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Archive > September, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 9

Staffing

Supplement Your Staff with a CNA

Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR, CASC

Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR We've all heard RNs tell us, "We need more nurses." Sometimes they're right. But maybe what you need is another set of hands to relieve RNs of their non-technical duties and give them more time to perform primary patient-caregiving tasks. If that's the case, you may want to hire a certified nursing assistant (CNA)

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