Episodes

  • What to Do When Someone Calls the Department of Health on Your Facility

    What to Do When Someone Calls the Department of Health on Your Facility
    May 7 2025
    In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, director of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, discuss what to do when someone calls the Department of Health on your facility. Additional Resources: Admission Checklist: Seed to Success
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    9 mins
  • Enhancing DNS Leadership Skills for Team Resiliency

    Enhancing DNS Leadership Skills for Team Resiliency
    Mar 11 2025
    In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Lauren Stenson, MSN, RN, CNDLTC, QCP, DNS-CT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss how directors of nursing services can advance their leadership skills to help their teams be more resilient to the evolving challenges of healthcare. Additional Resources:Self-Care and Why It Matters in Healthcare – Podcast
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    12 mins
  • Admission Process Best Practices: How to Create a Smooth Resident Transition to LTPAC Settings

    Admission Process Best Practices: How to Create a Smooth Resident Transition to LTPAC Settings
    Jan 15 2025
    In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Lauren Stenson, MSN, RN, CNDLTC, QCP, DNS-CT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss the admission process and ways to ease the resident’s transition into long-term and post-acute care settings.
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    15 mins
  • LTPAC Onboarding and Orientation Process Pitfalls

    LTPAC Onboarding and Orientation Process Pitfalls
    Dec 10 2024
    In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Lauren Stenson, MSN, RN, CNDLTC, QCP, DNS-CT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss some common pitfalls of the onboarding and orientation process in long-term and post-acute care settings and how to set new employees up for success. Additional Resources: AAPACN Onboarding Essentials: Welcoming Staff to Promote Retention Tool
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    10 mins
  • Improve Staff Retention by Following Hiring Best Practices and Elevating the Onboarding Process

    Improve Staff Retention by Following Hiring Best Practices and Elevating the Onboarding Process
    Jul 16 2024
    In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss how the director of nursing services (DNS) can improve staff retention through the onboarding process. Additional Resources: Interview Template Tool Stay Interview Template and Action Plan AAPACN Onboarding Essentials: Welcoming Staff to Promote Retention Tool Turnover Solutions Series – Part 2: Understanding Why Employees Leave and Strategies to Reduce Turnover
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    6 mins
  • Turnover and Staff Retention – Understand the Differences and How to Track These Metrics

    Turnover and Staff Retention – Understand the Differences and How to Track These Metrics
    Jun 11 2024
    In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss turnover and staff retention, what the differences are and how to track these metrics. They will also cover what the director of nursing services (DNS) can learn from these numbers and how the DNS can communicate that information to others to improve outcomes.
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    7 mins
  • The Importance of Facility Culture

    The Importance of Facility Culture
    May 7 2024
    In this podcast, Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, and Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, discuss facility culture—what it is, why it’s important, and how listeners can assess and implement strategies to improve their culture. Additional Resources: AAPACN’s Nursing Department Culture Assessment and Improvement Worksheet Improve Staffing and Quality Care Through Individualized Culture Change of the Nursing Department
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    8 mins
  • How the Occupational Therapist Can Collaborate with the Director of Nursing Services

    How the Occupational Therapist Can Collaborate with the Director of Nursing Services
    Apr 23 2024
    In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Colleen Oakley, OTR/L NHA RAC-CT, senior director of operations for Rehab America and treasurer and member of the AAPACN Board of Directors, discuss ways that the occupational therapist (OT) can collaborate with the director of nursing services (DNS) for better resident outcomes.
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    11 mins