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.
Great Lakes Medical Legal Consultant Associates, Inc., Warren, Michigan, USA.
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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*