Saturday, May 28, 2011

Nursing Aides Job Description

 

Nursing aides, also known as nursing assistants, geriatric aides, unlicensed assistant personnel, or hospital attendants, perform routine tasks under the supervision of nursing and medical staff. As the medical industry booms, nursing assistant salaries are expected to remain competitive. Nursing aides answer patients' call bells, deliver messages, serve meals, make beds, and help patients eat, dress, and bathe. Aides also may provide skin care to patients; take temperatures, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; and help patients get in and out of bed and walk. They also may escort patients to operating and examining rooms, keep patients' rooms neat, set up equipment, store and move supplies, or assist with some procedures. Aides observe patients' physical, mental, and emotional conditions and report any change to the nursing or medical staff.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Yoga is Great For You!

A couple years ago I started doing yoga. From all the lifting, tugging and pulling we do as nursing assistants it takes a real toll on your body. Yoga has so many health benefits and since I started doing it I can tell how much more flexible I am and my back seems to love it!  I totally recommend it to anyone in the nursing field! Please check out the link and check out some yoga studios in your area. Some places even give away a free class or two just so you can try it!
http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/beginnersguide/yogabenefits.asp

Sunday, May 15, 2011

National Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month

Yes, This month is National Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month.
Every single woman in my family has been struck with this terrible disease and Im hoping that during my lifetime Ive been taking the appropriate steps in preventing it. Please visit this web site and get all the info and you can even download your own tool kit with materials that you can use to increase awareness of osteoporosis and bone health.
http://www.nof.org/home

Monday, May 9, 2011

You know your an LNA when.......

You know you’re a LNA when…

How do you know you’re a LNA?

See if you recognize yourself in the following tongue-in-cheek list, compiled by a former LNA who’s been there, done that.


1. You never leave home without your back brace and gait belt.
2. You change more linens than a hotel maid.
3. You have at least 20 sets of adoptive grandparents.
4. You keep up with the number of BMs your family has.
5. The beds in your home are made with “hospital corners.”
6. You can easily feed three or more people at one time.
7. You don’t get grossed out by what you find in adult briefs.
8. You can find 101+ uses for towels, sheets and pillowcases.
9. When your spouse holds your hand, you catch yourself doing range-of-motion exercises.
10. You tell your spouse that he/she is facing the wrong way at the wrong time in bed.

via scrubsmag.com