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The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Health Care

They are talking about this topic: Needs & Challenges in Continuing Education

 

The quotes below are about this issue:
Incumbents need additional training in soft skills areas, such as leadership, supervision, interpersonal communication, cross-generational communication, adaptation, customer service, and goal-setting. Additional training is also needed to enhance technical skills. This includes topics such as basic computer programs and technology, electronic medical records, dementia care, and ER care. Additional refresher courses are also needed for nurses re-entering the workforce.

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"Another thing I noticed was that some nurses—and other people—who have been out of the workforce for a while, have come back because of the economy. So, there should be refresher courses for LPNs and RNs who have been out and who want to come back—or even for radiologist or laboratory technicians. And there aren't those refresher courses. I called many places to see if there was such a thing, and I couldn't find any." Northwest
"Additional in-services on how to deal with folks with dementia and things like that would be helpful." Northwest
"For the hospital side of the organization, our nurses cover the emergency room and everything else on the hospital floor. And, for a lot of nurses, that can be very scary when they're coming out of a program. They may have gotten a broad brush, but they might not have that much actual experience. And so you start seeing a hole in the emergency room care. Now, obviously, they're not thrust into that role as a charge nurse, but it's still scary for some of them." Northwest
"We have a number of employees that have been with us for 15 or 20 years, and they need the technical end of it. Everything is becoming computerized and that presents challenges." Northwest
"All of our charting and stuff is electronic. Everything that we do is computerized. If they want to know what's happening in our organization, they need to go onto our internet to look. And, you know, they just want to be back on the floor. They want to be with the patient, touching and caring. But it's through the computer—it's how they get their communications, discharges, everything, it's all done through email and technology." Northwest
"Looking long-term, you're looking at that employee being an employee for life and forming a partnership. You're probably looking at some of the leadership. Are they going to be a clinical care supervisor on their unit? How can you train them to get them to a higher level of the clinical ladder—trying to move them up through the different phases of that ladder as well as management?" Northwest