The Five Rs
Studies have demonstrated significant associations between higher psychological safety and objective patient safety outcomes, reinforcing the idea that the same conditions that enable learners…
Workplace Civility
Ending microaggressions
Guidance for recognition and response to subtle yet damaging harms. Microaggressions in nursing and patient care remain under-identified and under-addressed yet have ethical significance…
Assess, reflect, act
The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing (the Commission) defines allyship as “an ethical duty through intentional interventions, advocacy, and support to eliminate…
The Grinch and “grumpy staying”
Nurses and nursing leaders should address the grumpy stayers to create and maintain a healthy work environment, a proven contributor to optimal patient outcomes.…
The role of nurses in firearm safety
Theoretical debates about gun violence disappear within the realities of practice: the emergency department (ED) nurse supporting a family who’s lost a loved one…
Workplace violence policy
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed several gaps in our healthcare system, including the ongoing challenge of nurse safety and workplace violence (WPV). Organizations that tracked…
Strong voices for a healthier future
More than 350 RNs from across the country came together for the 2023 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly, the governing and official voting…
Stopping workplace violence
The public witnessed the many challenges nurses faced during the peak
of the COVID-19 pandemic, but other longstanding difficulties aren’t widely known, including workplace…
Assessing unit culture
Health systems grapple with the uneasy balance between creating excellent patient experiences and protecting the workforce. Many have started crisis prevention and intervention training,…
Preventing workplace violence
Analyze, report, and educate to ensure staff and patient safety The stress and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated violence in our…
Reducing healthcare violence using community policing-based security strategies
A ‘safe neighborhood’ program protects staff. Takeaways: Community policing-based security strategies in healthcare organizations focus on trust, training, and technology and treat each unit…
Frontline nurses and transformational leadership
A key to quality and safety In 2011, the Institute of Medicine called for nurses in all settings and levels of care to be…
The Five Rs
Studies have demonstrated significant associations between higher psychological safety and objective patient safety outcomes, reinforcing the idea that the same conditions that…
Ending microaggressions
Guidance for recognition and response to subtle yet damaging harms. Microaggressions in nursing and patient care remain under-identified and under-addressed yet have…
Assess, reflect, act
The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing (the Commission) defines allyship as “an ethical duty through intentional interventions, advocacy, and support…
The Grinch and “grumpy staying”
Nurses and nursing leaders should address the grumpy stayers to create and maintain a healthy work environment, a proven contributor to optimal…
The role of nurses in firearm safety
Theoretical debates about gun violence disappear within the realities of practice: the emergency department (ED) nurse supporting a family who’s lost a…
Workplace violence policy
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed several gaps in our healthcare system, including the ongoing challenge of nurse safety and workplace violence (WPV). Organizations…
Strong voices for a healthier future
More than 350 RNs from across the country came together for the 2023 American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly, the governing and…
Stopping workplace violence
The public witnessed the many challenges nurses faced during the peak
of the COVID-19 pandemic, but other longstanding difficulties aren’t widely known,…
Assessing unit culture
Health systems grapple with the uneasy balance between creating excellent patient experiences and protecting the workforce. Many have started crisis prevention and…
Preventing workplace violence
Analyze, report, and educate to ensure staff and patient safety The stress and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated violence…
Reducing healthcare violence using community policing-based security strategies
A ‘safe neighborhood’ program protects staff. Takeaways: Community policing-based security strategies in healthcare organizations focus on trust, training, and technology and treat…
Frontline nurses and transformational leadership
A key to quality and safety In 2011, the Institute of Medicine called for nurses in all settings and levels of care…