MAS Medical Staffing

MARCH 21, 2023

As a new nurse or healthcare professional, you’re acutely aware that your duties extend far beyond tending to your patients’ immediate needs—and that effective patient teaching is a crucial part of your responsibilities. Research backs the importance of patient education, too. What Is Patient Education?

Education

American Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2024

The limited pool of qualified nursing staff readily available to provide safe, quality care taxes the human capital management of healthcare organizations worldwide. Stress, low self-confidence, and reduced job satisfaction frequently lead to voluntary turnover. See Turnover stats.) reduction from the alarming 8.4%

Professional Development

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

JUNE 15, 2023

Healthcare professionals are dedicated to providing the best possible care for their patients. Even the most skilled and well-intentioned professionals, however, can make career mistakes that may hinder their growth, impact their job satisfaction, or even end their medical careers.

Work-Life Balance

Relias

MAY 16, 2025

Reducing hospital readmissions is a critical area of healthcare improvement that can significantly impact both financial standing and patient outcomes. Patients unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge drive up costs, disrupt recovery, and reflect gaps in care.

Self-Care

Consult QD

MARCH 7, 2023

The Cleveland Clinic Cognitive Battery (C3B) — consisting of self-administered digital modules of visual memory and processing speed tests — effectively discriminates between healthy aging and cognitive dysfunction, reports a team of Cleveland Clinic investigators. Study 2: Evaluating reliability and practice effects.

Self-Care

Post University

JULY 5, 2023

Here are some tips you can implement to help reduce conflict within the ranks of nurses who work for your healthcare organization, so everyone can enjoy their job and deliver a high level of care to the patients in your care. This can lead to different opinions about care for patients. What Is Conflict in Nursing?

Communication

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JULY 5, 2024

It may be a fit for patients who will benefit from appointments where physical guidance from the PT is not necessary. For example, virtual sessions are a great way to educate patients. 6 The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) advocates for telehealth as an effective and viable method for delivering patient care.

Licensing

Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

Ongoing education is even better if you want to seek promotions or specialize in a niche. For example, you can enroll in a doctorate FNP program to specialize in primary care to individuals, families, and entire communities. Good communication enables you to provide better care and treatment to your patients.

Work-Life Balance

Every Nurse

MAY 13, 2023

From overseeing the care of patients to managing the staff, a charge nurse is an essential part of the healthcare team. As a result, the charge nurse can provide guidance and mentorship to the team, which leads to a higher quality of patient care and staff satisfaction.

Self-Care

Relias

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, providing essential care and support to patients and their families. These conditions can impair the quality and safety of care, increase the risk of errors and adverse events, reduce patient satisfaction, and contribute to staff turnover and absenteeism.

Mental Health

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A healthy work environment is necessary for nurses to thrive, and for patients to get the highest quality care and experience when visiting a health system. This could apply to patient care or to concerns with recruitment or competitive wages. Here’s how CNOs can create better conditions for their nurses.

Chief Nursing Officer

Nurse Deck

MAY 17, 2023

Use quantifiable data to illustrate how your work has positively influenced patient care or organizational goals. For instance, you could cite the number of patients you managed daily, the percentage by which you reduced medication errors, or the number of staff members you trained or led.

Resume

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A healthy work environment is necessary for nurses to thrive, and for patients to get the highest quality care and experience when visiting a health system. This could apply to patient care or to concerns with recruitment or competitive wages. Here’s how CNOs can create better conditions for their nurses.

Chief Nursing Officer

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

OCTOBER 20, 2023

An Understanding of Human Behavior and Mental Health Psychology majors are educated to analyze human behavior and mental health. Focus on Holistic Care Occupational therapy embraces a holistic approach to healthcare, considering physical, psychological and social well-being. Ready to learn more?

Mental Health

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

What is an occupational therapy degree, and what are the educational options for future OTs? The difference between MOT and OTD degrees is largely self-explanatory: the OTD is a more advanced degree. 9 While requirements vary by state, OTs are generally required to continue their education to maintain their license.

Leadership

Diversity Nursing

JUNE 22, 2023

Nurses are often in vulnerable positions, working long hours, and caring for patients who may be in distress. Furthermore, sexual harassment can create a hostile work environment resulting in low morale, increased turnover rates, and decreased patient satisfaction. Nursing, unfortunately, is not immune to this problem.

Patient Satisfaction

American Nurse

DECEMBER 5, 2023

LM addresses the root causes of disease with the clinical outcome goal of health restoration, according to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), the organization that educates, equips, and supports the certification of nurses, physicians, and other clinicians in the specialty.

Education

Celayix

JANUARY 17, 2024

These include long hours, pressure, quick decision-making, and the strain of caring for patients who may have poor outcomes. Nurse burnout not only impacts nurses but of course impacts the patients that they are caring for. It’s also important to educate your nurses to recognize the early signs of burnout for themselves.

Nursing Burnout

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What is care coordination? Coordination of care is the process of organizing and integrating health care services for patients across care settings and providers. It is especially important for patients with complex or chronic conditions, multiple comorbidities, or transitions of care.

Care coordination

Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To some, wound care nursing may evoke discomfort. Currently, there are 8,627 nurses certified in wound care through the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB). Whether treating diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injuries, and everything in between, wound care holds an important place in nursing.

Self-Care

Post University

APRIL 15, 2024

Today’s nurses do it all: offer clinical care, maintain sanitary environments, and provide comfort for patients as they face distressing circumstances. Not just anybody is up to the task, but nurses dedicate themselves to honing their skills so they can provide the high standard of care that their patients deserve.

Communication

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Findings of the literature review recommended that nurse practice include pretreatment of IV sites as a marker of high-quality IV therapy nursing care. A compelling number of recommendations were to educate registered nurses so as to change their traditional IV practices. In a study by Yousafzai et al., 2014; and, Santana, 2015).

Nursing Administration

American Nurse

MARCH 2, 2023

Establish a culture of patient safety. Takeaways: The number of patients seen in urgent care clinics can present unique medication administration challenges. They endanger patients, can lead to costly litigation, and may damage the reputations of providers, nurses, and organizations. See Quality of care model.)

Self-Care

American Nurse

MARCH 3, 2023

Uncovering nurses’ experiences During the pandemic, Robinson and colleagues conducted interviews with 19 frontline nurses working in intensive care and COVID-19 medical units of three tertiary hospitals in the upper Midwest. It was in this context that nurses worked countless hours at the bedside to care for patients with COVID-19.

Military