Nursing CE Series: Improving Recruitment and Retention-- (Online Learning)

Did you know that turnover can cost your facility up to $50,000 per nurse?

Add up everything you spend to replace a departing nurse—on interviews, background checks, recruiting bonuses, training, and temporary staff coverage—and you'll find the costs are absolutely staggering. Recruitment is always essential to your organization, but the simplest, most inexpensive retention strategies are sure to boost your bottom line.

With nurse staffing levels at an all-time low, you're probably struggling to retain the nurses the nurses you already have while recruiting new nurses for your facility at the same time. Now that some states are considering mandated nurse-to-patient ratios, such as the ratio legislation already in place in California, effective recruitment and retention are even more vital.

That's why this online course features practical recruitment and retention techniques and tactics, along with case studies to illustrate the most successful management styles, nurse retention models, and recruitment strategies. The course is designed specifically to help you implement retention programs that reduce turnover, improve morale, enhance patient safety, and reduce the costs associated with the hiring and orientation of new staff.

Earn One Nursing Contact Hour and CE Credit!

HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. With Nursing CE Series: Improving recruitment and retention—tools for nurse managers, you'll have the opportunity to earn one nursing contact hour. Additional credit for CPHQ-certified professionals is pending prior-approval from the HQCB.

Upon course completion, learners will be able to:

• Explain the impact of high nurse turnover—which will help you protect your bottom line, increase staff morale, and improve patient outcomes.
• Discuss the best methods of collecting and managing recruitment and retention data—use this data to make your facility the place to work.
• Identify 3 effective management styles—so you can empower and motivate your staff.
• Describe 2 nurse-retention models—to help you improve communication and collaboration among staff.
• Describe key work environment alterations—so you can watch your turnover rates plummet!
• Discuss the impact nurse-retention models have on clinical practice—your physicians will thank you!
• Identify 3 innovative methods to promote your facility to prospective nurse candidates—you'll have nurses banging on your door.
• Identify 3 sources that are at your fingertips you can use to enhance your recruitment program—simple strategies to get the word out—your facility is the best!
• Discuss the pros and cons of working with supplemental staffing agencies—so you can best manage your resources.

Intended Audience:

• Nurse managers
• Directors of nursing
• Nursing recruitment and retention directors
• Staff development specialists in a hospital setting

This course is part of HCProfessor's Nursing CE Series Online Learning Series

Why train your staff online?

• The most up-to-date content on nursing issues
• Easy access to education—the courses can be taken anywhere there is a computer!
• Case studies
• Exams with instant test scores
• Test until success: The option of reviewing topics and re-taking taking the exam as often as you need
• Certificate of completion
• Student course history and documentation of training
• Discussion groups
• Note-taking and bookmark options
• Internet resources on nursing guidelines and regulations
• Reference materials and recommendations on how to progress to the next step in your nursing courses

Why train online with HCProfessor?

HCPro's award-winning journalists, educators, and consultants have fueled our reputation for producing excellent, accurate, easy-to-understand training on complex regulatory topics for healthcare professionals nationwide. Our trusted resources include the newsletter Strategies for Nurse Managers.

When you choose to learn online with HCPro, you'll benefit from:

• Course content based on first-hand research from our experts
• Value-added course content based on feedback from your peers
• Regulatory updates to ensure your training reflects the latest regulatory changes

Computer Requirements

• PC users must use Internet Explorer 4.0 or above
• MAC users must use Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above (the use of Internet Explorer may cause technical difficulties)
• Some courses and quizzes may require Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here.
• Try our FREE DEMONSTRATION for both MAC and PC users

For full course descriptions, outlines, and special combination deals, go to http://www.hcprofessor.com/.

Online learners will get 30-day access to the course materials and will be e-mailed their user name and password within 24 to 48 hours after payment has been received.

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About HCProfessor

HCProfessorTM is the online learning division of HCPro, Inc. More than one million healthcare professionals turn to HCProfessorTM for training on HIPAA, JCAHO accreditation, patient safety, corporate compliance, credentialing recertification, reimbursement and coding, and long-term care. Learners can also receive nursing contact hours with our Nursing CE Series of online learning courses

HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

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