Welcome to The National Association Directors of Nursing Administration
in Long Term Care

No one understands All that you go through - the Details, Obstacles and Never-ending challenges that are part of your job As Director of Nursing

NADONA!!

NADONA/LTC is the premiere, professional nurses association dedicated exclusively to Nurse Executives/Nurse Administrators within the Long-Term Care Continuum. Communication, education and service to our members is what NADONA is all about!!!

Our members enjoy many online benefits including NADONA University, our popular Professional Web Forum, our "Members Only" and our time-saving online classifieds. Just select the link below to begin enjoying your membership benefits!

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NADONA also offers Associate, Corporate Organization, Corporate Sponsor and Patron Memberships. Select the links below for more detailed information.

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JUNE 7 - 11, 2014

DISNEYLAND, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

     The Magic of LTC ...

                       Success is not an Illusion!

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION

NEW!!

FREE CE WEBINAR COURSES AVAILABLE CO-PRESENTED BY NADONA

Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention in Long-Term Care

Effective Diabetes Management in Long-Term Care Facilities

WE REALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR NOMINATION FOR THIS YEAR'S NURSE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR!!

GET THEM TO US BY THE DEADLINE!

Do You Know a Nurse Administrator That Deserves to Be Recognized As Nurse Administrator of the Year?    

Now is your chance to nominate them!

Deadline is May 1, 2014.

Call the NADONA office at 800-222.0539 for details.

NURSE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR APPLICATION

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Entering data in the tracking tools and on the AE website

Join us for a webinar on Mar 03, 2014 at 3:00 PM EST.

Register now!

Click here to register for AE webinar

This train-the-trainer session is focused on helping LANE members understand the mechanics of entering data into the AE Tracking Tools and the steps needed to enter data on the AE website. We will practice using the Medications Goal.

Homework will be sent out the week before the webinar.

This webinar will be recorded, so if you sign up and then find you can't attend, don't worry, we'll send you a link to listen to at a later date.

Please make sure you have typed in your email address correctly.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

HYPODERMOCYLSIS: THE HYDRATION SOLUTION

This resource is meant to serve only as a suggestion for implementation in your facility. Please check with your supervisor to be sure the information coincides with the policies your facility has established.

STEPHANIE CARROLL SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD

Do You Know Someone That Is Attending Nursing School and Could Use $5,000?

Have them apply for our Stephanie Carroll Scholarship.

This scholarship has been established in memory of Stephanie Carroll, long-time valued NADONA employee and is sponsored by PharMerica.  It will be awarded to a nursing student enrolled in a nursing program accredited by the National league for Nursing (NLN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), who has chosen Long Term Care or Geriatrics as their practice area after graduation. Nursing students in an undergraduate or graduate program are also eligible to apply for this scholarship.  Scholarships are awarded to 13 candidates, and are disbursed from $1,000 to $5,000.

Visit www.nadona.org for details or call 800-222-0539 to request an application.

APPLICATION & CRITERIA

DEADLINE IS MAY 15, 2014

NADONA Announces election results and introduces its Board of Directors

Cincinnati Ohio December 10^th 2013- Nominations co-chairs Aysha Kuhlor and Bonnie Cruz announces the results of the recent election:

President:                               Robin Arnicar, Maryland
Treasurer:                               Neal Larson, North Dakota
Recording Secretary:             Amanda Kistler, North Carolina

The Board consists of the following individuals: 

President:                         Robin Arnicar, RN, CDONA, FACDONA
Vice President:                 Aysha Kuhlor, RN, BA, CDONA, FACDONA

Treasurer:                         Neal Larson, RN-BC, CDONA, FACDONA
Recording Secretary:       Amanda Kistler, RN, CDONA, FACDONA
Crrspndng Secretary:       Bonnie Cruz, RN, CDONA, FACDONA,
                                                     BSN, M.Ed.
Advisor to the Board:       Laura Fain, RN, CDONA, FACDONA,
                                                     Past President, Founding Member
Executive Director:          Sherrie Dornberger, RN, CDONA, GDCN,
                                                     CDP, FACDONA, Past President

All of our Board members work daily in a Long-Term Care facility, four of them are working DONs!   They all serve as mentors for NADONA for those DONs who have questions, need a policy, opinion or a shoulder to lean on! They may be reached at mentor@nadona.org.

Nurses Lounge Offers $1000 Scholarships
to State Student Nurse Associations

Join WIHI, an Online Audio Talk Show

Mobilizing Skilled Nursing Facilities to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations: New Imperatives and New Models

Improving The Safety Culture in 2014 by Steve Wilder, BA, CHSP, STS

My newest blog has just been published in Long Term Living Magazine.  Here’s a brief excerpt, and the link:

I had the privilege of visiting a number of long-term care (LTC) facilities in 2013, and I saw an array of safety management programs. They ran the gamut between nonexistent and outstanding.  In those organizations with less than stellar programs, I saw some commonalities:

•  They didn't want to hear what I was telling them, so they considered it nonsense.

•  Their mind-set was that “not having it in the budget” was a defense for noncompliance.

•  They figured the chances of visit by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) were slim to none, so they weren’t worried about it.

 As they say in baseball, three up and three down…

 Link to the full blog:

 http://www.ltlmagazine.com/blogs/steve-wilder/improving-safety-culture-2014

 Stay safe and stay in touch! 

Steven S. Wilder, BA, CHSP, STS

LTC INFECTION PREVENTIONIST

Do you have an infection preventionist at your facility who might be interested with being mentored for personal and professional growth?

NADONA has an experienced, board certified infection preventionist who is very interested with mentoring an LTC infection preventionist.

If interested, contact Steven Schweon @ Sschweon@ptd.net.

OSHA to continue aggressive pursuit against long-term care with a major emphasis on written
Safe Resident Handling Plans, training, and organizational enforcement of the requirement to use assistive lift devices

AMA RELEASES NATIONAL STANDARDS
FOR PATIENT HANDLING

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Safely Reducing Hospitalizations Tracking Tool
By Advancing Excellence

An Excel-based tool derived from the INTERACT program to establish your organization's baseline, set a target and then track:

• 30-day readmissions

• Hospital admissions

• ER visits, and

• Hospital transfers resulting in observation stays
  Learn More 

NADONA IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AARP AND

THE FUTURE OF NURSING CAMPAIGN

Nurse Led Models to Improve Care for Nursing Home Residents

As requested from our conference attendees and members!

THE 2012 NURSING HOME ACTION PLAN

NHP4P STAFFING RISK ADJUSTMENT

THE DIRECTOR

CALL FOR AUTHORS AND ARTICLES

DEADLINES FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION

NADONA'S NURSE FAIRY WILL HELP YOU HAVE A MAGICAL DAY!

It has been declared that those who wear The Nurse Fairy must perform their magic upon those entrusted to their care.

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Be sure to visit our Members Access for discounts on valuable learning tools and merchandise!

redilearning™ seminars, advance healthcare shoppe to name a few!

MEMBERS ACCESS

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Need a Mentor? Have a question? Looking for a Policy?

NADONA will help!

Members can contact us at our email address mentor@nadona.org

Office of Clinical Standards and Quality/Survey & Certification Group

Federal Requirements for the Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (Independant IDR) Process for Nursing Homes (pdf)

Don't forget to visit our "NEWS" link for the latest in LTC Nursing news.

NEWS

Joint Commission Monthly Online Newsletter