The Long-Term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide
Product Description:
Foreword written by:
Sherrie Dornberger RNC, CDONA, FACDONA
Whether you are a new director of nursing (DON) or an experienced one; this book and CD-ROM will make your job easier.
Get NADONA's number #1 recommended guide for CDONA exam prep
This comprehensive resource is made specifically for DONs to use in their day-to-day job and will guide:
- Existing DONs to focus or refocus on all aspects of their role
- Nurses who are transitioning into a DON role
- The training of newly hired DONs
Complete soup-to-nuts DON training for under $150
Packed with essential and easy-to-use materials, this book and companion CD-ROM covers issues such as quality assurance, finance and budgeting, reimbursement, and staffing concerns in simple, easy-to understand terms.
New and seasoned nurses will benefit from features like:
- 300 pages of information focusing on the topics that DONs will deal with every day
- The user-friendly format that makes it easy to flip to the information you need
- A bonus CD-ROM packed with over 20 forms that can be put to use right away
- Study for the NADONA's CDONA certification exam
Take a look at the table of contents:
Section I: Skills for nurse managers
1. Successful orientation of the newly hired manager
2. Leadership
3. Communication
4. Finance and budgeting
Section II: Employee issues
5. Interviewing and hiring
6. New employee orientation and training
7. Time management and delegation
8. Conflict management
9. The disciplinary process and termination
10. Performance evaluations
Section III: Care and quality management
11. Standards of care
12. Risk management
13. Quality assurance/benchmarking
14. Documentation
So much more than the basics
In The Long-Term Care Director of Nursing Field Guide, you’ll receive helpful advice and tips to help DONs take on the responsibilities of the position.
This comprehensive resource offers:
- Simple strategies to properly orient newly hired DONs
- Useful advice to lead and inspire staff members
- Tactful ways to communicate with staff without relaying the wrong message
- User-friendly tips to understand the finances of the department and create an appropriate budget
- Easy techniques to recruit, screen, hire, orient, and train new employees
- Practical suggestions to increase time management effectiveness
- Useful tools to help manage complaints and/or discipline staff members
- Fresh ideas to take on topics like assessing competencies, adhering o professional standards of care, risk management, and quality assurance
- Uncomplicated methods to ensure well documented resident records
Alleviate stress and provide effective training
DONs are often frustrated and overwhelmed by the expectations placed on them and by the lack of preparation and support they are given. The useful advice in this book helps reduce the frustration felt from lack of training and high expectations from administration. Order your copy today.
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