Letter From DPH

Has anyone received this letter from DPH stating that students must be supervised the performance of ADL's?

Hopefully this will generate some sort of discussion here :)

Deb

3-16-2010

TO ALL NURSE AIDE TRAINING INSTRUCTORS

It has come to my attention that during clinical rotation, students are being left unsupervised by the instructor. This practice must stop immediately. Students are to be watched by the instructor at all times for all ADL’s.
The complaint unit at the DPH has been called regarding abuse by a nurse aide training student.

Please email me with any questions.

Regards,

Eileen M. Kennedy, RN,BSPA
Nurse Aide Registry
Eileen.m.kennedy@state.ma.us
Pager: 617-647-0848

Can Schools Discipline Students for Creating a Mean Facebook Page About a Teacher? | Cyberbullying Blog

Can Schools Discipline Students for Creating a Mean Facebook Page About a Teacher? Cyberbullying Blog

I was just wondering what your school is doing about bullying and cyberbullying? What is the discipline for those that demonstrate bullying behavior in school?

Did the staff have an in service about the policy and protocol?

Just wondering

Deb

New School Year

Hi Group

Hope everyone had a great summer. Now we are back to the schedules and the students!
As the new year begins, I hope to post more often and to begin with, there is the Health Care Pathways sponsored by UMass Medical. It is November 19, 2009 It is $30 this year and is being held in Shrewsbury. Here is the link to get more information. http://www.umassmed.edu/ahec/index.aspx

Hope to see you there

Deb

Summer Conference

Hello to all out there

Hope to see you at the conference. I will be presenting a "How to" manual for new Health Assisting Instructors.

BTW Has anyone been contacted about the reviewing of the Health Services Frameworks during the SY 09-10? It seems that DOE is reviewing some of the frameworks for currency etc.

Anyone using the new VTCTS? How do you like it?

Deb

Another Important Link

The question of how many students may be in a lab or clinical with one instructor is answered at this link http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/regs/105cmr156.pdf

It states " The instructor shall assure that there is a minimum of one instructor for every 25 students in a classroom and minimum of one instructor for every ten students in practice/clinical sessions."

Topics for Summer Conference

Hello to all

Are there any burning issues or topics that you would like to hear about or discuss at the summer conference?
Judy Logue has been asked to arrange MAVA speakers for the conference. She is looking for input. Topics for discussion would be welcomed as well as any of you that may enjoy sharing your knowledge with the rest of us!

My email is dcollins@ssvotech.org and Judy's is
logue-judy@montytech.net

Thank you for any and all comments! Happy Spring!

Nurse Aide Exam Site

I want to share a web site that you may find helpful. It is a web site for Nursing Assistant Exams. There are five in total. It is set up as a text. It had helpful hints for test taking for the students. Try it out!

http://www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressEBooks/download.cfm?b=1576854183&CFID=27810&CFTOKEN=e7856b0b441f50-EBE529D9-E7F2-093F-9917E25E55A59356