Hours per patient day: Understanding this key measure of productivityTracking HPPD helps to ensure each of the units in a hospital are meeting financial targets in order to remain financially healthy. Administrators, charge…
Leading through failureI have served as a nurse corps officer in the United States Air Force for 27 years. One of my most useful leadership lessons…
Ten tips for transitioning from home care nurse to nurse managerSarah made the transition from inpatient hospital nurse to home care (HC) nurse 6 years ago. She enjoys her practice and likes helping the…
Boosting your influenceJessie was excited to be appointed as chair of the professional practice council in her hospital. She envisioned being able to quickly engage staff…
The importance of explaining whyNadia Rodriquez is a leader on a hospital steering committee that has been working on introducing new practice standards for its obstetric units. The…
Viewpoint: Putting money at the bedsideTeamwork has proven to be effective in creating strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), clinical professionals,…
Releasing our attachments to the pastJake, a critical care nursing director, works for a large healthcare system that has invested heavily in testing the use of robots to support…
Enhance your self-awareness to be an authentic leaderIn 2013 alone, U.S. organizations spent more than $15 billion on leadership development activities. Although much of these expenses focus on external programming, including…
How big data can improve health careHeather seems agitated as she describes the upcoming conference session to colleagues. “It’s about big data. You know—so much data that a regular computer…
Day in the Life: Live tweets as a professional toolNurses around the world can connect and communicate with each other in more ways than ever before by using social media. Social media is…
The importance of executive presencePaula is excited when her health system announces the position of chief nursing informatics officer. With her strong informatics background and years of leadership…
Leading the journey: Engaging staff in process improvement through visual managementThe pressure is always on in busy clinical settings to improve efficiency, capacity, and patient flow. Strategic process improvement that engages the entire staff…
Hours per patient day: Understanding this key measure of productivityTracking HPPD helps to ensure each of the units in a hospital are meeting financial targets in order to remain financially healthy.…
Leading through failureI have served as a nurse corps officer in the United States Air Force for 27 years. One of my most useful…
Ten tips for transitioning from home care nurse to nurse managerSarah made the transition from inpatient hospital nurse to home care (HC) nurse 6 years ago. She enjoys her practice and likes…
Boosting your influenceJessie was excited to be appointed as chair of the professional practice council in her hospital. She envisioned being able to quickly…
The importance of explaining whyNadia Rodriquez is a leader on a hospital steering committee that has been working on introducing new practice standards for its obstetric…
Viewpoint: Putting money at the bedsideTeamwork has proven to be effective in creating strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS),…
Releasing our attachments to the pastJake, a critical care nursing director, works for a large healthcare system that has invested heavily in testing the use of robots…
Enhance your self-awareness to be an authentic leaderIn 2013 alone, U.S. organizations spent more than $15 billion on leadership development activities. Although much of these expenses focus on external…
How big data can improve health careHeather seems agitated as she describes the upcoming conference session to colleagues. “It’s about big data. You know—so much data that a…
Day in the Life: Live tweets as a professional toolNurses around the world can connect and communicate with each other in more ways than ever before by using social media. Social…
The importance of executive presencePaula is excited when her health system announces the position of chief nursing informatics officer. With her strong informatics background and years…
Leading the journey: Engaging staff in process improvement through visual managementThe pressure is always on in busy clinical settings to improve efficiency, capacity, and patient flow. Strategic process improvement that engages the…
