Balancing Technology and Quality Patient Care
Nurses are usually on the front-line of the healthcare delivery team. Their desire to care for others is often what leads many to pursue the nursing profession. As a trusted source of information, many patients rely upon their nurse to provide comfort and compassionate care during a vulnerable time. Although the provision of compassionate care, […]
One Way to Stop Nurse Overtime from Wrecking Your Budget
When a nurse calls off sick on your unit, how do you choose someone else to cover for her? For many nurse managers, the answer is like the old “Dialing for Dollars” TV show: she picks up the phone and begins calling each available nurse in sequence until – ding! ding! ding! – she finds […]
Use Nurse Scheduling Software to Foster Teamwork
We all know patient care is a team sport. When a person is hospitalized, an entire organization works together to help restore that individual to health. Doctors and nurses may be the most recognizable people on the healthcare team, but patient care also involves techs, unit secretaries, nurse managers and many other folks. When these […]
What’s Your Disaster Preparedness Plan?
We may not all have to cope with volcanic eruptions the way Hawaii recently has, but natural disasters, infectious disease epidemics, workplace violence, mass-casualty events like transportation accidents and other emergency scenarios can occur at any time. These types of incidents affect healthcare facilities and systems in several different ways. On the one hand, your hospital […]
Does Your CNO Succession Plan Address these Key Questions?
High rates of turnover in the healthcare C-suite have been documented for years. In 2017, hospital CEO turnover reached 18 percent, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives, and nurse officers also come and go with frequency. Many of today’s CNOs belong to the Baby Boomer generation, and those leaders, who began retiring in […]
Nurse Leadership in the Lean Healthcare Model
Ask any bedside nurse a question like, “Why does it take so long to…,” and she usually can give you an immediate answer. Working on the front lines allows nurses to identify inefficiencies like “why does it take so long to turn over the operating room between cases” or “why are we nurses constantly under-scheduled […]
Fostering a Culture of Nurse Leadership
The AONE conference kicks off next month with the theme “Inspiring Leaders.” And while it may seem obvious that cultivating nurse leadership benefits the profession, it may be less clear how fostering a culture of nurse leadership benefits your organization. Why support and encourage nurses who aspire to leadership positions? And how can you facilitate […]
2017-2018 Flu Breakdown
The days are getting cooler, and the 2017-2018 flu season is just getting started. Unfortunately, the upcoming holiday season occurs simultaneously with influenza season. The flu season usually means an influx of patients in doctor’s offices, urgent care centers, and hospitals. It’s important for nurses to stay up-to-date on the flu’s prevention, etiology, and treatment […]
How 2018 HR Trends Will Affect Nursing
Every year, business experts come together to predict business trends and prepare their organizations for success despite changes in their industry and world. As 2018 approaches, nurses and healthcare leaders alike must consider how new trends in human resources may impact the nursing industry. Here, key trends and projected impacts are highlighted. #1 – Employees […]
How to Stop Infighting and Nurse Bullying
While nurses are superheroes to their patients, behind the scenes, they are normal people. And like all normal people, they are prone to disagreements, fighting, and even bullying. In a survey of 4,000 nurses, 18 percent of them said that they were verbally abused by a fellow nurse. Unfortunately, this type of bickering is extremely detrimental to […]
