Re: CNA Recruitment and retention

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: : : Recruting and retaining CNA's......Unfortunately it's : : not just a money issue (although that's a BIGGIE!) : : It's hard to recrute people into a business that : : is so misunderstood. The general public views LTC : : as a death sentence... no focus on finishing LIFE. : : And it sure doesn't help that the only press that : : we get is negative. You hear about the abusive aide : : or nurse but rarely about the one that gave up their : : day off to sit in a waiting room during surgery, or : : at the bedside of a dying resident. : : We need to start education early!! Get children : : involved with the LTC. As they become members of : : the work force maybe they won't be so quick to judge it as : : a terrible place. : : Once you become an CNA then you have to deal with : : nurse's and department heads that look down on you : : because you don't have a "degree". There is very : : little respect for "just an aide"; and after you've : : been shot down so many times it's hard to get back : : up. We are rarely offered oportunities to advance : : our knowledge unless we go back to school to become : : nurses. An hour inservice once a month doesn't feed : : our need for more knowledge. We are responsible : : for our residents but given little chance to have : : input in the decisions that shape their lives. : : Surveyors want the residents to have a more homelike : : environment, more personalized care but then say this : : can be done with a 12:1 ratio. ?????? I'm consider : : myself fortunate that I work for a county home and : : not a "profit" one. I've done both and profit seems : : to come before staff and residents needs. : : CNA's need a support system. It's a tough job, : : physically, emotionally, and mentally. Yet we : : are often expected to work like machines and treat : : the residents as "parts". With all of the expectations, : : it is easy to become negative. And that can spread : : thru a building faster than the "flu"! : : New CNA's are often trained by someone with only a : : few months experience because of turnover. This cheats : : both the older CNA and th

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