Posted by Connie on September 06, 1999 at 17:15:24:
This is an invitation to all cna's in Northern
Michigan. I am involved with a group of people interest-
ed in LTC. This group is made up of, admin; activity
directors; nurses, omsbudman, and nursing assts. I'm sure
there are other titles but from the few I've mentioned
you can see we are a diverse group. We meet the first
Tuesday of every other month at the St. Mary's Family
Center in Grayling at 1:00 p.m. We as a group share
ideas, problems and solutions. We also organized our
first CNA conference. It was held in June and was a
huge success! NA's were able to attend workshops, had a
wonderful lunch served to us by our administrators,
followed by an awards presentation.
This group is one of the best things I've been involved
with in my 18 years as an aide. It is great to meet
and share ideas. And in this group the aides have just
as much input as an admin. In fact, regarding the
planning of the conference we may have had more!
If possible try to meet with other facilities in your
area; this can create an invaluble support system. The
more support you have, the less stress you feel. It makes
a difference to know you are not alone. And if more voices
are joined we can make a louder noise!!