American Nurse
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
DOCUMENTING CARE is a basic nursing responsibility, but it’s one that nurses often struggle with because of time constraints and challenges associated with electronic health records (EHRs), such as poor user interfaces that leave nurses unclear as to where to document findings. The NSO/CNA Nurse Liability Claim Report (4th Ed.)
Relias
MARCH 17, 2023
Improve staff communication. Perhaps not surprisingly, they share a common element — they all depend on good communication practices at the organizational, team, and individual levels. Whether communicating with care team members or directly with patients, using two ways to confirm a patient’s identity must be embedded in your process.
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The Nursing Site
JANUARY 31, 2023
Perfection can be paralyzing and it promotes procrastination. These are: Right Task Right Circumstance Right Person Right Supervision Right Direction and Communication The Right Task Patient care and safety always come first. Then check that they documented the care they gave and the outcomes. Document this.
Diversity Nursing
MARCH 8, 2024
Great Nurses bring their best qualities into the profession to enhance the healthcare team and promote positive patient outcomes. High-Quality Communication Skills: A great Nurse must be proficient in effective communication. When small details go overlooked, medication, communication, and documentation errors can occur.
Diversity Nursing
JULY 19, 2023
EHRs have streamlined documentation for Nurses to document patient information which, as a result, reduces the need for physical storage space, eliminates handwriting legibility issues, and provides a structured documentation format.
Daily Nurse
JANUARY 2, 2024
Disorganization and lack of communication ultimately trickle down to patients. Along with their daily schedules, consider writing down each employee’s responsibilities in a shared document that everyone can access and reference. Nursing teams need multiple modes of communication to ensure they are organized and on the same page.
Health Leaders | Nursing
MAY 6, 2024
"It's really important for executive nursing leaders to think about what [our workflows are] and what [our processes are], and how [we can] improve efficiency," Prunty said, "so that we are maximizing the time that we have with our patientsand making sure that we're promoting a healthy work environment."
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