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Item type Presentation
Format Text-based Document
Title Developing Competent Float Pool Nurses ThroughCollaboration and Communication
Authors Clark, Dena T.; Duffy, Megan E.; Saupe, Jennifer L.
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Developing Competent Float Pool Nurses
Through Collaboration and Communication
Dena Clark, MSN, RN, PNP-BC Education Specialist II – Pediatric ICU
Megan Duffy, MSN, RN, CPN Education Specialist II - Specialty Resource Unit
Jennifer Saupe, MSN, RN Education Specialist II - Specialty Resource Unit
Creating Healthy Work Environments
Learning Objectives
• Discuss methods of improving
relationships and communication among
individual units and a float pool or resource
team.
• Describe elements of a standardized
process for orienting float pool nurses to a
unit.
By the end of this session the attendee
will be able to:
Background
• Prolonged PICU Orientation for SRU
(Specialty Resource Unit/float pool)
• Inconsistencies in precepting
• Lack of planning for SRU orientation
• Inadequate PICU staffing
Readiness Assessment Tool
• Successful completion of General Care,
Hem/Onc, BMT & NICU Orientation
• Exemplar/Discussion of critical thinking
ability
• Educator/Manager/staff agreement of
readiness
Preceptor Selection
• Feedback from PICU Charge Nurses
• Dedicated SRU & PICU preceptors
• Preparing PICU nurse for expectations
of SRU orientation
Classroom Didactic Content
• Respiratory Failure/Oxygen Delivery
• Bone Marrow & Solid Organ Transplants
• Cardiac Assessment/Inotropes
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Shock/Sepsis
• Critical Care Line Management & Setup
Orientation Competency Tool
• Validation Statements
• Learning Opportunities
• Verification/Source of Evaluation
Continued Collaboration & Support
• Informal meetings throughout orientation
by SRU & PICU Leadership
• Protected work time to reinforce
orientation
• Review of PICU Competency
requirements
• Ongoing evaluation
2008 • 7 nurses
• Inconsistencies in precepting
2009
• 14 nurses
• All SRU precepting
• Large hiring increase overall for move & increase in beds
• Classroom content included
2010
• 6 nurses
• Majority all SRU precepting
• Classroom content cut
Timeline Prior to Implementation
2011
• 10 nurses (3 with concerns and/or extended orientation)
• October - Dena began as Educator for SRU Orientation
• November - Improvement Planning began with PICU & SRU Leadership teams
2012
• 15 nurses (2 completed orientation prior to 6 weeks)
• All shared (PICU & SRU) precepting
• January - Began use of Readiness Assessment & Competency Evaluation Tools
• March - Resumed Didactic Content prior to orientation, planned for one every ~ 3-4 months
2013
• 5 nurses completed in 1st quarter – projected 15 nurses
• Continuing didactic content
• Beginning some preceptor/orientee matching
Timeline After Implementation
Impact of Our Work
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2010 2011 2012 Projected 2013
total # of orientees
shortened orienation
prolonged orientation
Contact Info
• Dena Clark – [email protected]
• Megan Duffy – [email protected]
• Jenny Saupe – [email protected]