Specialist Nurse/Midwife Workshop

Specialist Nurse/Midwife Workshop

This workshop is recommended prior to using the TrendCare functions related to Specialist Nurse and Specialist Midwife services, or for any site requiring re-training in the TrendCare functions related to Specialist Nurse and Specialist Midwife services due to staff turnover. Some pre-workshop preparation meetings are required for the initial implementation of TrendCare into a Specialist Nurse or Specialist Midwife service. These meetings include scoping information regarding specialist nurse or specialist midwife activities.

Workshop Description

A one-day training workshop covers the maintenance setup and use of the Allocate staff function for Specialist Nurse / Specialist Midwife, the Specialist Nurse / Midwife Intervention register and Handover. Associated reports are also explained, and some examples displayed. A follow up reports interpretation workshop is recommended once an organisation is using the system consistently.

Learning Outcomes

  • An ability to setup and maintain the Allocate Staff screens for all specialist nurses and specialist midwives.

  • An ability to set up and maintain the Specialist Nurse / Midwife intervention register.

  • An ability to develop maintain and update comprehensive banks of specialist nurse and specialist midwife activities, consumables and patient group sessions.

  • An ability to develop customised handovers

  • An ability to understand and use all sections of the Specialist Nurse / Midwife register, including the tracking of activities not completed.

  • An ability to update the pre-set predicted times for activities using the evidence collected on actual activity times in the TrendCare system.

  • An ability to add specialist nurse and/or specialist midwife notes to the customised handover and how to view the handover.

  • An understanding of some of the basic reports relevant to Specialist Nurse and Specialist Midwife services.

Recommended Attendees

  • Site TrendCare Coordinator

  • Managers of Specialist Nurse and/or Specialist Midwife Services

  • Team leaders of each nurse / midwife speciality group.

  • Workshop delivery method

Workshop Delivery Methods

The workshop is best delivered on site, however an option to deliver remotely would be considered/negotiated if sufficient scoping work was completed between the TrendCare Consultants and the organisation beforehand.

Organisational Potential Outcomes

  • The implementation of an Intervention Register for a range of specialist nurses and midwives which records and reports on all specialist nurse and specialist midwife patient interventions per ward, hospital, patient, clinician and DRG.

  • Improved transparency, efficiency, and productivity of Specialist Nurse and Specialist Midwife services.

  • An ability to determine the required FTE to meet patient demand for each Specialist Nurse and Specialist Midwife service.

  • An ability to improve the accuracy of costing Specialist Nurse and Specialist Midwife services.

  • An ability to identify Specialist Nurse and Specialist Midwife service costs per DRG / HRG.