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PR, P4R, P4P, VBP. Connecting the dots—with all of the "P's"
Choices, choices, choices. It is so easy to be confused about which is the best product or service. That’s why I am a big fan of Consumer Reports. You see, writers evaluate and report publicly t...
Teaming up to improve the quality of surgical care
Pay based on performance is coming to health care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is developing and implementing pay-for-performance initiatives to increase the quality of care for its...
From our readers: ABC’s of evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice (EBP) combines science, the nurse’s expertise in the art of nursing, and patient considerations to create a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. Barriers inhibiting...
Nursing's ethical commitment to effective patient communication
As a nurse, you understand the need for effective patient communication. To provide ethical, high-quality care, you must be aware of and respond appropriately to your patient’s cultural beliefs,...
Banner Simulation Medical Center: Using simulation to set up new nurses for success
Today, many nursing students graduate from educational programs without the clinical skills and judgment they need to handle a typical hospital caseload. At the same time, the number of new graduate n...
Mission: Achieve continual readiness for Joint Commission surveys
It’s 8:30 A.M. Monday, and the hospital is bustling. The operating room has a heavy schedule. Six emergency-department patients have been admitted and await open beds. All of a sudden, you hear “Code ...
Waltzing through the behavioral job interview
Over the course of your career, you’re likely to encounter various interview styles and formats. Employment-related interviews occur in an array of settings—job-seeking situations, coaching sessions, ...
Improving the care of stroke patients
Each year, about 700,000 new or recurrent strokes occur in the United States, killing about 150,000 people. This averages out to one stroke every 45 seconds and one stroke death every 3 to 4 minutes....
Quantifying the benefits of staff participation in shared governance
Structures, in the form of councils and committees, provide forums where nurses participate and engage in work.
Processes are the bylaws and policies that define
how the work and decisions will be...
Travel nursing: Is it right for you?
A number of readers have written us with questions about travel nursing. For answers to these questions, we turned to an expert in the field—Dr. Franklin Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN. What are the mai...
Shiftwork sleep disorder: Raising awareness for yourself and your patients
More than 22 million Americans meet the criteria for shiftworker.
Among them are nurses, whose work schedules revolve around
the 24/7 needs of patient care. Nurses may be required to work
several ...
Issues up close
There are a multitude of tools available to nurses that capture, analyze, and determine nurse staffing, whether to create a staffing plan or evaluate its effectiveness. Within that multitude, ANA’s Pr...
How to motivate your staff
“Ugghh, I don’t want to,” Melissa whines. “Do I have to? Right now? Can’t it wait?”
“Sure, I can help,” says Carrie. “What would you like me to do? When do you need me to do it?”
What motivates some...
Understanding core measures for heart-failure treatment
Heart failure (HF) occurs when the heart can’t pump enough oxygenated blood to perfuse body organs. This condition is the primary cause of more than 55,000 deaths each year in the United States. The m...
Move up to the role of nurse manager
NURSE MANAGERS at all levels work together to address emerging trends, adopt innovative ideas, and work toward the shared goals of quality, efficiency, and excellence in practice. They guide and lead ...
Shiftwork Sleep Disorder: The Role of the Nurse
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Do you work the night shift or rotating shifts? Do some of your patients struggle with sleep problems? If so, access our on-demand webinar on shiftwork sleep disorder (SWSD). More...
Uncover your inner nurse athlete
What would you do if you had more energy? Would you invest some of it toward promoting your own health? Spend more time connecting with loved ones? Pursue life goals you haven’t had the time for?
Wi...
Nursing quality: Strength in numbers
All of us want to be the best of the best. But how do we know if we’re providing the best-quality care? By measuring our baseline performance and arming ourselves with information about other similar ...
Brought to you by NDNQI: Data that do good
There is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.—H. L. Mencken
Most people consider data important, maybe even very important—but boring. This may be so. But data g...
Carotid artery stents: Opening the way to safer stroke prevention
Every 45 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. About 80% are ischemic strokes, which result from carotid stenosis caused by thrombi and emboli. The most common location is the bifurc...
Does your workplace culture need CPR?
You’d never start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before assessing the patient’s airway—right? Similarly, if you suspect your workplace culture needs to be resuscitated, you must...
From our readers: Using theater improvisational games to enhance interpersonal skills in nurses
Nursing requires an effective set of interpersonal skills. A key to meeting this expectation is the ability to develop effective interpersonal communication. This is best accomplished by being able to...
ANA awards five hospitals for outstanding nursing quality
The American Nurses Association (ANA) honored five hospitals Jan. 27 for achieving outstanding nursing quality, based on the nursing performance measures they collect and report to ANA’s National Data...
Nurse Researcher: A career, not just a job
For me, nursing has never been a "punch-the-time-clock" job; it’s a profession. Early on, I decided to always keep my career interesting. There are many ways to do this; I did it by choosing a c...
Role of the staff nurse in undergraduate nursing education
The staff nurse plays an integral role in clinical nursing education, helping to prepare undergraduate nursing students for professional practice. A positive and enriched learning environment can infl...