ABSTRACT
Maintaining nurse competencies in a dynamic environment is not an easy task and requires the use of resources already strained. An online learning management system was created, and 24 annual competencies were redesigned for online validation. As a result of this initiative, competencies have been standardized across many disciplines and are completed in a more timely manner, nurses and managers are more satisfied with this method of annual assessments, and cost savings have been realized.
Subject(s)
Clinical Competence/standards , Computer-Assisted Instruction/methods , Database Management Systems/organization & administration , Education, Nursing, Continuing/organization & administration , Employee Performance Appraisal/organization & administration , Registries , Attitude of Health Personnel , Competency-Based Education/organization & administration , Curriculum , Data Collection/methods , Educational Measurement/methods , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , Humans , Internet/organization & administration , Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations , Licensure, Nursing , Nursing Education Research , Nursing Staff/education , Nursing Staff/psychology , Program Development , Program Evaluation , United StatesABSTRACT
As the link between executives and bedside nurses, nurse managers assume roles that bridge both organizational and professional goals. Nurse retention is one of the many responsibilities that characterize the nurse manager's work. To better understand the pivotal role of nurse managers, the authors describe the views of 32 nurse managers regarding their roles and the characteristics they need to promote retention.
