Establishing and maintaining competency.
The recruitment and hiring processes are crucial to quality assurance and cost containment in home healthcare. Competency-based orientation programs designed to provide outcome-focused orientation for the intravenous nurse who is new to homecare will benefit both the new employee and the homecare agency. Development of such a program is discussed, and consideration is given to program design, program evaluation, and ongoing employee education. Sample employee and program assessment tools are provided.
Rudzik
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Great Lakes Medical Legal Consultant Associates, Inc., Warren, Michigan, USA.
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000451:nursing*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*