1. Susan Boyer VT Nurses in Partnership (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org1

2.  Establish standardized new employee training  Participate in the Nurse Preceptor Program  Recruit and hire new graduate RNs and therapists  Provide evidence-based training and development of new direct care employees. (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org2

3.  Consistent, statewide training for newly hired, recent college graduates.  Teaching/learning preparation for clinical instructors that provide clinical experience for students learning the profession of nursing, physical therapy and/or home health aide.  Development of proficient home care staff. (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org3

4.  Improve communication with the health care team and with patient/caregiver units.  Improve communication and ease of relationships with patients, family and colleagues.  Develop a web-based training modules for new graduates and other new hires. (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org4

5. VNIP provides:  educational resources for preceptor development and specialty practice internship framework.  texts for preceptor development and will transcribe significant components of the course to the VAHHA web delivery system  specific facilitator guides for interactive components held at each participating agency.  Development of clinical coaching plans to support learning in patient care settings. (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org5

6. VAHHA agencies will:  enroll interns  provide clinical support for the internship.  work with VNIP to create a web-based training program for new employees  Provide clinical expertise for developing competency tools and coaching plans (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org6

7.  instruction specific to core communications, interpersonal and teaching/learning skills  supports experiential learning within medically challenging homecare settings  a 20-hour course that requires both self- directed and interactive learning  instructional modalities will include: ◦ two day preceptor workshops ◦ content delivery via the preceptor workbook with specific interactive sessions ◦ course content will be transcribed to web-based delivery system. (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org7

8.  improved communication  easing of relationships with patients, family, and colleagues  Teaching/learning skills that are inherent to clinical instruction  Skills that prepare community members for self-care and optimal health maintenance. (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org8

9.  Review competency tool  Review and edit coaching plans  Initiate preceptor education  Enroll new graduate nurses  Start work on competency/coaching tools for indentified therapist roles (c) 2009 VNIP, Inc All rights reserved. Contact: office@vnip.org9