What works: Physician and nurse rounding improves patient satisfaction
In 2013, a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) included the concept of value-based purchasing, a payment method…
Professional Development
Creating high-performance interprofessional teams
Kate Summer, a nurse case manager on a telemetry unit, is leading an initiative to reduce the 30-day readmission rate of older patients with…
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…
Evolution or revolution? Smartphone use in nursing practice
Since smartphones were introduced in 2002, a communications revolution has taken place. We talk on our smartphones, we text on them, we take pictures…
Travel nursing, anyone?
If you’ve been working as a nurse for more than a minute, chances are you’ve heard the term travel nurse or worked with one.…
What you need to know about electronic documentation
Electronic health records (EHRs) are here to stay. Beginning January 1, 2014, all public and private healthcare providers were required to adopt and demonstrate…
The rewarding role of clinical documentation specialist
Many organizations now have clinical documentation improvement programs (CDIs) designed to help an organization accurately reflect the quality of patient care, illustrate healthcare services,…
Interdisciplinary rounds in the acute care setting: A powerful tool for student nurses
My colleague shook his head skeptically as he said, “I’m not sure the students know what nurses actually do.” The fall semester was coming…
Lead to succeed through generational differences
Chelsea enters the unit chewing gum and texting on her new smart phone. Deb stands there, waiting to get report. Minutes pass as Chelsea…
Reaping the unexpected benefits of nursing research
The nursing leadership of our ICU and Coronary Care Unit (CCU) realized that the time had come to conduct a true nursing research study.…
STOP: A strategy for dealing with difficult conversations
Monica is late for work again. June has body odor. Brian doesn’t comply with the hospital’s cell-phone policy. As a nurse manager, you know…
When good people make hard choices…*
Leah Curtin discusses the difficulty of making choices in health care and includes a challenging situation she experienced as a student.
What works: Physician and nurse rounding improves patient satisfaction
In 2013, a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) included the concept of value-based purchasing, a…
Creating high-performance interprofessional teams
Kate Summer, a nurse case manager on a telemetry unit, is leading an initiative to reduce the 30-day readmission rate of older…
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…
Evolution or revolution? Smartphone use in nursing practice
Since smartphones were introduced in 2002, a communications revolution has taken place. We talk on our smartphones, we text on them, we…
Travel nursing, anyone?
If you’ve been working as a nurse for more than a minute, chances are you’ve heard the term travel nurse or worked…
What you need to know about electronic documentation
Electronic health records (EHRs) are here to stay. Beginning January 1, 2014, all public and private healthcare providers were required to adopt…
The rewarding role of clinical documentation specialist
Many organizations now have clinical documentation improvement programs (CDIs) designed to help an organization accurately reflect the quality of patient care, illustrate…
Interdisciplinary rounds in the acute care setting: A powerful tool for student nurses
My colleague shook his head skeptically as he said, “I’m not sure the students know what nurses actually do.” The fall semester…
Lead to succeed through generational differences
Chelsea enters the unit chewing gum and texting on her new smart phone. Deb stands there, waiting to get report. Minutes pass…
Reaping the unexpected benefits of nursing research
The nursing leadership of our ICU and Coronary Care Unit (CCU) realized that the time had come to conduct a true nursing…
STOP: A strategy for dealing with difficult conversations
Monica is late for work again. June has body odor. Brian doesn’t comply with the hospital’s cell-phone policy. As a nurse manager,…
When good people make hard choices…*
Leah Curtin discusses the difficulty of making choices in health care and includes a challenging situation she experienced as a student.
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