Nursing Articles by Topic: Leadership and Management
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, is well known for her work related to nurse-to-nurse hostility...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Those who plan to move patients into exit corridors when routine ED overcrowding occurs may want to...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Keeping many new patient safety topics and initiatives fresh in the minds of frontline caregivers...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Encouraging staff members to submit posters for presentation at local and national conferences or...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
When patients come into the hospital with an illness or health problem, staff members must do all...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
On June 31, the New York State Health Department released a report detailing the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Inside this issue: In this issue learn how a hospital quickly reduced its central line bloodstream...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 45, November 16, 2009
Every year, millions of dollars in unused medical supplies are thrown away because of strict...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 45, November 16, 2009
Some people love diagrams and charts. The concentric circles and interpretive arrows make...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 45, November 16, 2009
In one of our recent blog posts on the Leaders' Lounge, we talked about programs geared toward...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 44, November 9, 2009
Recently on my unit, I have noticed a strain between nurse-physician relationships. Are there any...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 44, November 9, 2009
In July 2009, Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH), in Midland, TX, went live with a telephone nursing...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 44, November 9, 2009
When a professional fighter allegedly went haywire in a Nevada hospital and attacked nurses, it...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 44, November 9, 2009
In one of our recent blog posts on the Leaders' Lounge, we talked about re-recruiting for...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 43, November 2, 2009
The New Jersey Hospital Association's Institute for Quality and Patient Safety (NJHA) has launched...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 43, November 2, 2009
In the wake of the country's nurse shortage, many nurses are wearing more than one hat during the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 43, November 2, 2009
In one of our recent blog posts on the Leaders' Lounge, we talked about alternative therapies and...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Managers everywhere are hearing the same song
played repeatedly, and the name of the tune is...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Imagine the situation: You have just finished interviewing
a nurse for an open position. Her...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
In 2007, as part of an annual performance improvement
review, Leisa Butler, RHIA, CPHQ...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Imagine you could interact with multiple patients, diagnose
and treat their illnesses, administer...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
In an effort to eliminate medication errors, Central
Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) in Barre has...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
For the first time in history, there are four distinct
generations in the American workplace...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Inside this issue: In this issue learn how different generations’ characteristics affect...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 42, October 26, 2009
Q: As a nurse manager, how can I get staff members to be accountable?
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 42, October 26, 2009
The nursing shortage threatening to plague the country over the next decade was recently addressed...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 42, October 26, 2009
In today's culture, many hospitals are increasing their focus on patient-centered...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 42, October 26, 2009
In one of our recent blog posts on the Leaders' Lounge, we addressed the issue of nurse...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 41, October 19, 2009
Our new feature highlights one free downloadable tool each month. Click over to our Web site...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 41, October 19, 2009
The amount of sleep a healthcare worker receives each day or night affects everyone in the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 41, October 19, 2009
The head wound patient in the emergency department's bay three just threw up and a patient...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 41, October 19, 2009
In one of our recent blog posts on the Leaders' Lounge, we posted some time management tips for...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 40, October 12, 2009
Q: What are the steps for creating a culture that drives great nurse performance?
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 40, October 12, 2009
Texas Health Resources, a large nonprofit health system primarily operating in north Texas, has...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 40, October 12, 2009
The first doses of the H1N1 vaccination have officially arrived in the United States and a nurse...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 39, October 5, 2009
Q: How can I create a healthy environment for nursing students?
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 39, October 5, 2009
The official version of the 2010 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) have been released by the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 39, October 5, 2009
In recent years, multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) have come under increased scrutiny...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 39, October 5, 2009
This past summer, nurses Mary Cohn and Annette Bargmann of Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) in...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in your facility is increasingly...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
We received close to 200 nominations for the two categories in the HCPro 2009 Nursing Image...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges in conducting
EBP projects is learning how to search the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Training staff members on HIPAA is tough because two things are certain: You have to train nearly...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Inside this issue: Discover how customizing HIPAA training for different employee groups can make...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 38, September 28, 2009
Wednesday saw the season premiere of NBC's new nursing series, Mercy, and we want to know what you...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 38, September 28, 2009
The National Quality Forum (NQF) included modifications to the medication management chapter in its...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 38, September 28, 2009
A new technology to monitor hand hygiene being tested at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 38, September 28, 2009
Q: What are the criteria for treating a catheter-associated urinary tract infection?
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 38, September 22, 2009
Q: Our senior leadership is enthusiastically supportive of our effort to achieve ANCC Magnet...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 37, September 21, 2009
Peter Druker, often called the Father of Modern Management, made the following observation...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 37, September 21, 2009
The Joint Commission has announced it will adopt a new accreditation decision for 2010. This...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 37, September 21, 2009
A universal floor plan instituted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA since 2007 has been shown to...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 37, September 21, 2009
Q: What role do critical thinking skills play when charting?
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 7, 2009
Studies show that up to 60% of new nurse graduates leave their first job within their first year...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 7, 2009
It seems like potential pandemics require an animal in the title—especially if the word...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 7, 2009
HCPro, Inc. is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Nursing Image Awards. The awards recognize...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 7, 2009
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) hospital survey was...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
When you ask nurse managers what their style of leadership is, you may hear responses such as...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Many staff nurses at The Methodist Hospital System in Houston have experienced the racing heart...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
A nurse residency must be more than an extended orientation. New graduate nurses are not just...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Inside this issue: Discover how to implement a successful nurse residency program; how public...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 34, August 31, 2009
This week, Bonnie Clair, MSN, RN, retention project manager at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO, shares...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 34, August 31, 2009
On May 12, The Joint Commission released proposed changes to the National Patient Safety Goals...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 34, August 31, 2009
A practice most Americans assumed belonged to a bygone era could be about to make a comeback. A...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 34, August 31, 2009
Q: What risk factors should my nurses watch for to identify patients who may have a...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
This week, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, retention project manager at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO, shares...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
A divide commonly exists between rural communities and healthcare access, but a grant will soon...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
The U.S. will have only accrued 45 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine—also known as the swine...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 33, August 24, 2009
Q: Can you provide me with scripting techniques that will help my staff confidently discuss pain...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 32, August 17, 2009
We all try to shape up our physical appearance at one time or another. Or we may make an internal...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 32, August 17, 2009
If a patient walked into a physician's office or a hospital and saw evidence that the facility...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 32, August 17, 2009
What’s the secret to a long, healthy life? According to a new study, there isn’t just...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 32, August 17, 2009
This week, learn how to enhance educational PowerPoint presentations with advice from staff...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 31, August 10, 2009
This week, experts Sandra Petersen, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC, program track administrator and assistant...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 31, August 10, 2009
A recent national study conducted among 23,000 people by the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 31, August 10, 2009
A New York City nurse slapped a lawsuit on her hospital after allegedly being forced to assist in a...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 31, August 10, 2009
A growing number of Americans are seeking medication—rather than therapy—to treat...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 30, August 3, 2009
Improving nursing satisfaction is tough in bad economic times, when many hospitals are experiencing...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 30, August 3, 2009
Peer Assistance Services, a Colorado nonprofit organization that provides guidance, support, and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 30, August 3, 2009
More than half of emergency department (ED) nurses who participated in a national online survey by...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 30, August 3, 2009
Effective communication is complex in the healthcare setting. Emotions, thoughts, and reactions to...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Our reliance as managers on the interview process has served us well in the past—or has it?
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Peer evaluations and self appraisals can be useful tools to measure competence and professional...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Editor's note: This article is part one of a two-part series about nurse residency programs. Keep...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Discover how nurse residency programs help new graduates overcome the difficult transition from...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 29, July 27, 2009
This week, expert Judith "Ski" Lower, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN alumnus, independent lecturer...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 29, July 27, 2009
As the terms "podcasts", "wikis", and "blogs" fill the vocabulary of...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 29, July 27, 2009
Nurse salaries are climbing considerably across the nation, according to recently released employer...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 29, July 27, 2009
More Maryland men are entering nursing schools and seeking nursing jobs during the current...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 28, July 20, 2009
It can be helpful for adult learners to identify their own learning style so they can determine...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 28, July 20, 2009
Nearly three-quarters of nurses who participated in an American Nurses Association (ANA) online...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 28, July 20, 2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated the H1N1 virus was "unstoppable" last week and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 28, July 20, 2009
This week, expert Carole Eldridge, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, dean, campus director, and associate professor...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 27, July 13, 2009
This week, staff development expert Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, owner of Avillion’s...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 27, July 13, 2009
Twitter, the social networking site that allows users to keep friends, family, and colleagues...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 27, July 13, 2009
Nurses cure the sick, heal the wounded, and comfort the dying, but are they doing so at their own...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 27, July 13, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently set an environmental public health...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 26, July 6, 2009
More than 60% of nurses end up leaving their job within the first two years of becoming a nurse. In...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 26, July 6, 2009
Nurses all too often see the brutal aftermath of gun shootings, sexual assault, child abuse, and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 26, July 6, 2009
An advisory panel of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report last week identifying 100...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 26, July 6, 2009
This week, Kathleen L. Garrison, MSN, RN, clinical educator in the nursing practice, education, and...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Inside this issue: The new multi-drug resistant organism that’s worrying infection control...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Although much of the focus of multidrug-resistant organisms has been on MRSA, a relatively new and...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Patient discharge usually takes a backseat to ¬other quality and patient safety measures that...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Delegation is critical to time management and productivity. Each member of the team has a valuable...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Interviewing for a nursing job can be daunting. Your body stiffens, your mouth goes dry, and your...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Finding ways to motivate staff nurses to conduct nursing research can be difficult. From the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Data collection is a hallmark for nursing as a process to measure and assess the care we provide to...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 25, June 29, 2009
This week, Bonnie Clair, MSN, RN, retention project manager at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 25, June 29, 2009
Hospitals commonly display visual aids, such as banners, posters, and signs to remind staff to...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 25, June 29, 2009
Lengthy wait times are not patients' top concern in hospital emergency departments (ED), according...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 25, June 29, 2009
Nurses are patient advocates who play a lead role in helping manage and relieve their patients...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 24, June 22, 2009
Along with sorting through the emotions and memories from her medical mission trip to Haiti, Bonnie...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 24, June 22, 2009
One survey. Five hospitals. More than 40 ambulatory and outpatient locations. When Joint Commission...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 24, June 22, 2009
The declining economy has led to surging nurse employment rates that could soon end the nation's...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 24, June 22, 2009
The right and left hemispheres of the brain process information differently, and learners tend to...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 23, June 15, 2009
We have all been in the situation where we are talking with a manager or supervisor about something...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 23, June 15, 2009
Propped up on a pillow, wearing a baseball hat and a pink cast on his ankle, the patient is...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 23, June 15, 2009
Slimmer budgets have led to trimmer infection prevention staff and resources in several U.S...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 23, June 15, 2009
This week, expert Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS, APRN,BC, clinical nurse specialist at the Bay...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 22, June 8, 2009
Last week, we released a report on the state of nursing in the current economy on...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 22, June 8, 2009
Two new fictional nurses, “Jackie Peyton” (portrayed in Showtime’s Nurse Jackie...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 22, June 8, 2009
Fast food establishments have come to a halt at several hospitals in the U.S. Farmers markets, on...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 22, June 8, 2009
This week, Jo-Ann C. Byrne, RN, BS, MHSA, director of education and organizational development at...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 21, June 1, 2009
In a meeting, you want participants to process information in a useful way that adds value. Each...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 21, June 1, 2009
Marsha-Gaye Elson-Joseph, BSN, knew her nursing career could take her anywhere. Different...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 21, June 1, 2009
As part of our Nurses Week celebration, HCPro, Inc. included a quiz about Florence Nightingale in...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Are you strapped in for the roller-coaster ride of change? It is a time when healthcare managers...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
By 2030, there will be more than 72 million Americans over 65 years old—almost 20% of the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Staff members at Abington (PA) Memorial Hospital (AMH) knew their patient handoff process needed...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Reports from the field indicate that validation surveys by state surveyors on behalf of...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
At Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the use of sitters (staff members who sit with...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
It's called survivor guilt, and many people are dealing with it as layoffs continue to affect their...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Hospitals can be a frightening place for children, which creates a barrier of distrust nurses must...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
In this issue, find out how one facility's hall passes enhance patient handoffs; supporting your...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 21, June 1, 2009
This week, expert Judith “Ski” Lower, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN, former nurse manager of the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 20, May 18, 2009
Last week, we provided a checklist to help you recognize the presence of fatigue at your facility...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 20, May 18, 2009
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a constant headache for hospitals around the country. It...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 20, May 18, 2009
President Barack Obama’s proposed healthcare workforce development funding for fiscal year...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 20, May 18, 2009
This week, June Marshall, RN, MS, NEA-BC, Lucy Bird, RN, and Laura Maverick, BSN, RN-BC, provide...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 19, May 11, 2009
The difficult economy has added stress and anxiety to the workplace. Longer hours, smaller staff...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 19, May 11, 2009
The State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz will say goodbye to 167 graduating nursing...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 19, May 11, 2009
President Barack Obama requested Congress disburse $63 billion over the next six years to drive his...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 19, May 11, 2009
This week, expert KT Waxman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL, president of Waxman & Associates healthcare...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 18, May 4, 2009
Numerous cases of the new strain of the swine flu surfaced last week in several corners of the U.S...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 18, May 4, 2009
Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. She helped establish the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 18, May 4, 2009
A Dean Health System physician made an incision during a recent routine surgery. A nurse manager...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 18, May 4, 2009
This week, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, director of nursing research at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Learn how to get more infection control for your money; Web site lets facilities surf toward...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
If you work in the healthcare industry today, you are likely feeling the pressure of doing more...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Imagine someone showing up with a suspicious package on one of your hospital floors. Would your...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
CAUTIs are the most common of all hospital-acquired conditions (HAC). Eighty percent of UTIs result...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Achieving complete patient satisfaction is every facility’s goal when implementing a patient...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Constructing a tracer process from scratch for a 645-bed hospital is no simple matter, but that was...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Although flying to a tropical island or a snowy ski resort are great ways to spend a vacation, a...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
How do you handle a staff member who has made a medical error? Does your intervention vary...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 17, April 27, 2009
Stress can be around every corner of your facility. Nurses must care for complicated patients, work...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 17, April 27, 2009
Finding ways to motivate staff nurses to conduct nursing research can be difficult. At the outset...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 17, April 27, 2009
We want to hear from business associates about their need for HIPAA training. Business associates...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 17, April 27, 2009
This week, expert Debbie Buchwach, BSN, RN-BC, education consultant in the Center for Learning and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 16, April 20, 2009
Are you searching for the ideal gift to show your gratitude to a fellow nurse? Is it time to reward...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 16, April 20, 2009
Hospitals can be a frightening place for children, creating a barrier of distrust nurses must work...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 16, April 20, 2009
Patients using Google Health—a new free online resource for storing and managing healthcare...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 16, April 20, 2009
This week, Carole Eldridge, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, dean, campus director, and associate professor at St...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 15, April 13, 2009
As HCPro continues its countdown to Nurses’ Week, our focus moves to improving the image of...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 15, April 13, 2009
It’s not uncommon for hospitals to offer some variation of simulation-based training in which...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 15, April 13, 2009
The economic downturn has led to a scarcity of available jobs and an abundance of job-hungry people...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 15, April 13, 2009
Nurse managers have many opportunities to expect accountability from their staff, both during...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 14, April 7, 2009
As the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) coordinator, your role and responsibilities can...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 14, April 7, 2009
This week, a reader asks how to demonstrate in the written documentation that the CNO influences...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
Nurses’ Week doesn’t start officially until May 6, but HCPro, Inc. is starting the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
In 2003, staff members at Iowa Health System (IHS) identified poor health literacy as an ongoing...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
The quest for specialized healthcare can take patients hundreds of thousands of miles away from...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 14, April 6, 2009
This week, learn how a self-assessment tool can shine a light on new nurses’ critical...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Poor patient flow affects patient care, safety, and satisfaction. Patients often face obstacles to...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
In a healthcare facility, nurses, physicians, administrators, and other employees are likely to...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Mandatory HIPAA training is usually met by staff members with the same excitement as a trip to the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
For years we have placed great emphasis on the mission and value statements of our organizations...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
In 2005, Pam Stodghill, MS, RN, director of performance improvement and risk management at Shriners...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
In this issue: One facility's HIPAA video trains and entertains staff; boost nursing research...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Since Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president of Health Resources Unlimited, a healthcare education...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
The research director at Cleveland Clinic has successfully guided staff nurses through research...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
Nurse managers are in one of the most difficult roles in any organization. They must manage nursing...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
Sometimes it seems as though the “e” in e-mail could stand for “easy.” With...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
President Barack Obama’s plans to restructure the U.S. healthcare system would allot $634...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 13, March 30, 2009
This week, Patricia A. Duclos-Miller, MS, RN, NE-BC, associate professor of nursing at Capital...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 12, March 23, 2009
This week, Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, discusses how nurse managers can create collaborative...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 12, March 23, 2009
Only 9% of women who work in the healthcare industry are very satisfied with their work-life...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 12, March 23, 2009
March is patient safety month, and to celebrate, below are some tips for hospitals to increase...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 12, March 23, 2009
This week, Kathleen Garrison, MSN, RN, clinical educator of nursing education and professional...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 11, March 17, 2009
This week, a reader asks for methods for organizing a steering committee. Read the response from...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 11, March 16, 2009
Being a nurse can be empowering. You and your staff have the knowledge to ease pain, heal injury...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 11, March 16, 2009
Patient satisfaction scores fell to 33% at CHRISTUS Hospital-St. Mary in Port Arthur, TX, in 2005...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 11, March 16, 2009
Nursing is an ever-changing profession. With every shift comes a new challenge to work through...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 11, March 16, 2009
This week, Jill Duncan, RN, MS, MPH, director of the IHI Open School for Health Professions in...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
Since Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president of Health Resources Unlimited, a healthcare education...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
Orientation is a critical, and often stressful, period for new graduate nurses. Adapting to a new...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
If you want to see someone's true behavior, watch what they do when they think no one is looking...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
Hospitals' median profit margins dropped to zero in the third quarter of 2008, an all-time low...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 10, March 9, 2009
This week, Laura J. Weber, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, director of quality management, and Melissa A...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 9, March 2, 2009
This week, Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president and founder of Health Resources Unlimited in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 9, March 2, 2009
The OR can be a world unto itself. It's physically separated from the rest of the hospital, entry...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 9, March 2, 2009
Healthcare coverage for all would not only ease the pockets of ailing Americans—but also the...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 9, March 2, 2009
Pressure ulcers are among the most prevalent hospital-associated infections, making them a top...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 8, February 23, 2009
This week, Barbara Hannon, RN, MSN, CPHQ, coordinator for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 8, February 23, 2009
Carving out time for additional meetings with staff can be difficult for nurse managers with...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 8, February 23, 2009
Healthcare hope may come in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act President Barack...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 8, February 23, 2009
This week, Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president and founder of Health Resources Unlimited in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 7, February 16, 2009
This week, Gina Boring, MSN, RN, NE-BC, director of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 7, February 16, 2009
This week, Carole Eldridge, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, dean, campus director, and associate professor at St...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 7, February 16, 2009
Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH, is limiting nurses’ scrub attire to navy blue and white...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 7, February 16, 2009
Just because you aren’t in the hot seat doesn’t mean an interview shouldn’t take...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 6, February 9, 2009
We have many opportunities to work with physicians. It may be in caring for a specific patient or...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 6, February 9, 2009
This week, learn strategies staff can use to confront a peer's unprofessional behavior with expert...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 6, February 9, 2009
Overcrowded hectic emergency departments (EDs) seldom allow for speedy, serene patient stays. Lucky...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 6, February 9, 2009
Successful implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) can bring a number of patient care...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 5, February 2, 2009
Research is a high-focus area in nursing departments across the country. It is highly emphasized in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 5, February 2, 2009
This week, Kathleen Garrison, MSN, RN, shares some expert advice for acclimating travel nurses at...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 5, February 2, 2009
Hypothermia is a life-threatening condition rarely treated in the balmy climate of Palm Beach, FL...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 5, February 2, 2009
Your professional title might be nurse manager, but sometimes it could just as easily be nurse...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 4, January 26, 2009
This week, Laura Harrington, RN, MHA, CHCQM, FAIHQ, senior nurse consultant in the consulting...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 4, January 26, 2009
This week, Jill Duncan, RN, MS, MPH, director of the IHI Open School for Health Professions in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 4, January 26, 2009
The solution to slashing surgical deaths and complications may come in the form of a 19-item...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 4, January 26, 2009
Today’s workforce is more generationally diverse than ever before. Thus, today’s nurse...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 3, January 19, 2009
It’s inevitable that some of your decisions will be unpopular. However, you are not a manager...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 3, January 19, 2009
This week, expert Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, director of nursing research at the Dartmouth...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 3, January 19, 2009
A new nursing care model has staff at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, MI literally pulling up a chair...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 3, January 19, 2009
Even though the stress of holidays is behind us, the role of the nurse manager allows little time...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 2, January 13, 2009
The 14 Forces of Magnetism are now integrated under one of the new 5 Model Components in the 2008...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 2, January 12, 2009
This week, Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president and founder of Health Resources Unlimited in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 2, January 12, 2009
You piled your plate high and fell into a Thanksgiving turkey slumber. You raced through opening...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 1, January 6, 2009
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (LVHHN) in Allentown, PA, is on the path to reducing its...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
This week, Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, discusses professional communication and simple steps...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
This week, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, director of nursing research at the Dartmouth Centers...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
It’s the start of a new year, and The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) expects nurse...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
There are no quick fixes for cutting costs within a facility. System issues and problems often...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
Nurse managers know that an environment in which staff members are accountable is one that fosters...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
Is your leadership approach out of style and ready for a makeover?Without realizing it, our work...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 68, December 29, 2008
This week, Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, peers into the crucial need for communication, and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 68, December 29, 2008
This week, learn how deliver a successful budget presentation with expert advice from KT Waxman...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 67, December 22, 2008
Most interpersonal relationships in organizations are position-to-position relationships, rather...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 67, December 22, 2008
This week, expert Debra Nussdorfer, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 66, December 15, 2008
This week, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, retention project manager at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO, shares...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 66, December 15, 2008
This week, KT Waxman, MBA, RN, provides nurse managers some guidance in conducting staff...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 49, December 9, 2008
In Force of Magnetism 1: Quality of nursing leadership, which falls under Component 1...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 65, December 8, 2008
As leaders in healthcare organizations, it is often a nurse manager’s responsibility to be a...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 64, December 1, 2008
Nurses of different generations are bound to hold different values, beliefs, and interests. For...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 64, December 1, 2008
If you are overwhelmed by a growing to-do list, bulging calendar, and approaching deadlines, you...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, December 1, 2008
Carnivals or fairs require substantial planning, but they can be a great way to train many...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
In his book The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement is Transforming Medicine, Kenney...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
The word “research” can send nurses running. Barriers such as a lack of knowledge on...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Sometimes, it’s all about the journey, not the destination. And in hospitals, the journey a...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
It doesn’t matter whether your facility is located in the largest U.S. metropolitan area or...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Many nurses have experienced disruptive physician behavior and the hostile work environment it can...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Healthcare facilities are increasingly seeking ways to empower patients in their own care. When it...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Priming staff members for inevitable Joint Commission visits is one of the most daunting tasks for...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 63, November 24, 2008
This week, Denise Danna, DNS, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, assistant professor and acting associate dean for...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 63, November 24, 2008
This week, Brandon G. Bennett, MSN, RN, shares some expert advice on how to communicate effectively...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 46, November 18, 2008
This week, our reader asks what role the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) steering...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 62, November 17, 2008
This week, Debra Nussdorfer, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® coordinator at...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 62, November 17, 2008
This week, expert Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president and founder of Health Resources Unlimited...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 62, November 17, 2008
Nurse managers willing to put themselves to the test can extend their list of credentials by...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 62, November 17, 2008
As the sluggish economy comes down on hospital budgets across the country, many facilities are...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 61, November 10, 2008
This week, Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president and founder of Health Resources Unlimited in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 61, November 10, 2008
This week, Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, shares some advice for your staff when caring for...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 44, November 4, 2008
In a time where money is tight and poverty is on the rise, Medical City Dallas Hospital is changing...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 60, November 3, 2008
This week, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, retention project manager at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO, peers...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 60, November 3, 2008
This week, consider some expert advice from Patricia A. Duclos-Miller, RN, MS, NE-BC, associate...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
All too often, nurse managers preparing for their new role feel as if they have to hit the ground...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
The rapidly changing U.S. population is exemplified within your hospital’s walls.
With...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
Curiosity. Malice. Efficiency. Rivalry. To be helpful. To be hurtful. Because they have a brief...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
Nurse managers and staff members communicate effectively every shift about a number of topics...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
Urinary tract infections (UTI) might not be the most expensive or life-threatening infections, but...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
Carnivals or fairs require substantial planning, but they can be a great way to train many...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 43, October 28, 2008
A recent survey revealed that the actions of a hospital’s senior leadership often lead to...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 43, October 28, 2008
On October 2-3, attendees at HCPro’s Workshop on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 59, October 27, 2008
This week, expert Deanna R. Miller, RN, MSN/Ed, HCE, gives us an inside look at the assistance and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 59, October 27, 2008
This week, expert Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, shares some tips to help your staff balance...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 42, October 21, 2008
On October 2-3, attendees at HCPro’s Workshop on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 58, October 20, 2008
This week, expert Deanna Miller, RN, MSN/Ed, HCE, sheds some light on how to handle staffs&rsquo...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 58, October 20, 2008
This week, expert Laura Cook Harrington, RC, RN, MHA, CPHQ, CHCQM, shares some insight on how...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 41, October 14, 2008
This week, a reader asks for ways to encourage staff to complete an evidence-based practice (EBP...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 57, October 13, 2008
This week, retention expert, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, shares some strategies for recognizing staff...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 57, October 13, 2008
This week, expert Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, lends some advice to pass on to your preceptors when...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 57, October 13, 2008
Hospitals wanting to minimize healthcare-acquired infections have a new resource for prevention...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 57, October 13, 2008
Working as a nurse can be gratifying, but a little encouragement, appreciation, and recognition can...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 56, October 6, 2008
This week, Deanna R. Miller, RN, MSN/Ed, HCE, shares some insight on engaging staff in...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 56, October 6, 2008
This week, expert Jill Duncan, RN, MS, MPH, shares some tips to share with your nurses when...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2008
Fifteen years of research on hospital performance has given Thomson Healthcare’s senior vice...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2008
A report released by The Joint Commission calls on hospitals to improve patient care by eliminating...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2008
With fall under way, it’s time to start gearing up for respiratory virus season. That means...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2008
How many times have you heard yourself or another manager make a comment about how “you have...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2008
It takes a lot of work, but conducting nursing research projects at your facility can result in...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, October 1, 2008
Being open to change is a must at a hospital. Cecile Broussard, RN, MS, quality manager at Our Lady...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 55, September 29, 2008
This week, Deanna Miller, RN, MSN/Ed, HCE, reveals her secrets to successful staff engagement:
As...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 55, September 29, 2008
This week, expert Judith "Ski" Lower, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN, shares some insight on how to...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 55, September 29, 2008
Would you consider allowing hand washing to be optional in your organization? No. What about...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 10, September 23, 2008
The right person in the preceptor role boosts job satisfaction of new nurses and raises retention...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 54, September 22, 2008
This week, retention specialist, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, shares some thoughtful strategies to retain...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 54, September 22, 2008
This week, expert Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, lends some advice on how to prevent disruptive...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 54, September 22, 2008
Nurses are amazing individuals. Their nature is to be present and available to others. They enjoy a...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 37, September 16, 2008
It’s important to start planning site visit activities once you submit your ANCC Magnet...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 37, September 15, 2008
This week, learn how to remove the tension during staff performance reviews:
Nurse managers and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 37, September 15, 2008
This week, expert Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, gives us some tips on how to provide staff...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 36, September 8, 2008
This week, our retention specialist, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, shares a practical idea to recognize...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 36, September 8, 2008
This week, expert Brandon G. Bennett, MSN, RN, provides some advice on how to identify patient and...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 1, 2008
This week, learn how staff surveys can help boost collaboration at your facility:
You want your...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 1, 2008
This week, expert Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, tells us how to handle the termination of a...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, September 1, 2008
Almost all nurse managers want to spend more time with their staff, but they have so many...