Understanding appropriate levels and uses of staffing are critical to job satisfaction, workforce turnover, patient care, patient outcomes, and general workflow.  NDNQI gives you the data you need to make the most of your staffing approaches.  You just need to know how to use it.  The presenters of this Teleforum will discuss how easy it is to extract basic NDNQI data to examine variations in nurse staffing.  Learn this quick and easy way to see how your facility compares to others like yours and how you can best address your staffing needs. 

Learning Objectives:

At the close of this session participants will be able to:
1.    Discover the value-added benefit of NDNQI data reports to analyze staffing trends.
2.    Determine optimal ways to create graphical depictions of staffing trends in process informing presentations and reports.

When?
October 17, 2012 1:00 – 2:00pm

Who should attend?
Nurse Quality and Improvement Staff, Staff Nurses, Nurse Managers, CNOs

Pricing
Per connection-$49
ANA Members/ NDNQI Hospitals-$29
Nursing Quality Network Members – FREE (Registration still required)

Members of the Nursing Quality Network can attend this event for free.Nursing Quality Network members – enter your Network Membership code to access this webinar for Free.  Contact QualityNetwork@ana.org if you need help remembering your Network code.

ANA Members and staff at NDNQI hospitals receive a discount.  Select the appropriate option after adding the item to your cart, and enter the appropriate code.

ANA Members please enter the code ANA2012 (case sensitive)
NDNQI Members enter the code NDNQI2012 (case sensitive)

To pay by check, please send the following information to NursingQuality@commpartners.com with the title and date of the event in the subject line:  First name, Last name, Organization, Address, City, State, Zip code, Phone number, Email address, and if applicable, the discount code being used.

Upon receipt of this information, CommPartners, the technology provider for ANA, will provide an invoice for the appropriate fees.  PLEASE NOTE that your registration is complete when the check payment has been received.  Access instructions will not be provided until the check payment has been received.  Requests to pay by check must be received 7 or more days prior to live events.

Contact Us:
For Registration information and help, please contact us:

Email: NursingQuality@commpartners.com
Phone: 1.877.488.2666
For Information about the Nursing Quality Network, please contact us at QualityNetwork@ana.org or1-888-962-7484

Katie Brewer, MSN, RN, is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Department of Nursing Practice and Policy at the American Nurses Association, where she leverages data from NDNQI in quality related policy creation.  Ms. Brewer’s background in Health Systems Management and her range of experience from ICU to Public Health to Nursing Journalism to Nursing Policy, give her an enlightening perspective on the importance of safe staffing. 

Peter McMenamin, PhD, has been a health economist for over 25 years and is a Senior Policy Fellow in the Department of Nursing Practice and Policy at the American Nurses Association.  Dr. McMenamin analyzes data on the economic value of nurses, RN employment and earnings to inform nursing policies and practice.  Dr. McMenamin’s insights into the financial aspects of healthcare provide greatly valued understanding of the fiscal aspects of nurse staffing. 

No Continuing Education credit is being offered for this event.