jtaublib

jtaublib

Critical Care, Dialysis

New Member
  • Content

    12
  • Visitors

    1,684
  • Followers

    0

About jtaublib

jtaublib specializes in Critical Care, Dialysis.


I have 30 years+experience as a nurse and have worked in multiple settings, positions and hospitals. My background has been in Med/Surg, Critical Care, Dialysis and currently in Nursing Performance Improvement at the VA Medical Center, Northport NY.

Latest Activity

  1. helpful literature for new position

    managing quality permalink by j.m. katz and e.green - mosbythis is a great reference book that will tell you how to develop and maintain a good program. two nurses, who really understand what needed to be done, wrote it. i have the second edition t...
  2. Please help setting up auditing tools

    You should check with your MDS coordinator and you will find indicators required for all residents. You can set them up in an Excel spreadsheet and update and graph the data monthly. Your facility is probably not JCAHO accredited but you could go o...
  3. Help with school project!!!

    the first thing that comes to mind is how are going to staff our health care facilities, clinics, surgi-centers, nursing homes, etc. speaking as a nurse about to retire, who will take care of me? the shortage of qualified staff is just starting to ...
  4. QI/QA Pay Scales

    most places i worked offered no difference in base pay regardless of where you worked. i did lose my shift and weekend differentials when i accepted my position in pi. my advice to you is go to school. no matter what they will pay you, you will ma...
  5. need help with nursing theory, please~

    i think you are trying to narrow down your options to a single theory only. having working experience in critical care settings and the knowledge of the constantly changing complex needs of the patients, you have a slew of theories coming into play....
  6. Any suggestions?

    The questions you asked are very much like I asked myself in 1970. I had completed two years of college majoring in Liberal Arts then Education. My life took a crazy twist and I enlisted in the Navy and became a Hospital Corpsman assigned to the Mar...
  7. QI vs, PI?

    I agree with the response you recieved. You may want to contact your HR department as to why they were posted differently? They may also have a full functional statements for each position, if they differ.
  8. QM Department Structure

    the description of the different job expectations exceed what either the nurse or support staff can individually. as an example, peer review - completion/due dates/signatures/timelines/data entry/etc. could be a role for clerical or support staff. a...
  9. QI Job for a new grad? (need advice)

    The job you describe is one of doing chart audits for appropriateness of care and/or clinical justification. If the audits you do are reviewed by the staff of where they originated from and they can improve their required documentation, then you are...
  10. QI Job for a new grad? (need advice)

    on face value it seems to be a good move; however how much training will you get if the job is for only six weeks? quality improvement includes knowledge and evaluation of current practice to establish a measurable baseline, knowing standards of acc...
  11. help with the qa process

    by j.m. katz and e.green - mosby this is a great reference book that will tell you how to develop and maintain a good program. two nurses, who really understand what needed to be done, wrote it. i have the second edition that was printed in 1997. ...