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Some CNA Training Programs in New York City
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The Big Apple (New York City for any of you out of towners unfamiliar with the nickname) offers a number of options for somebody seeking CNA education. Several of the boroughs have schools with programs are respected. They also have the advantage of being situated in the well known metropolis that is NYC, with all the amusements, art, and culture that makes the city famous.
The Mandl School of Allied Health
Located on Manhatten’s West Side, The Mandle school offers a 120 hour program that is a hands on preparation for the certification and exam and the field. 30 of the 120 hours are spent in externship programs working at New York City long term care facilities, 57 are spent in [...] Continue Reading…
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Certified Nursing Assistant Interview Questions
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In a previous post I talked about some Nursing Assistant job interview tips. In this one I thought I’d list questions you may be asked during a CNA interview. These are from a variety of sources and include questions that were asked during real interviews posted on message boards. So these should be a fairly good representative sample. If you prepare for answering all of these questions, it should stand you in good stead for your interview.
Question List
How did you fill downtime at your last job?
Tell me about your last performance review. What was mentioned about how you
could improve? Any recurring themes?
Which situations kept you from coming to work on time at your last job? How often did that [...] Continue Reading…
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Certified Nursing Assistants and Horizontal Violence in the Workplace
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Horizontal violence, sometimes also known as lateral violence, is aggressive behavior, harassment (usually verbal but sometimes even physical), or attempts to sabotage advancement among coworkers on roughly the same organizational level. It is a common problem in many professions, but in nursing it seems to be especially marked.
No one is quite sure why this is, but it is believed to have to do with the fact that health care is a male dominated field in which doctors, often men, are seen as having most of the decision making power and nurses are seen as being “mere” assistants. Though greater egalitarianism is an often mentioned as an ideal, the reality may be that the profession still tends to devalue or [...] Continue Reading…
