Overview
Competency in Home Care doesn't just describe the standards of practice... It gives you the resources to meet them. It provides practical, authoritative guidance for: creating effective staff development plans, designing orientation programs that get caregivers up to speed immediately, establishing performance criteria for every position in the home care continuum, and ensuring ongoing competency. Plus you get powerful insights into the growth of modern home care, the role of competency programs in staff recruitment and retention, and how to get it done in any organization, regardless of background, makeup, or affiliation.
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Contents: Competency Dynamics * Pre-Development Considerations * The Role of Staff Development * Constructing Competency Programs in Home Care * The Educational Process Applied to the Home Care Setting * Frameworks and Models for Competency Program Development * A Blueprint for Design of a Competency Program * Competency-Based Orientation * Ongoing Competency Evaluation Program * Performance Improvement * Tort Liability of Home Health Care Organizations and Their Employees* APPENDIXES * Standards of Practice * Competency Templates * Competency-Based Orientation Modules * Resources
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Terasa Astarita, MS, MS, CCRN
Gayle Materna, MPH, BSN, RN
Cynthia Blevins, MEd, BSN, RN
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