title: Productivity in home healthcare: part I: assessing nurse effectiveness and efficiency.
abstract: Herein described is a profile of the specific knowledge and abilities of the productive home care RN that nurse managers can use in maintaining and developing an RN staff that is efficient and effective. This article describes the profile and shows how it can be used in the hiring process, during orientation, and on a day-to-day basis to manage and improve the productivity of current staff members.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Benefield
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D010560:Personnel Selection