With being a Nurses Aide, it's very important to work as a team. So what is teamwork?
When you think about teamwork in your workplace, you may recognise effective, productive teams. You may also recognise groups of individuals who have been put together to work on a task or project and who just dont seem to make the same progress.
In order to understand the difference, consider the characteristics of effective teams. They consist of team members who have :
1: A common purpose and clear goals
2: The necessary skills and resources
3: A common approach to work
4: The willingness to share information
5: Trust and support in each other
6: The ability to work through conflict
7: The willingness to take responsibility for team actions
So if you want to define teamwork, you could state that:
Effective teams consist of individuals who work together to achieve a common goal or purpose and who hold themselves accountable for team output.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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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
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
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
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
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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