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A CNA’s NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION
This might surprise you, but my New Year’s resolution has nothing to do with my patients. This year, I’ve decided I need to make my own health – both mental and physical – more of [...]
GETTING READY FOR WINTER
As fall turns to winter, caregiving shifts as well. Here are some issues to think about as the weather gets colder. […]
WORKING WHEN SCHOOL’S OUT
It must be July. The streets near my house are filled with children playing ball and jump rope, my kids are lounging around watching TV and eating me out of house and home and I…am [...]
THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENCE
We’ve all seen toddlers insisting on doing things themselves, despite the fact that it takes them forever and that very often we have to redo everything they’ve done once they’ve finished. It can be frustrating [...]
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN NURSING FACILITIES
Did you know? Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doesn’t only affect soldiers returning from the battlefield. It can happen to anyone who has experienced a stressful event, and can affect seniors who have had a [...]
CNAS MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
National Nurses Assistant Week is a big deal in my calendar. It’s not because I’m a CNA, although I used to be one. It’s because I know that I could not do my job as [...]
BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO WORK
Labor Day brings back memories of new school books, knapsacks and sharpened pencils. Some of us are sending children back to school this Labor Day and starting to think about our own career advancement. It’s [...]
MANAGING FIBROMYALGIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
Fibromyalgia is a disease which affects the muscles and soft tissue. Symptoms vary from person to person, and include problems like chronic muscle pain, fatigue, sleep problems and painful tender points. There’s no known cure [...]
THE SECRET TO A LONG LIFE
A nursing facility in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, recently held a party for three women who are over the age of 100, to celebrate their long lives. The women were asked their secret to longevity, and [...]
WHY NATIONAL NURSES WEEK MATTERS
National Nurses Week is almost upon us (May 6-12) and we at Towne Nursing are very excited about it. We work hard all year long to provide the best nurses and nursing assistants to nursing [...]
BRINGING EASTER CHEER TO YOUR NURSING FACILITY
The December holidays tend to steal all the attention. Family members come to visit and staff at nursing facilities works hard to bring holiday cheer to the residents, especially those who don’t have visitors. Easter, [...]
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BECOME CNAS
Here’s an interesting piece of news: high school students in Omaha, Nebraska, are learning about the healthcare field by serving as CNAs. According to Live Well Nebraska, these kids become certified as CNAs in 11th [...]