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"FIFTY
WAYS TO SAY ’THANK YOU’ TO NAs"
Nursing
assistants are key players in the lives of
the people in their care, and each nursing
assistant is called to create an environment
of caring for the resident or client and the
worker as well.
The
nationwide observance of Nursing
Assistant’s Week provides many
opportunities to recognize and validate the
role of the nursing assistant in the health
care system. Public recognition of nursing
assistants provides a valuable service, not
only for making nursing assistants more
visible, but also, to lessen the concern by
family members when a loved one is in need
of special care.
Excerpts
from Nursing Assistant’s Week PR Kit and
Planning Guide 2004. If you would like to
order go
to order form.
The
annual observance of Nurse Assistants’
Week and Career Nurse Assistants’ Day is a
special time to celebrate and recognize the
efforts of the Nurse Assistant in long-term
care services. Here are a few ways to say
thank you to this important worker:
- Display
photos of your NAs with notes about
favorite foods, hobbies or families
- Plan
an awards ceremony and invite your
mayor.
- Select
teams of nursing assistants to conduct
Daily Dialogues during the 8 days of
National Nursing Assistants’ Week
- Create
a poster consisting of "thank
you" notes from family members and
staff. Include pictures of your nurse
assistants. When complete, enlarge your
poster to 5X8 feet and post it in a
prominent place
- Provide
computer training for nursing assistants
and encourage them to connect with
resources and nursing assistant groups
in other areas
- Ask
NAs to write and star in a video about
your nursing home
- Enroll
eligible Career Nurse Assistants as
members in the National Network of
Career Nursing Assistants or the
National Twenty Year Club
- Convene
a Provisional Chapter of the National
Network of Career Nursing Assistants
in your facility or area
- Conduct
a special project during NA Week.
Give your NAs the responsibility,
authority and guidelines for planning.
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