When cost-cutting ‘rules’ cost patientsThom Newsom, MSN, RN,* was not given to hyperbole, but in all honesty, this situation was crazy. His next-door neighbor, Mary Bremant, a 63-year-old…
Viewpoint: Treating transgender patients with respectAs nurses, we are the healthcare professionals who have the closest contact with our patients, and we often find ourselves acting as the patient’s…
Improving HCAHPS scores the old fashioned wayHospitals seeking to raise their HCAHPS score should focus on old-fashioned values—courtesy, kindness,respect, discipline, and commitment.
Key concepts in patient-centered careRespect, communication, and comfort are essential to ensuring that care focuses on the patient first.
What Works: All in the family — How a family advisory council promotes family-centered care in the NICUThe author describes how the council works and its benefits for patients and families.
Differentiating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvementAll nurses should know and understand the differences among these three concepts.
Managing our fears to improve patient safetyLeaders must develop a structured process for team learning and communication.
Advocacy: A modest proposalNurses are with patients during some of the most important moments in their lives.
Problems with PrivacyLeah Curtin discusses how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been misinterpreted to the detriment of patients.
Viewpoint: Disrupting and disrupted—nursing’s response to the inevitableDisruption provides opportunity for nurses.
On the CUSP: How to implement a comprehensive unit-based safety programThis five-step program empowers staff to change unit culture and improve patient safety.
When cost-cutting ‘rules’ cost patientsThom Newsom, MSN, RN,* was not given to hyperbole, but in all honesty, this situation was crazy. His next-door neighbor, Mary Bremant,…
Viewpoint: Treating transgender patients with respectAs nurses, we are the healthcare professionals who have the closest contact with our patients, and we often find ourselves acting as…
Improving HCAHPS scores the old fashioned wayHospitals seeking to raise their HCAHPS score should focus on old-fashioned values—courtesy, kindness,respect, discipline, and commitment.
Key concepts in patient-centered careRespect, communication, and comfort are essential to ensuring that care focuses on the patient first.
What Works: All in the family — How a family advisory council promotes family-centered care in the NICUThe author describes how the council works and its benefits for patients and families.
Differentiating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvementAll nurses should know and understand the differences among these three concepts.
Managing our fears to improve patient safetyLeaders must develop a structured process for team learning and communication.
Advocacy: A modest proposalNurses are with patients during some of the most important moments in their lives.
Problems with PrivacyLeah Curtin discusses how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been misinterpreted to the detriment of patients.
Viewpoint: Disrupting and disrupted—nursing’s response to the inevitableDisruption provides opportunity for nurses.
On the CUSP: How to implement a comprehensive unit-based safety programThis five-step program empowers staff to change unit culture and improve patient safety.
What Works: All in the family — How a family advisory council promotes family-centered care in the NICUBy:
Differentiating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvementBy: Brian T. Conner, PhD, RN, CNE