{"title":"Developing self-directed work teams.","authors":"N Kuzmich","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many American organizations are moving toward self-directed work teams to increase quality and productivity and improve patient response. The team concept is not new to healthcare organizations. What is new is the role they are assuming as the primary tool for the redesign of the organization. This author, who is experienced in establishing self-directed work teams, describes how these teams can help healthcare restructuring.</p>","PeriodicalId":79370,"journal":{"name":"Recruitment, retention & restructuring report","volume":"10 1","pages":"3-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20002460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prioritizing competencies: increasing nurse satisfaction with competency testing.","authors":"J L Dirks, M K Douglas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During this period of low patient census, downsizing, and reorganization, nurses already complain they do not feel respected. Expanding competency evaluations only adds to this feeling that others do not respect the professional nurse. These authors describe strategies to use with a competency fair that decrease this feeling that nurses are being \"checked on\" and increase nurse satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":79370,"journal":{"name":"Recruitment, retention & restructuring report","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20002458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Getting the staff's attention: strategies for averting a hospital closure.","authors":"A K Barton","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hospitals are closing, but staff do not seem to believe it until it happens, and then it is too late. This article describes strategies the patient services executive can use to get the staff attention early enough so that changes can be implemented before the hospital is forced to close. This author, who successfully averted a potential closure situation in a rural setting, describes the critical steps to take to avoid hospital closure.</p>","PeriodicalId":79370,"journal":{"name":"Recruitment, retention & restructuring report","volume":"9 6","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20002462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"International volunteering: today's opportunities for professionals and executives.","authors":"P Brown","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Are you counseling others who's jobs have changed? Are you looking for something different yourself? This author who recruits professionals for international projects has found an increase in interest by professionals in taking international assignments. This article describes what opportunities are available and how to find them.</p>","PeriodicalId":79370,"journal":{"name":"Recruitment, retention & restructuring report","volume":"9 6","pages":"5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20000314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using benchmarking to identify standards for restructuring.","authors":"P A Hines","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Benchmarking is a process of comparing an organization's performance to that of a selected standard. Because the standard is one selected from other organizations for their \"best\" performance, benchmarking establishes a vision or goal for restructuring. This author, who is experienced in helping organizations restructure using the benchmarking process describes the steps and how to use it to guide an organization to successful restructuring.</p>","PeriodicalId":79370,"journal":{"name":"Recruitment, retention & restructuring report","volume":"9 5","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20000317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New trends in exit interviews.","authors":"S Erickson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Yes, healthcare settings are changing, and so are the reasons nurses give for leaving their positions. Exit interviews are showing that the restructuring changes are taking a toll on the nurses and dissatisfaction with workloads, professional climate, and support services are increasing. This author describes the recent changes she has found in exit interviews.</p>","PeriodicalId":79370,"journal":{"name":"Recruitment, retention & restructuring report","volume":"9 5","pages":"5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20000318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deploying hospital professionals to provide home care: a positive approach to restructuring.","authors":"J A Donlevy, B L Pietruch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79370,"journal":{"name":"Recruitment, retention & restructuring report","volume":"9 4","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19884784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}