The KHCA Director of Nursing Boot Camp program is designed to support nursing professionals in Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities who are preparing for or serving in leadership roles. Whether you are a newly appointed Director of Nursing, an RN with potential to serve in the DON role, or a current DON that is looking for a refresher. The KHCA DON Boot Camp provides the knowledge, tools, and strategies to succeed.

Each year, the curriculum is carefully refined based on participant feedback, ensuring content is timely, practical, and tailored to the real-world challenges of nurse leaders in skilled care settings. Space is limited—register early to secure your seat at this highly regarded program.

Topics of disucssion over the three days include:

• The role of the DON
• The Relationship between the medical record, the MDS and the Quality Measures
• IQies & the IQies System
• SNF Validation and PBJ
• The DON’s role in overseeing the RAI process
• Understanding the Critical Element Pathways
• DON’s role in the QAPI Process
• Comparisons of different payment models that effect the nursing department
• Balancing Care and Costs
• DON’s role in Restorative Care
• Listening for Leaders
• Roundtable disucssions with new and experienced DON’s
• CMS regulatory documents and resources
• Federal and State Survey Process
• IDR Process
• The DON’s Responsiblity during annual survey
• Building a Culture of Quality

New! Registration for KHCA/KCAL education events now requires both members and non-members to log in to their individual My Portal account. If you haven’t created your login yet, please do so before registering. Click here for step-by-step instructions.

Continuing Education Hours:

Nurses: The Kansas Health Care Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 19.5 contact hours applicable for RN and LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number: LT0030-0338.

Administrators:  This course is approved for 19.5 continuing education credit hours for adult care home Administrators who attend the entire course. Approval by KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing approved sponsorship number LTS-A0001.

Operators:  This course is approved for 19.5 continuing education credit hours for adult care home Operators who attend the entire course. Operators will be granted 19.5 hours in the core area of Administration and by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing approved sponsorship number LTS-A0001.

Social Workers: The Kansas Health Care Association is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Board. This offering is approved for 19.5 continuing education hours. Approval KSBSB 17-006