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2780496

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to describe home health agency preferences with respect to staff nurse qualifications, and practices in hiring and orienting new staff. An 85-item home health staff nurse selection and orientation questionnaire was used to collect data from a random sample of 287 midwestern home health agencies in 12 states. Qualifications rated most highly were medical-surgical experience, venipuncture skills, completion of a physical assessment course, intravenous therapy skills, and patient-teaching skills. With agency sponsorship (traditional, proprietary, and hospital-based) as the independent variable, the three types of agencies were significantly different on ratings of six qualifications and six orientation topics. None of the agencies rated a BSN degree as very important or required, and the same was true for completion of a student experience in community health nursing. Preference for qualifications in this study is consistent with increasing acuteness of patients' illness and technologic complexity of home care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0737-1209
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Home health agency preferences for staff nurse qualifications, and practices in hiring and orientation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article