FYI
/ 40th Anniversary of National Nursing Assistant Week
June 15 – 22, 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of National Nursing Assistant Week; with Thursday June 15th as National Career Nursing Assistants’ Day. The state of Wisconsin would like to thank and commemorate the hard working Nurse Aides, Home Care Aides, and Patient Care Assistants. These caring professionals provide the vast majority of the daily, hands-on care in nursing homes and other long term care settings across Wisconsin. The well-being and happiness of many of our most vulnerable citizens depend in large part on the care and support they receive from nurse aides who are instrumental in promoting and safeguarding the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of the residents, clients, and their families.
Nursing Assistants are trained professionals, who have spent many hours on their training and education in order to successfully collaborate with other health care providers to provide quality care to our elder, frail and disabled citizens in communities across Wisconsin. In 1990, Wisconsin became one of the first states to develop a registry of Nursing Assistants, facilitating nurse aide employment while providing family members with confidence in their care choices. Happy National Nursing Assistant Week to all of Wisconsin’s Nurse Aides!
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