The STNA course comprises 75 hours of training over four to 12 weeks (depending on the state it is being conducted in) and involves classroom training, practical applications and supervised clinical training.
(OPENPRESS) December 22, 2008 -- High levels of stress and inadequate support are key among factors responsible for the chronic shortage of nursing assistants in hospitals across America.
Heavy workloads and a lack of support and experience can lead to 'burn-out' in new recruits, which means that many hospitals are seeing an unacceptably high turnover of staff.
However, one training provider is taking steps to increase the support offered to new nursing assistants with a course specifically designed to keep them in the job.
The STNA Nursing Assistants Certification course provides all the tools needed for the job and is complimented by a web site at www.stna.net, full of invaluable hints and tips on beating stress, patient rights, college options, relationships with other staff, support groups and helping nursing assistants cope with dying and death, as well as how to avoid 'burn-out', or exhaustion brought about through work-related stress.
The STNA course comprises 75 hours of training over four to 12 weeks (depending on the state it is being conducted in) and involves classroom training, practical applications and supervised clinical training.
The supporting web site has been developed to offer extra advice and guidance to new nursing assistants after a study published in the American Journal of Nursing last year found that newly licensed nurses considered their jobs difficult and reported not having enough support from their supervisors.
STNA.net web site founder, Jorge Reis, said, "For anyone thinking of achieving the Nursing Assistants Certification, our site provides a wealth of advice and guidance. A nursing assistant role can be extremely rewarding for the right candidate and we aim to provide potential nursing assistants with the right information and training to enable them to get the best from their chosen career."
Contact:
Jorge Reis,
Praça Natália Correia,
14 A, Damaia de Cima,
Portugal,
Phone Number: 967072001
Email: bjrsilva@gmail.com
