One of the things so many people like about the Culture Change movement is the upside down chain of command structure. Residents call the shots; next the CNAs have this “power”. Nursing homes that are seeking to change their culture often do a lot of window dressing but actually change very little of the management […]

Another example of how CNA’s can have a huge impact upon the survey of a nursing home. The following are samples of a real surveyor’s findings; then we’ll look at how the CNA could have prevented these scenarios from ever occurring in the first place.

1. Interviewable sample resident #2 was admitted to the facility on […]

If you’re a smoker, you’ll want to read this article. If you’re not, you should still read this.
At work smokers take their breaks and usually light up. Having that cigarette often relaxes us and keeps us even keeled. Many facilities are now smoke free- no smoking on the actual grounds of the property or within […]

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Regular posting will begin shortly.

I made a mortal error the other day. I broke the TOS over at ALLNurses.com.
I discovered they had a CNA forum a couple months ago and have been reading it when I have time. In not one posting over there has anyone ever dared to share a resource with the intended audience. So I decided […]

Often times we wonder what information we should report to the nurse at the end of shift…most of us are very good with sharing the medical and nursing info. But what about the other things?
The following is an example of how our lack of sharing/reporting can have such an adverse effect on our residents. […]