A kinder, gentler workplace, part 3: The generation gap
“We shall a new rule of life make: a little kinder than is necessary be.” Yoda-speak for a famous quote from Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie…
Practice Matters
A kinder, gentler workplace, part 2: Impatience
When I was a nursing student making rounds with a surgeon, he decided to remove a patient’s stitches. I hurried to the treatment room for a sterile…
Preoperative education for patients undergoing total laryngectomy
Patients undergoing a total laryngectomy can expect to experience significant lifestyle changes after surgery. Preoperative education is essential in helping them cope with these…
The seasons of life, change, and grief
Just as the seasons of the year change from fall to winter to spring and finally to summer as we journey through life, we…
Dumped: When nursing homes abandon patients to the hospital
Margie is an 86-year-old nursing home resident who has developed a bladder infection. As is the case with many elderly women, she also is…
Risk-adjusted mortality rates: Why you should care about them
Have you ever heard of risk-adjusted mortality? Maybe you’re thinking, “No! It sounds like something only a healthcare administrator or researcher would be interested in.” Actually, every healthcare…
Suicide, physician-assisted suicide and mercy killing: Similarities, differences, cautions, and precautions
“I fear the power of life and death at human hands. I know no one, not myself nor any other, whom I would trust…
Transforming nursing practice: The patient-centered medical home
Primary care faces many challenges. Healthcare reform has and will continue to have a direct impact on primary care practices across the nation, with…
Physician and nurse engagement: From concept to collaboration
In today’s complex healthcare environment, it’s crucial for all members of the healthcare team to work together in a collaborative, collegial manner in an…
Implementation science: A framework for integrating evidence-based practice
Implementation science is the study of methods that promote integration of research findings and evidence into healthcare policy and practice. It addresses the challenge of moving health research…
A kinder, gentler workplace
According to an analysis in the May 2016 issue of BMJ, medical errors in U.S. healthcare facilities are incredibly common and are now the third leading cause…
Quality: A moral primer
Research reports that one in three deaths in the United States is due to medical error, much of which is due to sloppy, hasty,…
A kinder, gentler workplace, part 3: The generation gap
“We shall a new rule of life make: a little kinder than is necessary be.” Yoda-speak for a famous quote from Peter Pan creator…
A kinder, gentler workplace, part 2: Impatience
When I was a nursing student making rounds with a surgeon, he decided to remove a patient’s stitches. I hurried to the treatment room for…
Preoperative education for patients undergoing total laryngectomy
Patients undergoing a total laryngectomy can expect to experience significant lifestyle changes after surgery. Preoperative education is essential in helping them cope…
The seasons of life, change, and grief
Just as the seasons of the year change from fall to winter to spring and finally to summer as we journey through…
Dumped: When nursing homes abandon patients to the hospital
Margie is an 86-year-old nursing home resident who has developed a bladder infection. As is the case with many elderly women, she…
Risk-adjusted mortality rates: Why you should care about them
Have you ever heard of risk-adjusted mortality? Maybe you’re thinking, “No! It sounds like something only a healthcare administrator or researcher would be interested in.” Actually,…
Suicide, physician-assisted suicide and mercy killing: Similarities, differences, cautions, and precautions
“I fear the power of life and death at human hands. I know no one, not myself nor any other, whom I…
Transforming nursing practice: The patient-centered medical home
Primary care faces many challenges. Healthcare reform has and will continue to have a direct impact on primary care practices across the…
Physician and nurse engagement: From concept to collaboration
In today’s complex healthcare environment, it’s crucial for all members of the healthcare team to work together in a collaborative, collegial manner…
Implementation science: A framework for integrating evidence-based practice
Implementation science is the study of methods that promote integration of research findings and evidence into healthcare policy and practice. It addresses the challenge of moving…
A kinder, gentler workplace
According to an analysis in the May 2016 issue of BMJ, medical errors in U.S. healthcare facilities are incredibly common and are now the…
Quality: A moral primer
Research reports that one in three deaths in the United States is due to medical error, much of which is due to…
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