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Essential Tools for Enhancing Patient Communication and Safety in Nursing

Daily Nurse

Ensuring accurate medication administration and that every voice is heard can improve patient outcomes. With this in mind, we highlight five essential tools: Patient Communication Boards, Red Medical Warning Dog Tags, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Medication Reconciliation Forms, and Interpreter Services.

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Geisinger Moves Towards Virtual Nursing in Post-Acute Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

"By embedding virtual nurses into these models, we can provide continuous, proactive support and reinforce care plan adherence, reducing unnecessary readmissions and improving patient satisfaction," Godino said.

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Virtual Nursing Shifts its Focus to the Patient Experience

Health Leaders | Nursing

Other factors include readmissions (a costly pain point for every health system), nurse workflows and well-being, and patient satisfaction and engagement. Stone and Plume say Sharp leadership wanted to target the patient experience in the evolution of virtual nursing, with a service that creates a care program around the patient.

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Virtual Nursing Programs Need to Balance Growth With Value

Health Leaders | Nursing

Whats been most encouraging is that, as nurses see the impact firsthand and hear positive feedback from peers, acceptance and enthusiasm grow organically. Its a journey, but one thats already showing great promise.

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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak

Health Leaders | Nursing

With what are known as tag questions It's time for you to eat lunch now, right? Sometimes, elderspeakers employ a louder volume, shorter sentences, or simple words intoned slowly. Or they may adopt an exaggerated, singsong vocal quality more suited to preschoolers, along with words like "potty" or "jammies."

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Virtual Nursing is Revolutionizing the Med Surg Unit at Emory Healthcare

Health Leaders | Nursing

"Now, we are hard-wiring bidirectional virtual nursing systems into our patient rooms, and hope to have 1,000 medical-surgical rooms hard-wired for virtual care by the end of the year." To inquire about participating in an upcoming Mastermind series or attending a HealthLeaders Exchange event, email us at exchange@healthleadersmedia.com.

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Nurse navigator program at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital looks to expand

Health Leaders | Nursing

New positions would help patient families with neurology, endocrinology and gastrointestinal needs.