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The Exec: Nurse Satisfaction is Rising, Patient Calls are Falling with UnityPoint Health's New Care Model

Health Leaders | Nursing

When UnityPoint Health began exploring new inpatient care delivery models, D’Andre Carpenter, DNP, RN , chief nursing officer, wanted to go beyond the concept of team-based care to position nurses and other clinicians to practice at the top of their license. Carpenter: The ability to practice at top of license.

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Team Up to Tackle Care Redesign

Health Leaders | Nursing

Teaming a nurse with an LPN/CNA, she says, enables the nurse to work at the top of his or her license. The virtual nurse, meanwhile, sits in the background, offering support when needed, answering calls from patients, and keeping watch over several rooms.

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The Exec: Nurse Navigators Guide Cancer Patients Through Their Entire Care Journey

Health Leaders | Nursing

How could we take best practice wherever we can find it and create something that our patients will benefit from, as well as our providers? Our coordinators who support the navigators are the ones making the appointments and authorizations, which allows our navigators and nurses to practice to the top of their license.