site
Posted by Patti on November 22nd, 2004 / Print This Post
I figured it would be nice to give some explanations on how to use this site.
This is a BLOG- a weblog that anyone can use and read. Blogs make it easy for anyone to have a website, and updating the site can be done without logging onto complicated web page programs.
This is the FIRST blog for CNA’s. There are many healthcare blogs out there, a few for nurses and none for CNA’s. That is one of the reasons I decided to go to this format.
One of the cool features of this site is the COMMENTS section (see the end of this section). Click on it and scroll down the page; you can leave me or anyone else a comment. On some blogs, hundreds of comments are left for postings. (Postings are what you are reading right now).
Another feature is for those who blog. Often, readers will like certain postings and will want to link it to their blogs. A feature called “Permalinks/Trackbacks” is for that. CLick on it and a new pop up will appear with the trackback URL for the posting. Each post has it’s own page it is saved to. Archives can go back YEARS.
Everything that is posted is saved and sorted by date, category (like a filing cabinet-blog writers assign each post to a category).
One doesn’t need to have a special program downloaded onto their computer to blog. It is all done online-some blog providers are free and others cost money. Some bloggers use hosting services and others use the free Blogger site…
This site is hosted, and the program used for blogging is called Word Press. E.Webscapes is my host and they are wonderful. Lisa is the web designer and owner ofE.Webscapes- and she designed this site along with another blog I maintain.
Anyway, in the next few days I will be doing some fixing up around here: Adding new links to the side content,
writing about what I would like to do with this site (some things will be fun-like a question of the week, and a skills challenge test…) Don’t forget to visit the discussion forum! Things are getting warmed up over there too.
November 24th, 2004 at 12:29 am
Thank you for this site dedicated to Nursing assistants I was certified 9mons ago and ive learned alot and I am still learning Now I have somewhere to go and ask questions thanks again
Michelle
November 24th, 2004 at 8:42 am
Your welcome Michelle. Make sure you go over to the discussion forum for help from many other CNA’s.
Patti
December 9th, 2004 at 3:18 pm
Hi-How do I post? Thanks!
December 9th, 2004 at 3:28 pm
Laura-at the bottom of every topic is a section (clickable link) that says: COMMENTS- click on this and a new page will open up. You can leave messages this way; or you can over to the message boards (Discussion Forum) to do the same.