Mobility Decline Prevention
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Modules - Mobility Decline Prevention
WHERE WILL CNAs FIND THE TIME?
Once you have the physician's consent for a resident to participate (see Step 1), that resident can join the walking program.
In this program, certified nurse assistants (CNAs) are assigned to walk with the residents. Do they need special training? Probably not; their initial training should have prepared them. They do, however, need to be informed about the new program, either as a group when you first launch the program or as their assigned residents join it. Here it is especially important to discuss time management with CNAs.
By far, the greatest impediment to implementing and maintaining a walking program is lack of staff time. As it is, most nursing homes are understaffed to the point that they have difficulty providing the most basic care to residents. Now consider that our program, similar to other walking programs, encourages residents to walk five times a day for up to 30 minutes a day. Where are CNAs going to find this kind of time in their busy schedules?
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