Educational Neds in cross training nurses in womens services

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Cross-Training Programs

Altimier , L (1995 . A Perinatal Cross-Training Program . Nursing Management 26 (11 , 48F-48H

Altimier presents a comprehensive program involving the orientation of perinatal staff to a secondary clinical area that led to a flexible staffing plan . The goal of the cross-training program is for each staff nurse to an expert ' clinical nurse in his or her home unit or primary area . Guidelines for cross-training nurses are also enumerated in the article to wit : competency based orientation , important unit-specific policies , general routines , scavenger hunt , welcome letter , evaluations

unit-specific guidelines , and educational videos

After a year of the program 's implementation the following results are realized : an improved financial status at the perinatal department and a remarkable improvement of staff 's marketability Future goals for the perinatal cross-training program are also outlined in the article

This article is useful for hospital managements that are thinking of adopting a cross-training program

Komara , C Stefaniak K (1998 , May-June . Cross-Training for Obstetrics using an Internship Program . Journal for Nurses in Staff Development 14 (3 , 154-157

The authors discuss an innovative pilot internship program that was developed and implemented collaboratively by the management /staff development team . The program uses the literatures about cross-training in conjunction with the general nursing orientation of new graduates Its objective is to prepare nurses to function competently in different but related areas

The article also describes how this program was implemented in obstetrics at a major southeastern university hospital . The cross-training internship program resulted in an increased competency...