Posted by Beth Spillman (209.96.216.91) on July 26, 2001 at 16:02:40:
In Reply to: Re: cna organization posted by Genevieve Gipson NNCNA Web host on January 21, 2001 at 07:56:52:
: Thanks for your inquiry. If you email me privately with your postal address, I will send info to you. email to [email protected]
: Yes, we have been around a long time and I actually have spoken at perhaps 15 different conferneces in WI in the past 5 years. I have also worked extensively with your State agencies to organize a NA Chapter in WI. WI also sent NAs to the Leadership Council.
: Clearly we need you to connect with other and to tell other NAs about the benefits of joining with others in a professional organization. Nursing Assistants Week is coming up and this is a very gtood time for you to make some headway in your own facilty and maybe in your area to get NAs together for planning. I have yet to see an adminstrator, DON or mayor who refused to have his or her picture taken for Nursing Assistants Week. Great time to seek positive ways to promote professionalism for NAs.
: I look forward to hearing more from you and I will send info for membership and about things you can do in your area for NA Week.
: Genevieve Gipson RN MEd RNC, Dir
: National Network of Career Nursing Assistants
: a professional organization for nursing assistants since 1977
: Watch for more info about NAWEek 2001 on this web site - coming soon.
: : I'm a CNA from Wisconsin, have been doing this type of work for 15 years, and had no idea that your magazine or association existed.---Thank you! We really need this sort of postitive support in this industry. How would I register to be part of your organization, to receive your newsletters and so on. I would also be interested in attending one of the conferences.
: : Thank you,
: : [email protected]
I am an ombudsman who has trained someone else to do my job so that I can get my masters in gerontology (preventive health research) and take care of some family matters.
My best and favorite part of my job was/is the stories that CNA's tell about their experiences on the job.
\I am in a rural area,and our agency on aging covers 10 counties (the south part of the Chesapeake BAy in Va.). So the CNA's are pretty few and far between and far apart from each other.
There are only 2 out of 25 facilities that have an organization for the CNA's. We hope to see that grow.
I am interested in getting a CNA newsletter going--about positive things they do and experience.
Anybody you can refer me to?
Many thanks
Beth [email protected]