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Group Project

Some sort of presentation (helpful, thanks)

Literally explained how the rubric works (again, helpful thanks)

APA formatting (reference list) (image credits, parenthetical citing in slide)

Whatever we want on the topic?

No less than 10 minutes, no greater than 15

Week 9: Sta!ng

The Management Process:

Planning

Organizing

Sta!ng

Directing

Controlling

Pg 37

Sta!ng:Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and orienting sta"

Also, scheduling, sta"development (credentialing, CE, immunizations), employee socialization

(preceptor, mentor), and team building

Sta!ng needs are unique to each institution and should be determined by looking at pt census, pt

health-care needs, the type of pt care management used, and budget. Pg 336

Pg 335-352

*This lady is queen of the humble-brag*

The Nursing Shortage:

Pg 337 What is the nursing employment bubble?

Many nurses who had planned to retire have put o"their retirements; many nurses who wereworking part time increased their employment to full time; and some nurses who had been out

of the profession for 5 years or more returned to the workforce.

All as a result of the recession.

Nursing sta"are resources that are a"ected by supply and demand. Define supply and demand

regarding nursing.

Supply: Aging workforce with imminent retirements, inadequate nursing education enrollments

(not c/b shortage of applicants, c/b shortage of resources to educate interested students

Demand: Nursing will be the top occupation in terms of job growth through 2020. Driven by

technological advances in pt care and by increasing emphasis on preventative health care.

ALSO growing elderly population (BABY BOOMERS)

What is driving the current nursing shortage?

The economy. Hospitals dont want to spend the money to train new grads, so they dont.

Sta"Development:

What is the di"erence between training and education?

Training: Hands on

Education: Classroom

Not mutually exclusive

What is a mentor?

Provides guidance on the job once orientation is completed

What is a preceptor?


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Performs your orientation and makes sure you have the skills you need to succeed as a nurse

there.

What is your role as a leader in these?

Preceptor: Make sure that the technique is there and the skills are there

Leader: Giving the new hire the tools they need to succeed at the facility. Encourage, support,

be compassionate. Pass you knowledge and expertise on to the new nurses. No eating your

young!

Scheduling:

Centralized sta!ng:

Schedules made by the sta!ng o!ce

Manager has the responsibility to make changes

More fair - preferential tx, sad stories about why you need your schedule a certain way

Not seen as much anymore, but it is easier

More even spread of skill on each shift

Decentralized sta!ng:

Unit manager makes schedules

Sta"feels more in control

Di!cult to ensure high-quality sta!ng

More commonly used nowMore priority and bias is seen

Seniority vs PRN

Harder on the unit manager bc the sta"will complain to them if they dont like the schedule

Pg 390

Maslow - Pg 416

Physiological Needs

Salary, quality benefits

Food, water, sleep

Labor laws about hours allowed to work in 24 hours

Safety

Safe work enviro (not dangerous, or hostile)Love and belonging

Appreciated and valued.

Part of a team

Coworkers are friends

Esteem

Honoring people for doing a good job

Recognition (esp night shift)

Self-actualization

Career development

Think about this in relation to managing you employees

Ppl want things out of their job besides money

Interviewing:

Pg 339

Interview problems:

Subjective

Gender

Look like nurse they dont like

Do one thing wrong and then they hold on to it no matter how good the interview went

As an interviewer, you have to forget your bias

Interviewers weigh negative information higher than positive info


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Interviewers do a lot of talking

Job seeker cannot demonstrate skills

How can you prepare?

Leave o"the part of the resume that says my objective is

Cover letter! - Gets the recruiter to look at your resume

Resume gets you the interview

Computer programs are the first reviewers of your information, not humans

Scanning for keywordsHave a generic cover letter and resume

Read the job description of the position you want, and put keywords from it into your cover

letter (so the computer sees it). EXACT SAME WORDS IN EXACT SAME ORDER

Copy keywords from job description into resume

Copy body of job description into the end of your resume and put it into WHITE text so that a

human does not see it when they print it, but the computer program recognizes the exact

qualifications that they want

How to Prepare for a Job Interview:

Practice articulating a brief introduction about yourself. You will always be asked to tell us about

yourself

JOB RELATED THINGSNot you hobbies and interests and secret basement dungeon full of monkeys

Answer every question with this in mind: What can I do for them?

Not how its going to a"ect you, but how you can a"ect the organization

That you will be there in years (even if its a lie)

Know your professional goals. Look professional. Speak as academically and professionally as

possible.

Come prepared with many questions for the m about their organization, their mgmt style,

expectations, and your duties.

Take notes during the interview about buzz words they use and points they reiterate to bring

back

Stalk the persons personal accomplishments and link it back to them

NOT about money or benefitsLook at what the facility has as programs and ask about them

Some Good Tips:

Be genuine, and be nice to everyone. Pretend that the secretary is the president of the company.

Be extremely polite. Thank everyone for everything.

Know something about the organization that they will not expect you to know.

Know the answer to the questions: Why should we hire you? and What can you do for this

organization?

Give them a sense of what kind of person you will be to work with on a day to day basis

Use a power pose

Something that psychs you up for the interview

DO NOT do this during the interview, you will look like a fruit cake

What Not To Do:

Do not get to comfortable

Do not display too much personal style

Dont be a wise guy

Dont be crass

Do not decline to ask any questions (or to answer any questions)

Transportation, pregnancy, family (ALL ILLEGAL QUESTIONS)

Redirect, answer shortly


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Do not ask about salary, vacation, or any benefits. HR will fill you in.

Do not underestimate the power of a thank you card

Wait until after you are hired to tell them you need a vacation next week

Dont cross your arms, touch your face, hair, or neck, or put your hands in your pockets

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