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.
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...
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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...