Meaningful use is a workforce issue
As you’re probably aware, meaningful use refers to use of electronic health record (EHR) technology to improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care.…
Editorial
Why is nursing’s voice absent from population health management strategy?
Recently, I heard a group of nursing leaders discuss the progress they’d made in developing their future nursing strategy. They represented several hospitals and…
Beyond the tip of the iceberg
For decades, nurses have been attempting to demonstrate their value in promoting high-quality, patient-centered care in terms everyone understands. Florence Nightingale even tried to…
Critical Caring
The importance of nursing to patient well-being is a time honored concept, but often difficult to measure. If it were so easy to quantify,…
The pressure is on
Pressure ulcers are painful, life-threatening, and expensive —with medical costs of up to $11 billion annually in the United States. Medicare and private insurers…
Falling forward: Why is it so hard?
Yes, I’m talking about falls here! Why is it so hard to take what we KNOW, and make it what we DO? We…
Enough already! Let’s start using ANA’s CAUTI tool—now
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being bombarded with data, tools, and promotions claiming these things will help me become…
Future forward: I am data
It’s always exciting to see nursing and nursing practice on the national stage at events like the ANA 2015 Quality Conference earlier this month.…
Something’s gotta give to avoid an impending RN crisis
Always energizing and informative, the annual ANCC National Magnet Conference® never disappoints. The most recent one, held in Dallas last October, was no exception.…
Better together: What the Ebola crisis is teaching us
Infectious diseases are responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other single cause. In Dallas on September 30, the first case of Ebola was…
Connecting leadership at the bedside to improvement
Now more than ever, the U.S. healthcare industry realizes that public scrutiny, payer analysis, and heightened government oversight are shining a laser-beam focus on…
The elusive cure
Supporting breast cancer research and screening can help us get another step closer to curing this disease.
Meaningful use is a workforce issue
As you’re probably aware, meaningful use refers to use of electronic health record (EHR) technology to improve the quality and effectiveness of…
Why is nursing’s voice absent from population health management strategy?
Recently, I heard a group of nursing leaders discuss the progress they’d made in developing their future nursing strategy. They represented several…
Beyond the tip of the iceberg
For decades, nurses have been attempting to demonstrate their value in promoting high-quality, patient-centered care in terms everyone understands. Florence Nightingale even…
Critical Caring
The importance of nursing to patient well-being is a time honored concept, but often difficult to measure. If it were so easy…
The pressure is on
Pressure ulcers are painful, life-threatening, and expensive —with medical costs of up to $11 billion annually in the United States. Medicare and…
Falling forward: Why is it so hard?
Yes, I’m talking about falls here! Why is it so hard to take what we KNOW, and make it what we…
Enough already! Let’s start using ANA’s CAUTI tool—now
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being bombarded with data, tools, and promotions claiming these things will help…
Future forward: I am data
It’s always exciting to see nursing and nursing practice on the national stage at events like the ANA 2015 Quality Conference earlier…
Something’s gotta give to avoid an impending RN crisis
Always energizing and informative, the annual ANCC National Magnet Conference® never disappoints. The most recent one, held in Dallas last October, was…
Better together: What the Ebola crisis is teaching us
Infectious diseases are responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other single cause. In Dallas on September 30, the first case of…
Connecting leadership at the bedside to improvement
Now more than ever, the U.S. healthcare industry realizes that public scrutiny, payer analysis, and heightened government oversight are shining a laser-beam…
The elusive cure
Supporting breast cancer research and screening can help us get another step closer to curing this disease.