Charge Nurse Program Builder: Tools for Developing Unit Leaders - Softcover

Berbarie, Tammy

 
9781601467539: Charge Nurse Program Builder: Tools for Developing Unit Leaders

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Charge Nurse Program Builder: Tools for Developing Unit Leaders

Tammy L. Berbarie, BA, RN, RN-BC


Turn your charge nurses into frontline leaders!
 

As of June 20, 2014, contact hours for nurses are no longer available with this product.


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This all-in-one training resource contains customizable tools, templates, and checklists to help nursing leaders provide charge nurses with top-notch training.

Whether you hold your own charge nurse training workshop or pass it on as a self-study, this book makes training your charge nurses easier and more effective. It covers all aspects of the charge nurse role, from conflict management to technical duties such as handling patient assignments and scheduling.

This all-in-one resource:

  • Equips charge nurses with the skills they need to provide leadership to staff on their unit
  • Enables staff development professionals to provide ongoing training to hundreds of charge nurses using one resource
  • Provides customizable training materials including a PowerPoint presentation and handouts
  • Reduces the time spent developing training materials for charge nurses

Use the tools, templates, and checklists for a training workshop or give the book to charge nurses to use as a self-study guide!

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: What Is a Charge Nurse?
Introduction
Charge Nurse Traditional Roles: The Main Ingredients
Charge Nurse Exemplary Roles: The Icing on the Cake
Summary

Chapter 2: Developing a Charge Nurse Job Description
Job Descriptions and Charters
Engage Team Members
Summary
Tools

Chapter 3: Charge Nurse Succession Planning
Identifying Goals
Goal 1: Organizational Culture
Goal 2: Building Talent
Goal 3: Recruiting Talent
Goal 4: Maintaining Talent
Summary
Tools

Chapter 4: Planning Charge Nurse Orientation
Charge Nurse Job Description or Charge Nurse Charter
Regulatory Requirements
Leadership Training
Coordination and Delivery of Patient Care
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Department and Organizational Orientation
Shared Governance
Charge Nurse Preceptors
Charge Nurse Workshops
Orientation Documentation
Performance Expectations and Evaluation
Launching Your Program
Summary

Chapter 5: Incorporating the Job Description into Orientation
Hiring for the Position
Elements to Include in Orientation
Charge Nurse Job Description Sample
Summary

Chapter 6: Regulatory Requirements
The Joint Commission
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
State Board of Nurses
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Organizational Policies and Procedures
Summary

Chapter 7: Charge Nurse Leadership Training
Leadership
Team Building
Conflict Resolution
Communication
Developing Talent
Summary

Chapter 8: Coordination and Delivery of Patient Care
Patient Flow Process
Staffing and Scheduling
Patient-Centered Care
Decision-Making
Contract Staff, Agency Staff, and Unlicensed Personnel
Special Circumstances
Documentation
Summary
Tools

Chapter 9: Patient Safety
Emergency Management and Documentation
Errors
Data Collection
Summary

Chapter 10: Department and Organizational Orientation
Leadership Meet and Greet
Department Specific Orientation: Crucial Elements
Summary

Chapter 11: Shared Governance
Charge Nurse Participation in Shared Governance
Charge Nurse Retreat
Charge Nurse Unit Meetings
Summary

Chapter 12: Charge Nurse Preceptors
Preceptor Selection Criteria
Training Charge Nurse Preceptors
Charge Nurse Precepted Time
Summary

Chapter 13: Charge Nurse Workshops
Crucial Elements to Include
Charge Nurse Presentation Development
Setting Expectations
Building Your Charge Nurse Reference Book
Summary

Chapter 14: Performance Evaluations
Charge Nurse Role in Performance Evaluations
Peer Evaluation Tool
Nurse Manager Role: Charge Nurse Evaluation
Components of a Charge Nurse Evaluation
Summary

Chapter 15: Launching Your Program
Charge Nurse Role in Performance Evaluations
Peer Evaluation Tool
Nurse Manager Role: Charge Nurse Evaluation
Components of a Charge Nurse Evaluation
Summary

Appendixes

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Tammy L. Berbarie, BA, RN, RN-BC, is an accreditation coordinator for a hospital in Dallas, TX.. She has a wide array of nursing experience and has worked in bedside cardiothoracic intensive care, as director of education, and as ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® director. Berbarie has experience creating multiple educational modules for both clinical and non-clinical personnel regarding charge nurse classes, preceptor classes, and orientation programs.

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