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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education

Issue 48, December 3, 2004

• ISIPS distinguishes winners for sharps injury prevention efforts

  The International Sharps Injury Prevention Society (ISIPS) recognizes five professionals for their...

• Sentinel events in the delivery room blamed on communication breakdown

  In August, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) released a...

• HIPAA training for the healthcare staff

  You walk by a trashcan and notice a pile of photocopied records on top of the trash. You know that...

Issue 46, November 12, 2004

• NY healthcare providers increase influenza education

  In wake of the vaccine shortage, New York healthcare providers fight the flu with education this...

• Study claims half of nation’s healthcare workers practice poor hand hygiene

  A recent study found that approximately 50% of the nation’s healthcare professionals put...

• Understanding restraints and seclusion

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requires staff to receive...

• Understanding restraints and seclusion

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requires staff to receive...

Issue 45, November 5, 2004

• Hospital steps up training after inspection uncovers patient safety violations

  Florida-based Sarasota Memorial Hospital retrains its nursing and pharmacy staff after an...

• Evidence supports new solutions for nursing’s old ergonomics problems

  Researchers suggest that current methods for reducing musculoskeletal injuries in nursing staff are...

• Understanding false claims and fraudulent billing

  A patient has undergone major surgery for trauma and is transferred to the intensive care unit...

Issue 40, October 1, 2004

• E-learning trains thousands on bioterrorism response

  The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LADHS) has implemented E-learning software to...

• More options for BSL/CPR recertification

  Help your nursing staff get their Basic Life Support (BSL)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR...

• Introduction to physician profiling

  When implementing a physician performance feedback report system, acceptance by your physicians is...

Issue 36, September 3, 2004

• Nursing shortage gives Stat Nurses International opportunity for growth

  Enhanced Capital Partners, a national investment firm specializing in state-specific investments...

• Competency-based training approach to saves lives worldwide

  In an effort to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the...

Issue 32, August 6, 2004

• Study shows nationwide training increase despite economic setbacks

  The country’s per-employee training expenditures rose from 1.9% in 2001 to 2.2% in 2002...

• Technology and training: Don’t lose the human connection

  E-learning and computer-based learning certainly have their advantages. They offer timely...

• Ergonomics in the healthcare setting

  Question: Sandra is a nurse researcher employed at a large teaching hospital in a major...

Issue 31, July 30, 2004

• Florida program offers advanced imaging training for physicians

  The University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville partnered with TeraRecon, Inc., an...

• Train staff now for the JCAHO’s 2005 National Patient Safety Goals

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s (JCAHO) Board of...

• Isolation precautions for healthcare staff

  Question: You have taken over a shift on the critical care unit floor to replace another health...

Issue 30, July 22, 2004

• High school students looking closely at healthcare careers

  Twenty-nine high school students interested in healthcare careers attended the second annual Health...

• Leadership training tip

  In healthcare, a certain give-and-take relationship exists between trainers and corporate...

• Understanding your role in corporate compliance

  Question: A contracted physical therapist (PT) shows up over a half-hour late at the nursing home...

Issue 29, July 16, 2004

• Training program aims to improve vaccination infrastructure in Africa

  In an effort to improve the immunization system in Africa, 33 healthcare professionals will...

• The state of healthcare training: Current practices and challenges from peers

  Last week we introduced you to our special report, "The state of healthcare training: Current...

Issue 28, July 9, 2004

• Georgia hospital launches education to close communication gap

  A recent survey of employees at Houston Healthcare, a hospital system in Georgia, revealed a demand...

• The state of healthcare training: Practices and challenges from your peers

  We recently surveyed 34 of the nation's biggest multifacility healthcare systems to discover how...

• ABN training for hospital staff

  Question: Maura works in the admitting department of a hospital. She is responsible for greeting...

Issue 27, July 2, 2004

• Boot camp for trainers

  In order to protect training budgets from further decline, there is a critical need to prove the...

• Enhance ECG training with a free rhythm simulator

  When conducting ECG rhythm recognition training, what do you use to simulate rhythms? A variety of...

• Preparing for an influenza pandemic

  An emergency department (ED) experiences a significant increase in respiratory-associated cases...

Issue 26, June 24, 2004

• Three tips to get staff enthusiastic about training

  Training can be challenging whether it is at your facility or self-paced at home. It is difficult...

• EMTALA Compliance for nurses and case managers

  Question: A 28-year-old patient arrives at the ED requesting the removal of stitches. The patient...

Issue 25, June 18, 2004

• Florida partnership launches accelerated nursing program

  Officials at Nova Southeastern University in Florida say that the state has a 15% nursing...

• Texas program offers pediatric hospice care training

  An interdisciplinary team of hospice professionals at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care, the...

• Free Online Resources

  When training budgets are tight, you need access to as many free resources as possible. Whether...

• Wrong-site surgery: Your guide to the JCAHO's Universal Protocol

  Question: Mrs. Jones arrives for surgery and requests the bed next to the window of a semi-private...

Issue 24, June 11, 2004

• diversity in healthcare

  Over 500 students graduate this week from 45 different nursing schools in the Delaware Valley...

• A holistic approach to E-learning

  Initiating an E-learning project can be overwhelming. Is it in line with the overall goals of your...

• A step-by-step guide to root-cause analysis

  Training plays a vital role in ensuring that workers act in accordance with established best...

Issue 23, June 3, 2004

• Behavioral healthcare

  Behavioral health experts say there’s a hole between education and practice of the behavioral...

• change in the workplace

  The one certainty about the healthcare industry is that change is constant. Whether you have to...

• training strategies

  Question: Suppose you have been told to implement organization-wide customer-service training. Some...

Issue 22, May 27, 2004

• funding for nursing education

  South Carolina had 5,000 fewer nurses than it needed in 2003. That number could increase to 15,000...

• free resource

  As a trainer, you know how vitally important it is to document evidence of staff education-and you...

• HIPAA for telecommuters

  Question: Your sister’s close friend is having surgery at the hospital where you telecommute...

Issue 21, May 18, 2004

• Wyoming healthcare training

  A 2000 Wyoming census revealed that roughly two in five single mothers live at or below the poverty...

• manager performance

  Do you need to improve manager performance at your organization? According to Raymond E. Burch and...

• corporate compliance

  Question: Emma was recently certified as an Accredited Record Technician and is new at ABC Medical...

Issue 20, May 13, 2004

• End-of-life training

  Officials at the Hospice and Palliative Care Federation in Massachusetts say that the number of...

• E-learning

  Are you exploring the benefits of E-learning training alternatives? One advantage to consider is...

• HIPAA for the physician practice staff

  Question: You keep forgetting your new password, so you save it in a document titled "password" on...

Issue 19, May 6, 2004

• community health worker training

  A groundbreaking program in Minnesota aims to train community health workers to meet the cultural...

• nursing education

  Educators: Do your directors and managers need some creative assistance motivating and educating...

• survey training

  Q: While reviewing a geriatric patient’s chart, the surveyor notes that the patient went to...

Issue 18, April 29, 2004

• New report shows critical geriatrician shortage, need for more training

  Statistics from two Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP) studies...

• story telling

  The art of story telling is a powerful method of disseminating information. In healthcare...

• SARS preparedness

  Q: A patient presents with acute onset of pneumonia. He traveled outside of the United States in...

Issue 17, April 23, 2004

• training can reduce Medicaid costs

  Training Head Start parents to manage their children’s ailments can significantly reduce...

• Cross-train employees to read monitors

  In your organization, who watches rhythm monitors when nurses are away from the station? If monitor...

• Conflict resolution

  Last week we asked you the question below: Q: You enter an exam room to assess a patient who is...

Issue 16, April 16, 2004

• Tacoma-Pierce county wins grant for healthcare training

  The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the Tacoma-Pierce County Workforce Development Council a...

• Quick tips to improve your training meetings

  As a staff educator, do you need to increase the productivity of your training meetings? Before...

• Conflict resolution: Managing difficult patients

  Q: You enter an exam room to assess a patient who is clearly agitated. She avoids answering any of...

Issue 15, April 9, 2004

• Caregiver training

  The American Red Cross has created the Family Caregiving program in an effort to train and support...

• Cultural competence training

  In order to improve your staff’s cultural competence, consider training with the same...

• Hand hygiene

  At a hospital in Washington, DC, new, hospital-acquired cases of Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus...

Issue 14, April 2, 2004

• Education program

  Government funds education program in Texas Panhandle West Texas (WT) A&M University’s...

• Safety education

  Patient and staff safety education can be accomplished with pens and paper, but why not implement a...

• Eight tips to ace your JCAHO survey

  Want to help your hospital ace the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations...

Issue 13, March 26, 2004

• nursing shortage

  According to The Seattle Times, the growing nursing shortage has made nursing school more appealing...

• E-learning

  Trainers sometimes feel that one of the biggest challenges to the success of e-learning is course...

• documentation tips

  Incomplete documentation in patient clinical records can cause your organization legal and...

Issue 12, March 19, 2004

• healthcare worker shortage

  Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao has announced a $24 million initiative to boost the country’s...

• staff orientation

  In an effort to decrease the time and cost of staff orientation, officials at Phoenix Children's...

Issue 11, March 12, 2004

• Healthcare education center

  Officials in St. Paul, MN, are asking the state legislature for $4 million to create a facility to...

• Increase patient satisfaction, improve quality of care

  Patient satisfaction is a direct indicator of the quality of a facility’s care. As a result...

• SARS preparedness

  A dozen flu patients flock to your facility for treatment. Could you implement your SARS disaster...

Issue 10, March 5, 2004

• nurse training

  In Wichita, Kansas, three organizations will combine efforts and resources to help increase the...

• Job burnout

  Do you feel run-down as a result of your training duties? No matter how much you may enjoy...

• difficult patients

  A patient presents in the ED complaining of back pain. The patient has no obvious injury or broken...

Issue 9, February 26, 2004

• Federal grant funds program to increase nursing retention

  Advocate Health Care and its affiliation, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of...

• Web-development

  Are you looking for innovative ways to enhance the training options available at your facility...

• Improving hand hygiene compliance

  Question: You enter a patient's room to change an IV. The patient is on a ventilator and hasn't...

• tracer methodology

  Regardless of whether your JCAHO survey is next month or next year, it's not too early to test...

Issue 8, February 20, 2004

• respiratory therapy training

  Next fall, Vermont Technical College will run the only respiratory therapy program offered...

• Five tips to keep staff engaged

  Do you realize the impact that managers have on retaining and engaging their employees? Coaching is...

• Fire safety for healthcare staff

  Question: A surgical team is in the midst of throat surgery when black smoke starts coming in...

• employee health information

  Some hospital staff are reluctant to go to their own facility for medical treatment. It’s not...

Issue 7, February 13, 2004

• Online training provided for staff at NYC cancer center

  Last fall, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City successfully implemented...

• Get creative with survey prep

  In an effort to prepare your staff for what to expect during a JCAHO survey, consider the following...

• New medication management standards for the nursing/clinical staff

  Q: Mr. Tucker is a member of the housekeeping staff assigned to clean the OR suite. Do the new med...

• New medication management standards for the nursing/clinical staff

  Q: Mr. Tucker is a member of the housekeeping staff assigned to clean the OR suite. Do the new med...

• Maintain staff training and education to prevent infant abduction

  Infant abduction is not just a nightmare for parents. This security breach is also quite alarming...

Issue 6, February 6, 2004

• Federal program trains health care workers as RNs and LPNs

  A new program in Rockland County, NY, aims to relieve the state's nursing shortage by training...

• Reporting near misses: get

  Are you looking for innovative ways to encourage reporting of near misses, medical errors, or...

• Reporting near misses: get

  Are you looking for innovative ways to encourage reporting of near misses, medical errors, or...

• Age specific care for nurses and clinical care staff

  A JCAHO surveyor is watching as you communicate with an 80-year-old patient. The patient wears...

• Train staff to use medical equipment safely

  Respiratory managers at hospitals might follow their facility's policy for dealing with durable...

Issue 5, January 28, 2004

• Partnership aims to address nursing shortage

  Partnership aims to address nursing shortage

• mentoring

  When it comes to mentoring, there's little doubt that the process facilitates solid communication...

• Advanced instruction to the MDS

  A resident with Alzheimer's disease and short-term memory loss has a documented history of poor...

• Advanced instruction to the MDS

  A resident with Alzheimer's disease and short-term memory loss has a documented history of poor...

• Bioterrorism awareness: decontamination tips for your staff

  As a safety director, you must deal with the prospect of mass casualties from exposure to chemical...

Issue 3, January 23, 2004

• Bioterror awareness: New center may benefit your staff

  Bioterror awareness: New center may benefit your staff

Issue 2, January 9, 2004

• California hospital works with local college to meet requirements

  A new California state law requires hospitals to have more on-duty nurses in an effort to balance...

• documentation tips

  Here are some general policy and procedure compliance tips for the HIPAA security rule that you and...

• evaluation and management

  History of present illness (HPI) is a chronological description of a patient's present illness from...

Issue 1, September 23, 2004

• Current Practices and Challenges from Your Peers

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