I am conducting a training for my nurses on writing SMART goals. I was wondering if anyone out there has some good examples of "bad" goals that could be made "SMART". OR...good case studies to use for goal creation?? Thanks in advance!!
ksreuter replied to winnowill's topic in Private Duty
I am the DON of a Home Health Care agency that does private duty nursing. I hire the PDNs and I would say that if I got an application that said "Personality Conflict" as a reason for leaving, I would definitely be hesitant. I'm not sure what I WOULD...
As a home health nurse am I qualified to take a wound care ceritification? I read all the requirements and they seem to be unclear about whether or not I'd qualify for the experience. I am the director of nurses of a home health agency. I do visits a...
ksreuter replied to nurse955's topic in Management
I'm a new DON at a home health care agency. I'm learning all the rules and regs myself. I've been in home health as long as I've been a nurse though. What state are you in? The survey process is very nerve wracking. No way around that. Our agency us...
Well a couple things could be going on here. 1) Your manager may prefer to hear your voice or see your face to communicate. Some people feel they get a better sense of what is being asked etc. If this is the case, your manager should suggest you call...
Well that's something that you're going to have to ask yourself. Do you want to put getting pregnant on hold for a couple months? Assuming that you'd want STD if the new company offers that, generally you have to be employed for 12 months before it'l...
ksreuter replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Home Health
I'm sorry to hear you refer to patients who don't want to spend the rest of their life at a long term care facility in such a negative way. Playing a role in helping people choose where they live and die is the most rewarding part of my job. This is...
ksreuter replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health
I think I'm I'm love! Haha. I'm in the process of hiring a new staff RN. These are good guidelines. Do you by chance have any suggestions for good interview questions to get these sometimes elusive traits
ksreuter replied to tinaj191's topic in Home Health
I'd have to agree. I can't believe how much I learned in my first 6 months on med surg. It was amazing. The time I spent on med surge gave me a good foundation. I'm so glad bc now I'm alone in homes and can't ask a colleague to 'come take a look at t...
I think it would be nice to do a pharmacology review for staff nurses. We do a lot of medication management and I think if you selected didn't medication classes etc. and focused on interactions and side effects etc. What are some requirements for i...
ksreuter replied to imkatgirl's topic in Home Health
HealthyNurse, I'd love to hear some recommendations for EMRs that are good for home health. I'm a new DON in home health and we've been researching some ways to go toward computerized charting.
I work in a small rural hospital as well and just started to take call with a buddy since I'm new to the OR. we do call right now a week at a time. Once I'm on my own, we'll have every 3rd week. your 1/4 sounds good to me! Call really is a flip of a ...
I agree. Get some experience on med/surg first. Then, talk to your employer, they may let you shadow an OR nurse so you can see what's going on and see if it's something you're really interested in.
I'd stick with the RN degree too. You can always scrub as an RN, there's no need to return to school to become a Surg Tech. There are a lot of resources out there. I'm new to the OR too, and I've just taken upon myself to learn about the role of the ...