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:nurse: Hello all Staff Developers !

I found this sight today and have been having the most wonderful time on it.

My name is Cali. I work in California in a long term care facility that is also part of an acute hospital.

My duties are education, infection control, compliance issues, and of course anything else that has been cast to the side or anything else that I discover needs improvement.

I have been doing this for 3 1/2 years now. I really do enjoy it.

I think we should all use this bulletin board to network together and share thoughts, issues, concerns, lessons plans, material, self learning modules, & etc.

If you would like to start our own web ring so to speak then sign in on the roll call.

We can be very valuable to each other. There are many Long Term Care facilities and one of us in each building. Where are my peers?????

Hope to see you soon,

Cali

Hi-I am new to SD and I was asked to do a needs assessment of the staff in the LTC facility that I work in. I have never done these and I am not really sure where to begin. Any help/websites would be great. Thanks!

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Hi-I am new to SD and I was asked to do a needs assessment of the staff in the LTC facility that I work in. I have never done these and I am not really sure where to begin. Any help/websites would be great. Thanks!

What i do is hold skills assessment fair annually:balloons: . i usually have a theme like (circus, beach etc. )set up areas for each skill assessment IV, SUCTION MACHINE, GLUCOMETER, PULSE OX ...whatever competency you want them to demonstrate.incorporate the unit managers, DON to man a table...after the nurses have completed all skills successfully they place their name in for a drawing to recieve a door prize. some prizes have included longeberger, boyds bears avon, marykay massages.. i use all my resources for prizes... it's fun plus they are learning there skills....

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Thanks for the info. It will be very helpful!

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Specializes in SKN, PEDS,INTERNAL MED, OCC MED,STAFFING.

I would like to obtain some information on how to acquire a DSD certificate. I live in California. Would kindly appreciate the info. I don't know any nurse's that have their DSD.

Thanks,

Swampnurse

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I am about to take on SDC at the facility I work for full time. Unfortunately, they feel "I know it" and will not be given proper orientation( will be given some, but not until after I am in this position):uhoh21: . Any suggestions? >125 beds......>200 employees

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I am about to take on SDC at the facility I work for full time. Unfortunately, they feel "I know it" and will not be given proper orientation( will be given some, but not until after I am in this position):uhoh21: . Any suggestions? >125 beds......>200 employees

I was in a similar position about 2 1/2 years ago, and I now I am finally feeling like I have a handle on what is expected of me. Ask your immediate supervisor to articulate for you the major responsibilities he/she expects you to manage (i.e. tracking educational completion, mandatory education classes, unit specific needs, performance standards updates and implementations, etc.). If nothing else, at least you'll have some direction. Good luck.

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I am wondering how many staff members others are responsible for, and what your FTE status is. I am responsible for nearly 200 staff members, and I am at 0.5 FTE. The longer I am in this role, the more I think that this is an unrealistic expectation, but I need some information to compare this to. I do staff development for our Surgical Services department which is home to approximately 150-200 nurses and support staff. I am responsible for about 8 different job classes, which is an added complication, and I am given 20 hours/week to keep up. Do you think this is adequate time? Thanks for your feedback.

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:) Hello calinurse. I have been SDC and Restorative Coordinator for approx. 1 year now. I create a % of my own inservices. Of course the compliance issues inservices are created by the company for the most part however, we are able to submit some of our own for our "as needed" and "specific" requirements. I use a lot of our vendors for inservices. They love to talk about their products and provide education with it.

The biggest problem I run into is getting the staff to attend the inservices. With the shortage and the constant revolving door with CNA's I have found it to be a challenge to get them into the inservices. Do you ever have that problem and if so what do you do?

I work in a LTC facility with 120 beds (we run with census around 117 most of the time). We have a lot of admissions and discharges. The company I work for is "for profit" so that should tell you the :( staffing pattern. Of course I also work for a company that allows only 1 educator per facility.

This is a really neat site to get information and meet other healthcare workers. :roll

Hello,

I am new to this Staff Development role. I am now in my third week. I am trying to organize a sensitivity inservice for next month and was wondering if you had any ideas or suggestions. Hopefully soon I will be able to come up with these on my own..... Also if you have any other interesting inservices that you have done I would love to hear about it..

I also work in LTC facility with about 150 beds (usually all full) and I am the facility educator. Look forward to swapping information. Thank you.

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Helllo I'm new here and find it very intresting I'm also a DSD in a locak LTC faculity and also have problem with the C.N.A'S attendance well I just reminded them the state will be asking soon to prove they are going and I have the list..and they started coming back good to find a site where we could maybe exchange inservice so we don't have to think of the especially the mandatory 15 the title 22 requires...

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Staff Developers are gifts from God-literally because I don't think anyone else would put up with the daily crap we call a career-we should definately get some sorta group organized

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Hi all

I just switched to Staff Development after 5 years as an MDS Coordinator. (I was so tired of MDS and care plans!) My facility is a 120 bed LTC/ST Rehab combination, for profit.

I am full-time, salaried, and am responsible for all the mandatory inservices (whether giving them or finding someone else to), and any number of other inservices as needed. For instance, we recently found that neurochecks were not being initiated with any logical consistency after falls so we did an inservice for the nurses at which we gave out penlights at the conclusion of the inservice. They are the kind that clip on to your belt or waistband--really nice.

I'm also doing all the hiring and processing of the nursing staff, and the processing (but not necessarily hiring) of the other dept staff. I do the employee health too (PPD, flu shots, Hep B vaccine) and track that. I do the new employee orientation (for all employees!). Also track all the licenses (here in Fla CNAs are licensed too). I also attend clinical drill and input changes on the resident care needs sheets daily on my laptop.

I hate to reinvent the wheel and would love to network with other LTC SD nurses in south Florida. We could share tips, tell each other what works, share inservices etc. Heck, maybe we could get a group together and do lunch once a month! I live and work in Martin County, so anyone from Hobe Sound, Stuart, Palm City, Port St Lucie, even Ft. Pierce and Vero Beach to the north, or Tequesta or Jupiter to Palm Beach Gardens to the south, please respond!

LIRN

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Hi All! I have been in LTC for about 18 years, and have done staff development for the past 7 1/2 years. I LOVE THIS JOB! (on most days-lol). I have found that the position varies greatly from facility to facility. I have been in this role as an LPN and as an RN. I love to teach, and can not fathom returning to any other form of nursing management. In my roles, I have been responsible for hiring, scheduling, restorative nursing coordinator, abuse coordinator, safety chair, infection control nurse, falls monitring coordinator, wound specialist, and employee health in addition to education. I am sure that I forgot something, but that will fall into "other duties as assigned".

I have found that creativity can increase attendance. I have tried several different options such as role-playing, candy Q&A, puzzle inservices, scavenger hunts, traditional lectures, and self study education materials. Still, there are those few who have to cram at the last minute to get their requirements done. I have in the past held drawings for those who have completed the inservices as assigned.

I think it all boils down to the facility you are at, the attitudes of the staff working there, and the cooperation you have from the other department heads. I think the most improtant thing is how the staff perceive you! Be a little crazyy or off and they will love you for it!:monkeydance:

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