Documentation: You’ve got a lot to lose
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, fraud is “the intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person with the knowledge that…
Practice Matters
Using simulation-enhanced education and nurse-to-nurse mentoring
Every day, on every shift, rural nurses experience geographic and professional isolation. Confined by geography, staff in rural hospitals practice as generalists by necessity,…
When to refer patients for hospice care
What happens to patients once they reach the maximum benefit of traditional curative treatment? For many, hospice should be considered. A point on the…
A nurse’s guide to food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens
More than 48 million people in the United States live in poverty. According to Feeding America, food insecurity affects 49 million Americans; most of…
When cost-cutting ‘rules’ cost patients
Thom 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 respect
As 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 way
Hospitals seeking to raise their HCAHPS score should focus on old-fashioned values—courtesy, kindness,respect, discipline, and commitment.
Key concepts in patient-centered care
Respect, 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 NICU
The author describes how the council works and its benefits for patients and families.
Differentiating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement
All nurses should know and understand the differences among these three concepts.
Managing our fears to improve patient safety
Leaders must develop a structured process for team learning and communication.
Documentation: You’ve got a lot to lose
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, fraud is “the intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person with the…
Using simulation-enhanced education and nurse-to-nurse mentoring
Every day, on every shift, rural nurses experience geographic and professional isolation. Confined by geography, staff in rural hospitals practice as generalists…
When to refer patients for hospice care
What happens to patients once they reach the maximum benefit of traditional curative treatment? For many, hospice should be considered. A point…
A nurse’s guide to food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens
More than 48 million people in the United States live in poverty. According to Feeding America, food insecurity affects 49 million Americans;…
When cost-cutting ‘rules’ cost patients
Thom 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 respect
As 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 way
Hospitals seeking to raise their HCAHPS score should focus on old-fashioned values—courtesy, kindness,respect, discipline, and commitment.
Key concepts in patient-centered care
Respect, 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 NICU
The author describes how the council works and its benefits for patients and families.
Differentiating research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement
All nurses should know and understand the differences among these three concepts.
Managing our fears to improve patient safety
Leaders must develop a structured process for team learning and communication.
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