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Calming the chaos: Simulated code interdisciplinary team training

September 21, 2014

As a healthcare professional, you’ve probably witnessed the chaos and confusion that ensue when a “code blue” is called for a patient in cardiac arrest. This emergency requires…

Creating high-performance interprofessional teams

November 10, 2014

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 heart failure. She knows…

Creating more than just a journal club

November 11, 2007

How to create an innovative journal club – and keep it going.

From our readers: The making of a newsletter

October 11, 2012

When I was working as an ICU nurse on the evening shift, I could tell you what was happening on my unit and with my ICU colleagues. We…

Laugh, nurse, laugh!

April 19, 2017

Victor Borge, the famous Danish comedian, pianist, and conductor once said, “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” Infusing laughter and humor into your work life is a…

Team training reduces surgical morbidity

December 11, 2011

The Veterans Health Administration Medical Team Training program, designed to improve teamwork between nurses and physicians, significantly decreased surgical morbidity according to a study in Archives of Surgery.…