Turnover and Staff Retention – Understand the Differences and How to Track These Metrics

DNS / Leadership and Management / Podcast / Workforce Solutions

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss turnover and staff retention, what the differences are and how to track these metrics. They will also cover what the …

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes

Clinical Care Solutions / DNS / Leadership and Management / Post-Acute Care News / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

The Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes and the Age-Friendly Health Systems: A Workbook for Nursing Home Teams are designed to be used simultaneously to help care teams in SNFs and NFs “prepare for, test, and implement a specific set of evidence-based or evidence-informed …

Ethical Infection Prevention and Control Decision-Making Framework

Clinical Care Solutions / DNS / Leadership and Management / Post-Acute Care News

APIC and IPAC Canada partnered on the creation of a new resource to help healthcare professionals work through ethical issues that arise in infection prevention and control (IPC) and assist in making complex decisions. Published on both the APIC and IPAC Canada websites, the Ethical Infection Prevention and Control (EIPAC) Decision-Making Framework illustrates how to …

Prepare for a Collaboration with Therapy Using SBAR

DNS / Leadership and Management / Therapist / Tool

Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual states that every resident must receive treatment and care to promote the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. This optimal treatment and care requires collaboration. When the nursing department involves therapy in discussions about changes in residents’ conditions, they can improve resident …

The Importance of Facility Culture

DNS / Leadership and Management / Podcast

In this podcast, Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, and Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, discuss facility culture—what it is, why it’s important, and how listeners can assess and implement strategies to improve their culture. Additional …

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The Art of Delegation for the Director of Nursing Services: Safe Practices and Strategies to Overcome Common Challenges

Blog / DNS / Leadership and Management

The role of the director of nursing services (DNS) in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) can be stressful due to the number of competing priorities in each day. Delegation, when done properly, can help relieve some stressors while ensuring tasks are completed. In contrast, failure to delegate can lead to …

AAPACN’s Nursing Department Culture Assessment and Improvement Worksheet

DNS / Leadership and Management / Tool

To improve staff retention, the director of nursing services (DNS) and administrator should regularly assess the nursing department’s culture. AAPACN’s Nursing Department Culture Assessment and Improvement Worksheet can help the DNS and administrator review multiple areas of their department’s culture that they have observed and adjust where needed. This tool …

Improve Staffing and Quality Care Through Individualized Culture Change of the Nursing Department

Article / DNS / Leadership and Management

Staff turnover is a nationwide problem for nursing homes and it may be worse than previous reports have suggested, according to a study of newly available Payroll-Based Journal data published in the National Library of Medicine. The study also noted a possible negative relationship between a facility’s overall Five-Star rating …

Respiratory Outbreak! How to Protect the MDS and Capture Key Assessment Data

Article / Leadership and Management / MDS 3.0 and the RAI Process / NAC

With the influenza season in full swing plus the ongoing peaks and valleys of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreaks across the United States, nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) should take steps both to protect the MDS process and to capture relevant clinical events on MDS assessments when a respiratory …

Communication Basics: How Nurse Leaders Can Build a Two-Way Street

Article / DNS / Leadership and Management

A top-down or autocratic management style is becoming increasingly outdated for dealing with today’s healthcare workforce in non-emergent situations. Other leadership styles, such as transformational leadership, often work better to help staff feel valued, supported, and satisfied in their job—and to give them the sense of ownership in creating positive …