by Lori Porter | Oct 4, 2021 | CNA Education, CNA Stress
Floods, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, ice storms, and even earthquakes. Natural disasters are happening all the time and with growing frequency. If you are fortunate enough never to be personally affected by a disaster, you probably know someone who has been....
by Lori Porter | Jul 6, 2021 | Career CNA, CNA Stress, Uncategorized
We’ve all been there. Someone denies that something was done or said even though you saw or heard it with your own eyes and ears. That’s called gaslighting, and it’s not okay. It can have a negative impact on your wellbeing and even hurt your residents. Here’s an...
by Lori Porter | Jun 18, 2021 | CNA Stress, CNA Week
You’re short-staffed to begin with and another CNA calls in sick. You already had 20 residents, and now you have 27. You want every single one of them to get the care they need and deserve, but there are only so many hours in a day…and on your shift. What do you do?...
by Lori Porter | Feb 1, 2020 | Get Involved
For many years now I’ve been serving as a coach to the frontline of long term care. There are many ways for you to engage in NAHCA, especially if you’re one of those people that often sit in the break room or have been known to say nobody listens and...
by Lori Porter | Jan 7, 2020 | Stories
by Lori Porter, NAHCA Contributor If someone were to ask me to pick one word that best describes any success that I’ve had, it’s easy for me to come up with that one word. It’s perseverance. There have been a lot of potholes, a lot of roadblocks, a lot of...
