motivation ideas

[MarRN2]

I am part of the education commitee for our ED and we are looking into ways to motivate staff to keep up with new information. Bombarding staff with articles in the past has never worked and recent poster board case studies have also failed. Does anyone have any creative ideas? What has worked for you? Please Help.

[neneRN, BSN, RN]

This is just a small thing, but we actually have a bulletin board in the main bathroom in the staff lounge...everyone has to go in there at some point! Also we have monthly team meetings, for ex my shift meets the first Wed of each month right after shift, to discuss issues and also do education...those that don't attend have to read and sign the minutes. We have to attend 75% of the meetings or read/sign 100% of the minutes to not get dinged on yearly evaluations.

[jill48, ASN, RN]

I worked at one place and every time we did an educational thingy they would give us a lottery ticket. Like a reward. I thought that was a pretty cool idea.

[maryloufu]

This is just a small thing, but we actually have a bulletin board in the main bathroom in the staff lounge...everyone has to go in there at some point! .

Our facility (or maybe just our floor) calls this potty training.

[phiposurde]

Hard to answer without knowing what's making the staff not really interested in your past idea. I would suggest fisrt to do a little survey one on one with the staff to identifie what are there needs. As for ideas, it seem my center have the same problem. So all my suggestion are not base on any trial. You could make a mini news letter that would be attach to there pay stub. With fact , intresting web site and question like:" did you know..". Learning lunch or case review club, if you can find money, ER nurse like to be feed!! Could make mini mock simulation with recent interesting case with a power point presentation. On that matter, get them involved. Ask your staff to submit case that interested them. Could put in place a web community where staff can ask question on ECG, procedure question, ect.( little bit like this web site but internelly). Could have little in-service in the trauma/shock room on quiet time(don't forget the donuts) . I think the most important is to detremine what your staff need more then what you want them to know. It will be more easy to get them involved if they have the impression the idea come from them. Then you won't be the only one trying to convince them but you'll have other convincing the own peers. Even find the strong point of each other and see if they would be willing to do inservice. Here a document I propose to our educator. Hope I help

Ideas for educators.doc