VNIP publications
Vermont Nurses In Partnership (VNIP) shares their resources, research outcomes, teaching materials, and evaluation tools through compiling them in an electronic manual and distributing site licenses for their use. The VNIP RESOURCE MANUAL comes as an 'Electronic Resource Manual' on a single CD-Rom. The resources include all items listed within the Table of Contents and these can be customized to your agency, used 'as is' for immediate start of an internship, and/or copied/reproduced for your employees. See the VNIP site license for further details.
Originally these folders of resource materials were marketed as individual units, but the experience of VNIP is that all are inter-related and necessary for a complete 'system' of intern and preceptor support. Purchase of a site license for the VNIP RESOURCE MANUAL is available by request. VNIP also offers consulting services from VNIP faculty to assist you with program customization and implementation. Please send your request to vt-nurses@earthlink.net
Within the VNIP RESOURCE MANUAL you will find:
Preceptor Development Resources - Include Power Point presentations, handouts, activities, teaching plans, contact hour application forms, independent learning modules, Preceptor Credentialing process, and other miscellaneous resource materials. Includes resources for Managers & Educators, Self learning modules, and instructional resources for specific content areas.
Internship - Orientation Resources - Includes competency development and evaluation resources that support new graduate internships, orientation of new hires, and assessment of temporary staff. Items include: competency assessment tools, unit specific performance criteria, and Clinical Coaching plans for specialty units.
Protocols - Sample policies for competence validation and preceptor programs, along with job descriptions that fit within the framework. also includes examples of how the model fits into agency-based performance management systems
Evaluation documents - Documents from the VNIP Research Project, including: Internship tracking for retention/reasons for leaving, workplace culture assessment tool, preceptor evaluation of program, intern evaluation of program/preceptor, weekly progression of competence survey tool and a summary of the VNIP research project, 2007-2008. These are evaluation tools that you can use to assess your agency and/or program.
VNIP Documents:
| Contributors | Resources for teaching |
| Internship Model | Project outline - VNIP |
| Interactive Teaching Plan | Impact of orientation on recruitment |
Bibliography
VNIP Bibliography - focuses on reports, studies, and analyses relevant to preceptor and intern development in the field of nursing.
Web Links
COMMUNICATION and FEEDBACK Constructive feedback
Generational issues
SBAR Communication Article
SBAR Communication Tool
Powerful Questions Can Have a Powerful Effect
Lost Art of Listening
Race Plays Role in Patients’ Trust in Health Care Providers
The 4-1-1 on Constructive Criticism
Giving Feedback
COMPETENCE Development -
Competence Outcomes and Performance Assessment - Carrie B. Lenburg, EdD, RN, FAAN
COPA Model articles
Clinical Coaching: A Strategy for Enhancing Evidence-based Nursing Practice
Defining - Clinical Coach
Competence Validation
Safe, competent nursing care - When floating?
CRITICAL THINKING Development/Reflective Practice
Critical Thinking articles - Rosalina Alfaro-Lefebre
Critical Thinking: to think like a nurse
Coaching Winners: How to Teach Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach! - text for Critical Thinking development
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Development - culture, generational, conflict, etc
Transcultural Nursing – Basic concepts and scenarios
Providing Cultural Care of the Elderly - at rn.com
Keirsey Temperament Sorter - ©2002 David Mark Keirsey
Conflict Management style - ©2002 Karen E.Hamilton
Adult conflict Management Style - Peace & Justice Network of Mennonite Church USA
TEACHING AND LEARNING STYLES
VARK - learning styles assessment tool - © 2001 Neil Fleming
Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire - Dr. Richard Felder
Preceptor Development
Case and Commentary -Infused not Ingested
Emotional Intelligence
Being a Preceptor in a school of nursing
Preceptor development resources - Southern NH Area Health Education Ctr
Appreciative Inquiry
What is Appreciative Inquiry?
Improving Nursing Practice and Patient Care - Building Capacity with Appreciative Inquiry: Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA), Nov. 10, 2006. Donna Sullivan Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN; Susan O. Wood, MS, BA; Jennifer Leeman, DrPH, MDiv.
Crucial conversations
Silence Kills!
Administrator/Clinician Clashes
Vital Smarts - Summary
Healthy Work Environment
AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
Public Policy Initiative: Nurse Staffing Crisis - JCAHO, see white paper "Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Addressing the Evolving Nursing Crisis"
AACN's Healthy work environment initiative
International Healthcare Institute
Specialty Services - Long Term Care
Vermont Services and links
Specialty Services - Home Care
Home Health Programs and Services in Vermont
Clinical pages
Maternal Child Health Competencies
Competency development/validation for Home Care - Maternal Child Health
VNA Health Systems of VT - clinical resource pages
Quality
Other links and resources
Nursing in Vermont © 2002 School of Nursing, UVM
Vermont Organization of Nurse Leaders (VONL)
Externship program - University of Nebraska Medical Center
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines - UCSF Dept. of Medicine
National Guideline Clearinghouse - Guideline index
Colleagues in Caring Project - a national nursing workforce initiative
VT Healthcare Agencies involved with VNIP
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital web site
Central VT Hospital web site
Copley Hospital web site
Fletcher Allen Health Center web site
Gifford Medical Center web site
Mt Ascutney Hospital web site
North Country Hospital web site
Northeastern VT Regional Hospital web site
Northwestern Medical Center web site
Porter Medical Center web site
Rutland Regional Medical Center web site
Retreat Healthcare web site
Southwestern VT Medical Center web site
VA Medical & Regional Office Center web site
VT State Hospital web site
VNA – Chittenden & Grand Isle web site
Vermont Public Health Department web site
Cedar Hill Nursing Home web site
Woodridge Nursing Home web site
Birchwood Terrace Healthcare web site
Haven Health Center web site
Rowan Court Health & Rehab web site
Southern VT Area Health Education Center web site
VT Association of Hospitals and Health Systems web site
VT In-service and Continuing Education group
VT State Nurse Association web site
VT Healthcare Association (VHCA)