Values
Integrity
Collaboration
Innovation
NTS colleagues will approach each client with an open-minded and innovative approach to meet the client's needs.
Quality
NTS colleagues will provide high-quality customer service, education development, consultant support, and product delivery to their client base.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the consulting process work?
How can we measure the success?
Rome wasn't built in a day, nor will change occur overnight. Measuring the success of a nursing consulting engagement can be done through various metrics, such as improved patient satisfaction scores, reduced nurse turnover rates, increased nursing staff competency assessments, and better adherence to evidence-based practices.
Our Orientation Tracking web application: Emegency Nursing Learning Center provides the ability to measure the impact of your orientation process from an individual nurse's progress through the program, to their tenure with your organization, to their patient outcomes relative to content taught.
What are your qualifications?
All our Partners and Consultants are at least Bacaloriate prepared Registered Nurses. We all are current bedside nurses and active preceptors for new colleagues. We each hold advanced certifications and lisenses such as Trauma Nurse Specialist, Certified Emergency Nurse, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, and Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse. The bulk of our experience is in Emergency Nursing but also have practiced in Medical Surgical, Intensive Care, and Forensic Nursing specialty areas.
Our best qualification is our results. This consulting agency was born from a quality improvement project in the large level 1 trauma center where we worked to improve the orientation process. We enjoyed turnover as low as 8% per year and the average new graduate nurse stayed with the organization over 3 years.
How do I communicate with the consultant?
Most of our communication can be done virutally via video chat, phone calls, or e-mail. We can make ourselves available for site visits or on-site training with travel and accomodation costs to be covered by the client. We will always look for opportunities to maximize our time, aiming to complete multiple items in a single site visit.
What is the role of my head consultant?
The head consultant for your project is your main point of contact. We will keep you informed of information requests needed to complete your project, the stage of your project, and provide support to implement within the scope of your project.
How big is a project team?
A project team depends on the scope of the project requested from the client. Once we understand the need, we will assign the project to the team members best suited to complete the request. The client will have a clear understanding of the scope of the project and the cost before work begins.
What does it cost?
This largely depends on the scope of the work that is needed. We start by listening to the client's needs. Assessing where we can help. Our goal is to leave nursing in a better place than we found it, empowering a future generation of nurses. Our process can be as in depth as your organization requires, start by reaching out.
Working with Nurse Training Strategies
Needs Assessment
A nursing orientation needs assessment is a crucial first step in designing an effective onboarding program for new nurses. During the needs assessment, key stakeholders such as nursing managers, educators, and even current nurses are engaged to provide insights.
Once the assessment is complete, the gathered data is used to tailor the:
- Recommendations for a comprehensive orientation program
- Specialized Content (Preceptor Training, Simulation, etc.)
- Presentation Content
- Orientation Tracking (measure individual progress and track program effectiveness)
A nursing orientation needs assessment is the foundation for a well-informed, targeted, and successful orientation program. It sets the stage for new nurses to excel in their roles and contribute to quality patient care.
