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Raising the Profile of Nursing Assistants Through Innovative Recruitment, On-the-Job Training

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A PCNA is often a patient’s main contact throughout the day, so the care they provide uniquely affects the quality of a person’s hospital experience. Maybe they don’t have experience in a clinical setting but they’ve worked in retail or customer service. Perez: PCNAs are crucial members of our med-surg teams.

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Patient, Nurse, and Solution Provider: Cheri DiStefano Pays It Forward

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Many people consider career changes, but few follow through. After considering a career change for a couple of years, her mind kept going back to the idea of entering the healthcare profession. Cheri DiStefano had been working in the corporate world for over a decade when she felt a calling to go to nursing school.