HCPro.com: Healthcare Training Weekly

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August 15, 2008 (Volume 7, Issue 33)

HCTW news: College gets creative to ease nursing shortage
A Maryland nursing school is instituting new steps in educating students to help fight the growing shortage.

Tips from TSE: Real ways to reward your preceptors
As one of the first relationships formed by your new staff members, the nurse-preceptor bond can make or break the success of employment.

Evidence-based expert: Choose the right competency assessor
This week’s expert, Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, director of nursing education and staff development for Summa Health System in Akron, OH, gives tips on choosing the right staff members to perform competency assessments.

Web site spotlight: Create a relaxing space for staff
Do you have a small space from which you can create a relaxing nook for your staff? It may be just a corner of your break room or one end of your locker room. Designate that space as your unit’s relaxing nook.

Other recently-published articles from Healthcare Training Weekly:

HCTW News: Are nurses financial rainmakers?

Tips from TSE: New grad program boosts retention, recruitment

Evidence-based expert: Quality improvement vs. research: Are they the same?

Web site spotlight: A well-designed accountability system

HCTW News: Education center will be a ’national model’

Tips from TSE: Ask these questions before giving feedback

Evidence-based expert: Gain support for EBP in staff development

Web site spotlight: For this team, ’I’ was the answer

HCTW News: Employees fired for looking at athlete’s records

Tips from TSE: Teaching about time management

Evidence-based expert: Don’t ignore intuition

Web site spotlight: Your anticoagulant therapy program: Everyone’s turf

Overweight women often feel shamed in healthcare settings

Lessons for lifelong learning

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