Caregivers Corner

	Provide a professional forum to enhance the status of nurse assistants and home health aides as a vital and contributing element in the health care system
	Inform nurse assistants of legal and legislative changes in their working environment, and how those changes pertain to the nurse assistants' role in patient care
	Come to consensus on the important issues affecting nurse assistants and suggest strategies for goal setting and achievement
	Educate nurse assistants on proper patient care, personal development, market forces affecting employment, and therapeutic advances for patients
	Entertain caregivers and supervisors through letters, personal experiences, and articles on the positive and happier side of life and caregiving

Cassidy encourages regular contributions from caregivers.  The Journal's many offerings range from news articles to in-services, with an abundance of good ideas and helpful caregiving hints for nurse assistants.  Recent issues have featured such topics as conflict management, ten warning signs of caregiver stress, bathing the aggressive resident, and a spotlight on Career Nurse Assistant Day celebrations.  By highlighting the work of those that care for America's elders, the magazine seeks to enhance the esteem and professionalism of direct caregivers working in the healthcare field.