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How To Protect Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19
It takes a lot of courage to face a global pandemic and work with the group most susceptible to the illness. But one day, when this all goes down in history, you will be able to say that you were one of the brave few on the front lines. However, we have to get through the event…
Tips for Caring With Patients With Memory Loss
Perhaps without meaning to, we often take for granted the value of memory and its role in our everyday lives. It’s our link to our pasts and the thing that allows us to perform simple tasks, such as chores or conversation. Often, it takes seeing someone lose their memory to…
How To Recognize and Avoid Caregiver Burnout
When you decided to become a CNA, you probably did so in part because you wanted to make the world a better place. But the constant day-to-day grind of working in a high-intensity environment with people who are facing traumatic scenarios can take a toll on even the most…
The Importance of Communication Skills as a CNA
When people list the factors of a good relationship, communications usually comes up at some point on the list. Without communication, we miss connections and don’t meet the needs of those around us. While most people refer to this in the context of romantic relationships, this…
What You Need To Be a Successful CNA
It’s one thing to be able to do a job, but it’s another thing entirely to do a job well. This is true in any career but especially for CNAs. This job that we’ve chosen can be hard sometimes–very hard, if we’re honest. But we also know how important it is to do our jobs well. We…
Tips for Assisting Patients With Eating and Drinking
To state the obvious, food is important. If you’re fighting illnesses, it’s even more vital. Unfortunately, even though the sick and injured need food and water to help them heal, their condition may make consuming it difficult. That’s where CNAs come in. If you’re new to the…
How To Care for Incontinent Patients
In the novel Tuesdays with Morrie, we watch Professor Morrie Shultz slowly succumb to the ravages of ALS. In a somewhat humorous take on a tragic situation, Dr. Shultz responds to a reporter asking him what he’s most worried about by saying that one day someone will have to wipe…
How To Care for Your Bedbound Patients
For most of us, it’s hard to imagine being in a position where we can’t get out of bed. For some people, that is the daily reality. As a CNA, one of your duties may be helping people in this situation navigate the challenges of this living condition. Knowing how to care for your…
The Most Common Job Settings for CNAs
CNAs have one of the most practical sets of skills. Being able to take vitals and knowing how to care for people when they’re at their lowest is more than important, it’s essential. Because of this essential skill set, there are a lot of places where CNAs are needed. This is…
Proper Techniques To Take Vital Signs
Vital signs are called vital signs for a reason—they’re vital. They measure some of the most basic functions of our body, whether our heart is pumping or our lungs are filling with sweet, sweet O2. If something is going wrong in the body, your vitals are the quickest way to…