Re: New DON cleaning house
I have been at the same facility since 1972. The DON, ADON, lasted a year after the administer retired in 1978. Then we had a parade it seemed of administers, DONs and ADONs. In 1995 we got a new female administer who really got along with staff well, the DON retired, so one of the unit coordinators who had been a DON in another facility years back applied and became our new DON. They worked well together and I can not say that I remember any of the house cleaning mentioned. Our administer left last year and was replaced by her assistant. Our DON is leaving next month. I have applied for her job and have my interview on Thursday. I know our staff, our strengths and weaknesses. I have been the inservice director for 3 years and before that a supervisior and floor nurse. I hope that if I get the position I will be able to make a difference in a facility I love and for staff who just need a little direction at time.
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