Education & Performance

Education and Performance of Care Staffing Professionals

The purpose of performance management is to enhance the knowledge, skills and behaviors of all Care Staffing Professionals employees. This is accomplished by providing a means of measuring employee’s’ effectiveness on the job; identifying areas of development where nurses are in need of training, growth, improvement and/or additional resources; maintaining a high level of motivation through feedback with management and establishing individual performance goals.

Joint Commission Events Database

Conference season is coming up, and you may be trying to decide whether attending a professional conference is something that you should invest your time and money in. Though not every conference is a good investment, there are several reasons that you should find quality medical conferences and attend them regularly. The benefits of attending conferences are far reaching and can help you to improve your performance and better serve your patients. The Joint Commission maintains a sample list of events available to professionals. For more information, click here.

Worldwide Learn

Looking for online learning and education? WorldWideLearn’s directory can help you find online course and training options in your area of interest.

Take a course for personal development, to pursue a hobby, train for a new career, brush up on your business skills or just for the heck of it! Numerous courses in a variety of topics are available online, allowing you to explore your area of interest at your own pace. For more information, click here.

Transcultural Nursing Society

The TCNS seeks to provide nurses and other health care professionals with the knowledge base
necessary to ensure cultural competence in practice, education, research, and administration. For more information, click here.

U.S. Department of Health Human Services

It is the mission of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. We fulfill that mission by providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services. For more information, click here.

U.S. Department of State

Safety. Security. Service. Our highest priority is to protect the lives and interests of U.S. citizens overseas. We do this through routine and emergency services to Americans at our embassies and consulates around the world. We serve our fellow citizens during their most important moments – births, deaths, disasters, arrests, and medical emergencies. For more information, click here.

Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Society

The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society™ (WOCN®) is a professional nursing society, which supports its members by promoting educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of expert health care to individuals with wounds, ostomies and incontinence. For more information, click here.

National Board of Respiratory Care

The National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC) is a voluntary health certifying board which was created in 1960 to evaluate the professional competence of respiratory therapists. A group of Chicago physicians and therapists recognized the need to formalize the training and registration of practitioners involved in the care and support of patients with respiratory disorders.

Through the guidance of these individuals, the American Registry of Inhalation Therapists (ARIT) was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the state of Illinois. This organization has responded to the growth of the profession through the years and has evolved as the current NBRC. For more information, click here.

California Board of Registered Nursing

The Board of Registered Nursing protects and advocates for the health and safety of the public by ensuring the highest quality registered nurses in the state of California. For more information, click here.

California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians

The California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (Board) protects the consumer from unprofessional and unsafe licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and psychiatric technicians (PTs). Public protection is the highest priority of the Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory and disciplinary functions. For more information, click here.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. USCIS is funded almost completely by the fees paid by individuals and organizations for immigration and naturalization services.

The agency receives very little taxpayer money. In 1988, Congress created the Immigration Examinations Fee Account, establishing the authority to recover the full cost of immigration benefit processing. This account represents approximately 95 percent of USCIS’ fiscal year 2016 total budget authority. The remaining authority comes from other fee accounts and annual appropriations by Congress for the E-Verify program. For more information, click here.

World Health Organization

WHO began when our Constitution came into force on 7 April 1948 – a date we now celebrate every year as World Health Day. We are now more than 7000 people working in 150 country offices, in 6 regional offices and at our headquarters in Geneva. For more information, click here.

Respiratory Care Board of California

The mandate of the Respiratory Care Board is to protect and serve the consumer by administering and enforcing the Respiratory Care Practice Act and its regulations in the interest of the safe practice of respiratory care. Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs) regularly perform critical lifesaving and life support procedures prescribed by physicians that directly affect major organs of the body. RCPs provide care directly to the patient in either a hospital setting or the patient’s home. Patients may be suffering from lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, or cystic fibrosis, or may be premature infants whose lungs have not yet fully developed. More than 34,000 RCP licenses have been issued in the State of California. For more information, click here.

MyFreeCE

MyFreeCE courses are accepted in all 50 states! MyFreeCE has several continuing education provider approvals which allows us to offer our CE courses in all 50 states. Even though MyFreeCE does not have direct approval from some states they will accept our courses because they have reciprocal arrangements with other state boards. For more information, click here.

Lippincott’s Nursing Center

Created by nurses, for nurses, Lippincott NursingCenter.com is the premier online destination for peer-reviewed nursing journals and continuing education resources based on the best evidence available.

A host of more than 50 nursing journals, Lippincott is committed to providing credible, current, authoritative, evidence-based resources to help you in your practice. Some of our leading nursing journals include AJN, American Journal of Nursing; Nursing2016; Nursing Management; The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care; and Nursing2016 Critical Care. For more information, click here.

Wolters Kluwer

We are a global company that provides information, software, and services. Our customers are legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare professionals. For more information, click here.

Remembering 9.11

Today we honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives 17 years ago. The series of attacks against Americans on September 11th were recorded in history as the deadliest attacks in U.S. history.

This week you will likely overhear or engage in conversations about where you were when the planes struck targets in New York City and Washington, D.C.. I often hear people talk about the death and destruction that triggered an enormous effort to combat terrorism. I also remember watching Live coverage from California and the brave men and women rushing toward the danger as it unfolded. Some 400 police officers and firefighters were killed and today thousands of first-responders continue to suffer from the affects of the toxic substances created by the collapsed buildings in Ground Zero.

One of my most profound memories of September 11, 2001 was witnessing the countless number of Americans who responded to assist with the recovery efforts. The spirit of compassion and service could be felt in every part of our country and thanks to organizers at the Corporation for National & Community Service, September 11th has been transformed from a day of mourning to a day of giving back, community engagement, and service.

Please join me in honoring the victims and first-responders of September 11th by participating in this year’s National Day of Service and Remembrance. We enjoy the fruits of their ultimate sacrifice and owe their families a heartfelt thanks and our condolences everyday.

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Sincerely,

D’Andre Lampkin
Chief Executive Officer
Care Staffing Professionals

Let's Pause for Friends and Loved Ones

In light of recent high-profile suicide incidents, the discussion around mental health and the well-being of friends and family will inevitable become a topic of concern in your social and traditional media outlets. The Care Staffing Professionals team would like to encourage our visitors, clients, and professionals to be mindful of your friends and family’s well-being.

Health officials recommend that everyone familiarize themselves with the warning signs of suicide, which may include:

A person thinking about or threatening suicide or seeking a way to kill themself
Increased substance abuse
Feelings of purposelessness, anxiety, being trapped, or hopeless
Social isolation and withdrawing from people and activities
Expressing unusual anger, recklessness, or mood changes

Don’t assume a persons current or prior successes or ability to overcome past obstacles means they will make it through today’s challenges. Be an active listener, express your willingness to provide and seek help, and follow up. We can all prevent suicide.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255). This is a number you can call 24-7, 365 days a year. You can also access a “Lifeline Chat” through the group’s website, suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Take care of yourself and each other,

D’Andre Lampkin
Chief Executive Officer
Care Staffing Professionals