Inservice

[LovelyOverload]

Since when could a restorative aid give inservice to a nurse? I'm working in a nursing home and we had inservice on pericare from the restorative aid and it seems odd that a nurse didn't educate the staff. Is this standard for all nursing homes? I'm a little puzzled.

[MarggoRita]

I would assume that, because it is Inservice, it is likely reiterating information that has already been taught? In regards to resident-care, as long as a nurse does the initial teaching the unlicensed staff can continue to reinforce the teaching. While I was a CNA I did lift/transfer training at Inservice. Of course, all staff had already been through appropriate courses and training upon hire, and the Inservice was to reinforce the material.

[ktwlpn, LPN]

Why not? As part of their certification in my state they need to demonstrate their skills.B What a great way to instill confidence in the unlicensed staff.I think it's a great idea.

[vampiregirl, BSN, RN]

Providing peri care is within the scope of practice of a restorative aide or a CNA. If that aide can effectively communicate the information, I think it's a great idea. I know this topic can be a bit uncomfortable to discuss, but it is so important (and often not properly performed).

[systoly]

I deal with a lot of OT, PT and ST and often times I cannot tell if

they are an assistant or have a masters, unless i look at the name tag

perhaps a restorative aide doesn't have quite the same training as a PTA,

but, as others have said, if the speaker is proficient in the subject matter

who cares what the title is

I guess, i would expect the in service in question to focus on positioning

and patient participation, rather than infection control and skin integrity

[llg, PhD, RN]

As others have said, there is nothing wrong with it ... as long as the teacher is proficient at what he/she is teaching. We can all learn from each other.

[Hygiene Queen]

So often, aides are treated like they know nothing, which is unfortunate.

Why not take that aide-- who is knowledgeable, has great communication skills and likes to teach-- and put them in a position where their abilities benefits others?

Why not show the aides that they can be respected as a valuable member of the team beyond grunt work?

Who better to demonstrate those skills than the one who actually does them a million times a day and does them well?

If we raise aides up to higher expectations and value, then maybe we can have and retain better ones.

Lets give those who can credit and let us all benefit from what they have to offer... we can all learn from anyone... not just the nurse.

[amoLucia]

It seems atypical that a therapy aide would be offering inservice to nsg staff, however, I don't think there's any rule that says they can't More importantly, I ask why is there a need for therapy to provide such a topic? Is there something that nursing has missed that therapy is seeing quite freq enough to cause concern?

All other disciplines freq offer inservice to house staff, nsg included. It's usually part of their departmental obligation to provide such.

Is it your issue that it was only an aide who provided simple info to nsg? Was any information WRONG?

As a past Staff Devel Coord in LTCs, I'd just ask for the content/notes with the roster so I could count it into the nsg inservice book.