title: Creative inservices to meet mandatory education requirements.
abstract: To meet the mandates of federal and accreditation bodies, home care organizations must be prepared to conduct required education. There is a need to be creative and heighten the interest of the staff while doing more with shrinking education dollars. This article presents one agency's approach to the annual mandatory inservice program that allows the staff to have fun while learning.
authors.affiliation: Abington Memorial Hospital Home Care, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003405:Creativity; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration