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That's a relief. I can't tell you how many people take on a DON position without any field experience whatsoever, no experience with home health at all, and then wonder why they fail. Why would anyone take on a leadership role in an area that they have no experience? I wouldn't dream of being a director of a neuro unit without neuro experience, why is home health somehow viewed as different? Where are you located? Is your agency willing to pay a consultant to help you?
mommy1975
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I have accepted a position as DON for the first time. I am excited about the position, but nervous due to my lack of experience. I know that for me, the best way to reduce feeling overwhelmed and anxious about something is to LEARN more about it, dive into research, etc.
I have been a nurse, and a manager, but never a nurse manager, and though you can be good at both, it does NOT necessarily make you a good nurse manager. SO, I found a program through the Health Care Performance Institute that helps with training a first time DON, but most of the training seems to be focused on in hospital training (and then, there are of course, LTC programs for DONs, but LTC is VERY different from HH). So, I was hoping someone out there could tell me whether or not they had used this company and if they think it would be helpful to me in a HH setting, or if there is another company or program they could recommend? Thanks so much!