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8 steps for making effective nurse-patient assignments
Successful assignments require attention to the needs of both nurses and patients. Takeaways: Making nurse-patient assignments is challenging but rewarding. Nurse-patient assignments are created based on knowledge and…
A dynamic strategic plan for changing times
ANA Enterprise prioritizes advancement of nursing and professional success of nurses Healthcare and the practice and profession of nursing have changed rapidly in the almost 3 years since…
Appropriate staffing = safe, quality care
ANA, nurses work on range of efforts to address this nursing priority. This content is for Digital Access and Print Plus subscribers only. Get Digital Access for just…
Are nurses and doctors being exploited?
By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today Nurses and doctors almost always do the right thing when they’re asked to go above and beyond, even when it…
AWHONN releases new staffing guidelines
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recently announced that it has published new perinatal nurse staffing guidelines to reflect the demands of providing care…
Centralized vs decentralized staffing: Two case studies
Strive for balance to achieve improved outcomes. Takeaways: Nurse staffing is influenced by an organization’s structure and culture. Centralized staffing manages staffing through a central office. Decentralized staffing…
Gen Y to Take Over. Prepare
In a previous blog post, we wrote about nurse managers being caught in the middle of a tug-of-war, trying to balance competing priorities: the need to improve care quality…
Gig nursing
Has the future of part-time work shifted? The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed the healthcare workplace. Stress, burnout, and lack of work–life balance and flexible work hours contributed to…
Headlines from the Hill
The RN Safe Staffing Act and what it means for you
Issues up close
Foundational documents underscore shared responsibility for staffing
Let’s really celebrate nursing by making a difference together
It’s the time of year when nurses start to reflect on the birth of the founding mother of our profession, Florence Nightingale. At hospitals and workplaces across the…
Moving up millennials to leadership roles
Christina, a 29-year-old RN, BSN, recently obtained her MSN in clinical management. She has worked 3 years as a staff nurse and wants to move into a leadership…
NEJM study finds low RN staffing increases mortality
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, RN staffing that falls below targeted levels was associated with increased mortality. Read more at http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1001025.
Nurse leader talks about respectful, healthy work environments
Find an opportunity to address workplace civility. Ric Cuming,EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is senior vice president and chief nurse executive at the twice Magnet®-recognized Christiana Care Health System…
Nurse staffing and patient experience outcomes: A close connection
As healthcare providers set and refine their strategies for staying competitive in a value-based delivery and payment system, a sharper understanding of the interplay between inputs and outputs becomes…
Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues
As nursing shortages around the United States continue to grow, including in emergency departments (EDs), hospital systems seek innovative solutions. Some systems have resorted to paying high salaries…
Patient assignment vs. nurse staffing: More than just numbers
For more than 15 years, I’ve been advocating for healthcare leaders to replace the term “opinion-based” with “evidence-based.” Too often, I’ve heard, “In my opinion, we should do the following.” Whether the speaker…
Patient-centered staffing as the path forward
Nurse leaders say staffing status quo is unsustainable. Frontline nurses and healthcare leaders know the impact staffing and scheduling have on clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, staff engagement, and…
Safe Staffing: Evidence demonstrated daily
The chief programs officer explains ANA’s position on safe staffing.
Seeking staffing solutions
This update explains the state of legislated staffing solutions – state by state.
Spotlight on nurse staffing, autonomy, and control over practice
This article kicks off our series that examines the distinguishing traits of Magnet hospitals and discusses strategies that can make healthcare facilities more “magnetic.”
Surgical site infections and nurse staffing
The risk of surgical site infections after elective total hip arthroplasty is lower in hospitals where nurses assess staffing as adequate, according to a report in the International…
Take Note – Sept/Oct 2009
Patients lose when nurse staffing is insufficient Heavy workloads and insufficient staffing affect patient care, according to about 2,000 nurses surveyed worldwide by the International Council of Nurses…
Transparency and accountability in nurse staffing
Organizational transparency and accountability have come to represent efforts to measure and hold providers responsible for their actions through accessible and often comparative channels. Along with performance- based payment programs,…
Viewpoint: Putting money at the bedside
Teamwork has proven to be effective in creating strategies to improve patient outcomes. The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), clinical professionals, healthcare providers, hospital associations,…
What every nurse should know about staffing
Learn how understanding your organization’s staffing process can help you influence staffing levels on your unit.
Why laws can’t guarantee safe staffing levels
Is the complexity of nurse staffing compatible with the blunt force of a law? FEW can doubt that nursing administration knows a great deal more about safe staffing…
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