Happy National Nursing Assistants Week!

2010's National Nursing Assistant Week kicked off on June 10 and will run through June 17. The theme of this year's celebration is "Nursing Assistants Handle with Care."

According to the National Network of Career Nursing Assistants, the focus of National Nursing Assistant Week 2010 is safe lifting. Nursing assistants and other direct care providers are seven times more likely to be injured on the job than other healthcare workers. This week, nursing assistants are encouraged to foster better understanding of the need for safer lifting practices that can prevent injuries to CNAs and residents alike.

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