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Welcome to Just for CNAs - where you'll find professional inservices to keep you in the know.   In the blue blocks to the left, please notice a listing of all of our current modules.  Feel free to check out our blog for the latest topic additions and news!  IMPORTANT:  At this time, our inservices are approved for use by nursing assistants in every state except California.  We hope to be able to serve the CNAs in California before long!

(PLEASE NOTEThis site is for CNAs who need or want to purchase their own inservices.  If you are a CNA educator and plan to use this inservice with multiple CNAs, you will be violating our copyright.  To purchase In the Know inservices for ALL your CNAs, please visit In the Know for a free sample inservice.  THANK YOU!)

 

Spring is Almost Here!

After a long winter, it's time to gear up for spring!  Why not get a jump on the year and finish all of your required continuing education credits? 

For the month of March: when you buy 2 online inservices, get a 3rd topic of your choice for free!  Simply pick the three topics you would like to purchase and enter coupon code SPRING3 at checkout.

For CNAs: The Importance of Perineal Care

Everyone's favorite topic . . . perineal care!  As you know, the perineum is the area that spans from the genitals to the anus. No other area of the body is more difficult to discuss, but, when it comes to client care, it is worth talking about!  read more »

What's Quality Improvement All About?

You’ve probably heard people at work talking about “quality improvement”. You may have been asked to participate in a QI study or attend a QI committee meeting. But what’s all this fuss about quality—especially when everyone’s already working so hard?

Health organizations focus on quality in order to raise the level of client care—no matter how good it may already be. The idea of a quality improvement program is to:

  • Identify problems a workplace may have in meeting the needs of its clients and its employees.
  • Provide an organized approach to solving those problems.
  • Help improve the quality of life for every client and the working conditions for every employee.

A quality improvement program helps health care organizations measure how well they meet the needs of both clients and employees. QI cuts across all departments and requires participation from every staff member… from housekeeping staff to clerical employees to client care staff.  read more »

4 Easy Ways to Break Confidentiality (And How to Avoid Them!)

As a nursing assistant, you spend more time with your clients than anyone else on the health care team. This helps you develop a close relationship with your clients. They come to trust you with their personal information—believing that you will keep it to yourself.
 
Now, be honest. Have you ever discussed a client’s private information with your family or laughed about a client with a group of coworkers? Most health care workers would probably answer “yes”.  
Talking about your clients in a public place or to people who aren’t involved in their care breaks the trust your clients have placed in you.   Health care workers who break confidentiality can lose their jobs and can even find themselves in a lawsuit!
 
Four Easy Ways to Break Confidentiality (And How to Avoid Them!)
 
There are a few common ways that health care workers break their clients’ trust without really meaning to. See if you can spot the mistakes these nursing aides made:
 
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It's American Heart Month!

Did you know that…?  read more »

CNAs: The Benefits of Learning Go Beyond the Job!

As every CNA knows, things change rapidly in health care.  This means that nursing assistants can't "rest on their laurels" and claim that they know all they need to know to do their jobs.  Having an active, open mind and a true desire to continue learning go a long way toward being an effective CNA.

Studies have shown that an hour of increased brain activity can make a person smarter, more energetic, creative and open to new ways of thinking. Of course, completing inservices or reading medical information online are two ways to increase your brain activity.

However, there are countless ways to exercise your mind that have nothing to do with medicine-but will still help keep your mind stimulated and ready for "on the job" learning. Here are just a few:  read more »

Delegation: How Nurses & CNAs Work as a Team

When work is delegated to you by a nurse, what does that really mean? Here’s the definition of delegation:  read more »

How CNAs Can Help Incontinent Clients

Did you know that approximately 17 million Americans are incontinent—and 85 percent of them are women? Incontinence is most common among the elderly, especially for people living in long term care facilities. So, is incontinence simply a fact of life? Read on for the real truth…  read more »

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