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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

I’ve recently had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time as a patient, and from my perspective, the patient experience is often sadly lacking. It’s never fun to be a patient, and being left in the timeless dark — hungry, bored, thirsty, and without information — can be an awful moment in time.

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

For example, according to the NSO and CNA Nurse Practitioner Claim Report: 5th Edition , which analyzed professional liability claims data, the average total incurred of NP professional liability claims in the 2022 report dataset was $332,137, which was more than a 10.5% to 35.3% (CNA & NSO, 2022). to 35.3% (CNA & NSO, 2022).

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Engage with patients eye to eye

American Nurse

Take a bundled approach to improve the patient experience. Takeaways: The bundle approach to implementing the commit-to-sit initiative positively impacts patient experience scores. For example, Commit to Sit, an evidence-based initiative, serves as a powerful communication tool for improving patient satisfaction.

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What Is an MSN Degree? (And Why It Matters)

Post University

As a result, there is a considerable strain on the nursing workforce, as nurses are often on the front lines when it comes to managing the needs of patients and communicating with caregivers. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing , about 17% of the nursing workforce held master’s degrees in 2022.

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Virtual Nursing's Future? One Platform, Many Uses

Health Leaders | Nursing

Houston Methodist , which launched its virtual nursing program in 2022, is now using the platform to facilitate more than 500 admits and discharges a day across eight acute care campuses, says Steve Klahn , the health system's clinical director for virtual medicine.

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Virtual Nursing’s Future? One Platform, Many Uses

Health Leaders | Nursing

Houston Methodist , which launched its virtual nursing program in 2022, is now using the platform to facilitate more than 500 admits and discharges a day across eight acute care campuses, says Steve Klahn , the health systems clinical director for virtual medicine.

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Hospitals Reduce Infection Rates Post-Pandemic

American Nurse

The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit patient-safety organization, said the data it collected from Oct. The national average hospital rate for all three infections peaked in Leapfrog’s fall 2022 report, which encompassed Oct. 2021 through Dec. 2020 to Dec.