Traits of Successful CNA’s
Posted by Heather on September 14th, 2009 / 
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Sorry for the summer long hiatus here! We’ve been quite busy with moving, attending summer camps with kids and other activities. We’re back now.
Provider Magazine has an article about the traits of successful CNA’s.
Traits of A Successful CNA (PDF file)
The five most important foundational skills that a successful nursing assistant needs are:
Reading for information
Locating and using information
Observation skills
Applied mathematics
Writing
I agree. We do have a problem here, though. A lot of CNA’s cannot read and comprehend English very well, therefore they cannot report (verbally and in writing) the things they observe. I think more education is needed in order to carry out observations- I see problems every day with this. Math is a no brainer, but it goes with the language problem.
The characteristics of successful CNA’s:
cooperation, goodwill, optimism, order, savvy, and determination/striving
Good start. We have some articles that go into detail on these issues:
Why Being Negative Can Really Hurt You
7 Habits of Highly Effective CNA’s
7 Habits of Highly INeffective CNA’s
