Nursing Articles by Topic: Staff Education
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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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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Inside this white paper, learn how to start organizing for the documentation writing stage. After...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Inside this issue, find out about the clinical nurse leader role that benefits organizations&rsquo...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
When prepping for Joint Commission surveys, “it’s best to take a look at the most...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Just-in-time training (also referred to as inservice education or on-the-job training) is basic...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
In March 2008, a task force was formed to review and revise the American Nurses Association’s...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Healthcare organizations have designed simulation scenarios, standards, and techniques for their...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2009
In this issue, read about the collaborative efforts to create a simulation training alliance; learn...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 47, November 20, 2009
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 46, November 13, 2009
Q: What are expenses we should consider when trying to cut orientation costs without losing...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 46, November 13, 2009
The phrase “simulation modalities” may conjure up a variety of images. For example...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 6, 2009
In the wake of the country's nurse shortage, many nurses are wearing more than one hat during the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 6, 2009
Q. As a preceptor, how can I help new nurses overcome reality shock and move forward with their...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 6, 2009
Designation as a stroke center requires that all clinical and nonclinical hospital employees...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 6, 2009
The University of Phoenix introduced its new, state-of-the-art SIM Man 3G "patient"...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
The Joint Commission has announced the adoption of a new accreditation decision for 2010...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Inside this issue, one organization shares how it engaged nurses in evidence-based practice through...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Most staff development specialists are familiar with Patricia Benner’s book From Novice to...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
Designation as a stroke center requires that all clinical and nonclinical hospital employees...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2009
In this issue learn how a hospital seeking stroke designation trained patient care technicians to...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 30, 2009
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently launched an initiative...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 30, 2009
Q: How do the value, vision, and mission statement of a department aid in the education of staff...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 30, 2009
According to survey results from The Joint Commission, one of the most frequently cited National...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 30, 2009
The Health Resources and Services Administration has granted the University of Virginia School of...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 23, 2009
In 1751, Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin founded the first hospital of the 13 colonies. At...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 23, 2009
Q: How can I reiterate how important the peer review process is to staff?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 23, 2009
Poster presentations are an excellent way to share knowledge and expertise, as well as give credit...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 23, 2009
As H1N1 concerns flood doctors' offices and emergency rooms, many facilities are looking for ways...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 42, October 20, 2009
Component III: Exemplary professional practice addresses the practice of nursing as an independent...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 42, October 20, 2009
Q: We have a large organization with many nurses to educate about our ANCC Magnet Recognition...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 42, October 16, 2009
In one of our recent blog posts on the Leaders' Lounge, we talked about the H1N1 virus and how...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 42, October 16, 2009
Q. How can I develop an effective competency assessment training program for staff?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 42, October 16, 2009
Staff development specialists are well aware that the way new employees are oriented to an...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 42, October 16, 2009
The high-tech mannequin, Sim Man G3, costs $60,000, but that didn?t stop the Grambling School of...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2009
In one of our recent blog posts on the Leaders' Lounge, we focused on new nursing programs geared...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2009
Q: When a nurse wants to become a preceptor, what type of skills should I be looking for?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2009
For the first time in history, there are four distinct generations in the American workplace...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2009
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will help support the collaboration of New Hampshire...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2009
As the fall and winter months approach, hospitals are gearing up for more than the average flu...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2009
Q: How can I develop that "perfect" orientation program for staff development practice?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2009
Much attention has been given to evaluating new employees’ performance. However, there has...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2009
A nursing professor at the University of South Florida is creating a modern way to educate college...
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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
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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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Inside this white paper, read about Component V: Empirical quality outcomes and how to demonstrate...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
We have a large organization with many nurses to educate about our ANCC Magnet Recognition...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
According to survey results, one of the most frequently cited National Patient Safety Goal elements...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Poster presentations are an excellent way to share knowledge and expertise, as well as give credit...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Staff development specialists are well aware that the way new employees are oriented to an...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
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For the first time in history, there are four distinct generations in the American...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
In this issue learn how different generations’ characteristics affect education; a...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Inside this issue, one organization shares how its innovative ambassador program helped prepare it...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 25, 2009
A room filled with patient safety horrors helped educate nurses about what to watch for during a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 25, 2009
One of the Joint Commission issues that triggers the most questions is the use of restraints. Joint...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 25, 2009
Q: How can we focus on long-term assessment of nurses' critical thinking skills?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 39, September 25, 2009
The final National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) that deals with a specific infection is...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
Hospitals around the country are hoping to prevent healthcare workers from becoming infected by...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
Interviewing prospective nursing employees is only the first step in the successful integration of...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
Q: How can educators make mandatory training less boring?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
While they may look like common, innocuous problems to you, The Joint Commission life safety...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 37, September 11, 2009
A recent study published in the journal Archives of Surgery found that the overall system of care...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 37, September 11, 2009
Couldn't make the National Nursing Staff Development Organization's annual conference in July? The...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 37, September 11, 2009
Q: How can I help my experienced nurses who are heading back to school but worry about how they...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 37, September 11, 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
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) hospital survey was...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 36, September 4, 2009
This week, Polly Gerber Zimmermann, RN, MS, MBA, CEN, discusses how to use unfolding case scenarios...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 36, September 4, 2009
On May 12, The Joint Commission released proposed changes to the National Patient Safety Goals...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 36, September 4, 2009
Orientation is the process of helping nurses become part of an organization's culture; support its...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 36, September 4, 2009
HCPro, Inc. is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Nursing Image Awards. The awards recognize...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Over the five-year period from January 2002 to January 2007, NCH's rate of pressure ulcers dropped...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
The ways adults learn have a great effect on their ability to acquire and apply knowledge, seek...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
For years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has proclaimed that the potential of a...
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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
Inside this issue: Discover how to implement a successful nurse residency program; how public...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
In this issue discover orientation needs by looking at paradigm shifts in healthcare; catch...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Orientation is the process of helping nurses become part of an organization’s culture...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
In addition to providing continuing education, this year’s convention was also a celebration...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Interviewing prospective nursing employees is only the first step in the successful integration of...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
One of the Joint Commission issues that triggers the most questions is the use of restraints. Joint...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Inside this issue, one organization shares how its scholars program prepares nurses for conducting...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 9, September 1, 2009
Q. As an MRP hospital, how can we anticipate new employees’ needs and expectations at...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 35, August 28, 2009
The rate of adverse events among hospitalized patients has risen by about 1% each of the last six...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 35, August 28, 2009
What types of policies, procedures, and protocols require immediate inservice education? Examples...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 35, August 28, 2009
Q: I am holding a long series of educational sessions and frequently attendees are late. They say...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 35, August 28, 2009
A divide commonly exists between rural communities and healthcare access, but a grant will soon...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 34, August 25, 2009
Q: What are some best practices on how to run a mock code staff training event?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 34, August 21, 2009
Twelve million dollars in bonus money is being shared among 230 hospitals who participated in the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 34, August 21, 2009
Hospitals and healthcare systems are adjusting to the demand that organizations be prepared for...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 34, August 21, 2009
Q: How do we document whether a patient's CAUTI was hospital-acquired or POA?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 34, August 21, 2009
A divide commonly exists between rural communities and healthcare access, but a grant will soon...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 33, August 14, 2009
One in 15 hospitalized children is harmed by a medical error, according to a 2008 report by the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 33, August 14, 2009
The key to successful nursing research initiatives that lead to clinical evidence-based practice...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 33, August 14, 2009
Q: How can nursing staff development professionals best publicize educational offerings to ensure...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 33, August 14, 2009
A New York City nurse slapped a lawsuit on her hospital after allegedly being forced to assist in a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 32, August 7, 2009
Emergency departments (ED) may not be able to continue providing their current level of care in...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 32, August 7, 2009
Nurses have an obligation to be aware of media representation of the profession and to take action...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 32, August 7, 2009
Q: How can we measure the critical thinking skills of new graduate nurses and other new hires?
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 32, August 7, 2009
What does going full tilt on environmentally green efforts get you, really, in this economy?
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Providing unit-based educational resources without adding nursing professional development...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Hospitals and healthcare systems are adjusting to the demand that organizations be prepared for...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
The key to successful nursing research initiatives that lead to clinical evidence-based practice...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Nurses have an obligation to be aware of media representation of the profession and to take action...
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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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The Staff Educator, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
Inservice education is defined as simple, short-term programming that meets an immediate training...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
The Staff Educator has been following the progress of North Adams (MA) Regional Hospital’s...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
In this issue learn how a hospital’s first evidence-based practice project has improved...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
When should we hold a mock code, and what are some best practices on how to run one?
Mock or...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2009
For babies born prematurely, even the noise generated from a normal conversation can be too loud...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 31, July 31, 2009
Obesity rates in adults and children have risen in the past year, according to a new report...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 31, July 31, 2009
The Staff Educator has been following the progress of North Adams (MA) Regional Hospital's efforts...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 31, July 31, 2009
Q: We want to hold educational sessions to help bedside caregivers understand EBP and to let them...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 31, July 31, 2009
Peer Assistance Services, a Colorado nonprofit organization that provides guidance, support, and...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 30, July 24, 2009
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released advice for outpatient...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 30, July 24, 2009
Joint Commission standard NPSG.07.04.01 deals with the prevention of central line-associated...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 30, July 24, 2009
This week, Debbie Buchwach, BSN, RN-BC, discusses how to help new graduate nurses prioritize their...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 30, July 24, 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
It can be helpful for adult learners to identify their own learning style so they can determine...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 29, July 17, 2009
Most of the members of the California Board of Registered Nursing were fired by Gov. Arnold...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 29, July 17, 2009
Multiple choice is arguably the most common testing method. When nurses will be taking a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 29, July 17, 2009
This week, Eileen Lavin Dohmann, RN, MBA, NEA-BC, discusses how to ask yes/no questions that hold...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 28, July 10, 2009
The Joint Commission recently announced it will be refocusing its examination of steam...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 28, July 10, 2009
There is increasing evidence that the learning preferences and styles of adult learners drastically...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 28, July 10, 2009
This week, Jo-Ann C. Byrne, RN, BS, MHSA, and Frances M. Moore, RNC, BSN, MSA, discuss how to help...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 28, July 10, 2009
Nurses cure the sick, heal the wounded, and comfort the dying, but are they doing so at their own...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 27, July 7, 2009
Educators tell us that information should be presented in at least three different ways to reach...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 27, July 7, 2009
This week, a reader asks about how to maintain momentum on the designation journey when facing...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 27, July 3, 2009
An advisory panel of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report last week identifying 100...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 27, July 3, 2009
Nurses at York (PA) Hospital are hard at work identifying best practices for patient care through...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 27, July 3, 2009
This week, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares best practices for writing staff development...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 27, July 3, 2009
The slumping economy has led to surging nurse employment rates that could soon end the nation's...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
There is increasing evidence that the learning preferences and styles of adult learners drastically...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
Nurses at York (PA) Hospital are hard at work identifying best practices for patient care through...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 7, July 1, 2009
In this issue learn how to engage staff nurses in evidence-based practice and research; craft...
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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
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
Finding ways to motivate staff nurses to conduct nursing research can be difficult. From the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 26, June 26, 2009
Nurses in New Jersey are being asked their opinion on a subject about which they have unique...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 26, June 26, 2009
Fall prevention guidelines mandate that every patient is assessed and findings documented on...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 26, June 26, 2009
This week, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, shares best practices for welcoming new nurses and educators.
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 26, June 26, 2009
On an all-too-regular basis, newspaper headlines depict grim trends related to MRSA, both in the...
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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 right and left hemispheres of the brain process information differently, and learners tend to...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 25, June 19, 2009
Hospitals across the country are engaged in research about how they can assist patients with making...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 25, June 19, 2009
The Joint Commission Standard IC.02.04.01 relates to the administration of the influenza vaccine...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 25, June 19, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, shares how to develop a successful preceptorship/mentorship...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 25, June 19, 2009
Hospitals commonly display visual aids, such as banners, posters, and signs to remind staff to...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 24, June 12, 2009
The recession is causing many healthcare facilities across the nation to cut infection prevention...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 24, June 12, 2009
Time is always a challenge when it comes to educating staff nurses. So Peg Daly, RN, BS, education...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 24, June 12, 2009
This week, Shelley Cohen, RN, BSN, CEN, discusses how educators can set expectations for nurses at...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 24, June 12, 2009
Hospitals can be a frightening place for children, which in turn creates a barrier of distrust...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 23, June 5, 2009
The Joint Commission recently announced it is developing no new National Patient Safety Goals...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 23, June 5, 2009
Incorporating evidence-based practice (EBP) into staff development is an ongoing process that...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 23, June 5, 2009
This week, Marquetta Flaugher, ARNP-BC, DSN, discusses the forms needed by an institutional review...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 23, June 5, 2009
In a meeting, you want participants to process information in a useful way that adds value.
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The Staff Educator, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Incorporating EBP into staff development is an ongoing process that requires you to consider 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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The Staff Educator, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
After identifying an increase in patient falls, Debbie Durant, RN, BSN, director of the...
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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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The Staff Educator, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Last month, Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, director of nursing education and staff development at...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
In this issue learn how to assess the clinical competency of staff development specialists; base...
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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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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
The NurseSPEAK program was developed by Terry Leydon, RN, MSHCM, CPHQ, an ANCC Magnet Recognition...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 6, June 1, 2009
Inside this issue, one organization shares how it utilizes APNs to mentor nurses on research...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 22, May 29, 2009
Marsha-Gaye Elson-Joseph, BSN, knew her nursing career could take her anywhere. Different...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 22, May 29, 2009
This week, Barbara Brunt, MA, MN, RN, BC, provides questions to consider before writing a nursing...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 22, May 29, 2009
In evidence-based staff development, educators must gather evidence to support ethical and legal...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 22, May 29, 2009
As part of our Nurses Week celebration, HCPro, Inc. included a quiz about Florence Nightingale in...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
Patients at North Broward Medical Center’s Joint Replacement Center in Deerfield Beach, FL...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
Evidence-based practice in staff development requires a continual analysis of healthcare practices...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, shares the role of the group leader during activities.
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
President Barack Obama’s proposed healthcare workforce development funding for fiscal year...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 20, May 15, 2009
Junior-level nursing students from Anderson (IN) University (AU) are prepared to take off in a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 20, May 15, 2009
The Joint Commission standard APR.09.02.01 deals with the reporting of safety or quality of care...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 20, May 15, 2009
This week, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, share ways to...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 20, May 15, 2009
University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) in Philadelphia lowered its...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 19, May 8, 2009
Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. She helped establish the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 19, May 8, 2009
Nurses enjoy being recognized and rewarded for their excellent work and the care they provide...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 19, May 8, 2009
This week, Debbie Buchwach, BSN, RN-BC, shares how to help nurses delegate tasks to the appropriate...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 19, May 8, 2009
Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) are investigating whether a virtual patient advocate can...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 18, May 5, 2009
Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. She helped establish the...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 18, May 5, 2009
By Ron Bass, MAEd, BSN, RN-BC, clinical educator at Sarasota (FL) Memorial Healthcare System
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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
Constructing a tracer process from scratch for a 645-bed hospital is no simple matter, but that was...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
In this issue learn how to assess the clinical competency of staff development specialists; base...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Assessing the clinical competency of healthcare professionals is, arguably, the center of attention...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
EBP in staff development requires a continual analysis of healthcare practices. Such analysis...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Conducting research and publishing findings is an important way to add to the body of knowledge of...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Each month, The Staff Educator will feature suggestions for Joint Commission survey preparation...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Inside this issue, one organization shares how it gave staff nurses autonomy by putting the...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
The decision to put the hiring process into staff nurses’ hands came when Stephanie Alford...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Nurses spend the majority of their time at patients’ bedsides and working with peers. They...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 5, May 1, 2009
Improving nursing satisfaction is tough in bad economic times, when many hospitals are experiencing...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 18, May 1, 2009
Stress can be around every corner of your facility. Nurses must care for complicated patients, work...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 18, May 1, 2009
Assessing the clinical competency of healthcare professionals is, arguably, the center of attention...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 18, May 1, 2009
This week, Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, shows ways to transition a novice staff nurse to a competent...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 18, May 1, 2009
It’s difficult to establish effective means of communication between the infection control...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 17, April 24, 2009
Are you in search of the ideal gift to show your gratitude to a fellow nurse? Is it time to reward...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 17, April 24, 2009
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in staff development requires a continual analysis of healthcare...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 17, April 24, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, provides tips on how to measure learning.
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 17, April 24, 2009
While many infection control (IC) training and practices focus on clinical procedures, a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 16, April 17, 2009
As HCPro continues its countdown to Nurses Week, our focus moves to improving the image of nursing...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 16, April 17, 2009
Standard APR.09.02.01 deals with the reporting of safety or quality of care concerns to The Joint...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 16, April 17, 2009
This week, Barbara Brunt, MA, MN, RN,BC, provides a list of components that can be featured in a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 16, April 17, 2009
Healthcare facilities nationwide are trimming staff, freezing pay, and cutting incentive programs...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 15, April 10, 2009
Nurses Week doesn’t start officially until May 6, but HCPro, Inc. is beginning the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 15, April 10, 2009
Finding ways to motivate staff nurses to conduct nursing research can be difficult. Begin...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 15, April 10, 2009
This week, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, share seven...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 15, April 10, 2009
Many hospitals and medical schools offer some variation of simulation-based training in which...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 14, April 3, 2009
Preventing patient readmissions in the emergency department (ED) is important for many hospitals...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 14, April 3, 2009
After identifying an increase in patient falls, Debbie Durant, RN, BSN, director of the medical...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 14, April 3, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, recommends ways to design cultural diversity education.
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 14, April 3, 2009
When a new document, such as the Centers for Disease Control and...
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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
In this issue: One facility's HIPAA video trains and entertains staff; boost nursing research...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Finding ways to motivate staff nurses to conduct nursing research can be difficult. At the outset...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
The color purple is popping up nearly everywhere at Rochester (NY) General Hospital. From bookmarks...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
After identifying an increase in patient falls, Debbie Durant, RN, BSN, director of the medical...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Questions and concerns about copyright are nothing new. Educators in all practice settings want...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
What is evidence-based practice (EBP) in staff development? We all know that EBP in the clinical...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Inside this issue, one organization shares how its ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® champions...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 4, April 1, 2009
Learn how to close the gap between staff development practice and evidence-based best practices...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 4, March 31, 2009
At Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago—an ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 13, March 27, 2009
Staff nurses at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, IL, are receiving more than just lectures...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 13, March 27, 2009
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in the clinical setting is the process of making clinical...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 13, March 27, 2009
Nurses are constantly on the go. And as staffing shortages become more common, it’s more...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 12, March 20, 2009
Nurses build the public image of nursing through daily interactions with patients, families, and...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 12, March 20, 2009
The Joint Commission Standard APR.09.02.01 deals with the reporting of safety or quality of care...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 12, March 20, 2009
This week, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, provide ways to...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 12, March 20, 2009
Ensuring patient safety is one of the most vital and challenging jobs in healthcare today...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 11, March 13, 2009
Health fairs be a great way to educate hospital staff and the community about living a healthy...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 11, March 13, 2009
By Rosemond Squirewell, RN, MHA, staff educator at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, SC.
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 11, March 13, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, shares educational tips for Baby Boomers.
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 11, March 13, 2009
When staff satisfaction is high, staff turnover rates are low, collaboration is more effective, and...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 10, March 6, 2009
Patient satisfaction scores have jumped from 73% to 82% in 18 months at Crestwood Medical Center in...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 10, March 6, 2009
At Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, IL, staff members recently implemented a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 10, March 6, 2009
This week, Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS, RN-BC, provides ways to educate managers about...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 10, March 6, 2009
If you want to see someone’s true behavior, watch what they do when they think no one is...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 9, March 3, 2009
As Edward Hospital and Health Services in Naperville, IL, pursued ANCC Magnet Recognition...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
At Alexian, staff members have recently implemented several initiatives to better meet the needs of...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 3, March 1, 2009
Inside:
Caring for the aging population: Plan for the future
Find your facility’s...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 9, February 27, 2009
Patients at Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital (EUOSH) in Tucker, GA, have the luxury...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 9, February 27, 2009
Physicians and nurses must work closely as a team to identify patients at high risk for...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 9, February 27, 2009
This week, Carole Eldridge, DNP, RN, CNAA-BC, provides two best practices for identifying...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 9, February 27, 2009
Successful implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) can bring a number of patient care...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 8, February 24, 2009
This week, a reader asks how to prepare staff nurses for the site visit. Read the response from our...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 8, February 20, 2009
Achieving high patient satisfaction scores is every facility’s goal, especially the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 8, February 20, 2009
Staff members at Iowa Health System (IHS) in Des Moines identified poor health literacy as an...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 7, February 13, 2009
Nurses are using evidence-based practice (EBP) to question their provision of care and look for...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 7, February 13, 2009
Obese patients seeking healthcare often describe it as a battle. That’s why nurses must be...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 6, February 10, 2009
This week, a reader asks how the project director communicates what ANCC Magnet Recognition...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 6, February 6, 2009
Many physicians, and some nurses, use smart phones (e.g., iPhone or Blackberry) to interact with...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 6, February 6, 2009
Nurses frequently become wrapped up in making sure their technical skills are done by the book, so...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 6, February 6, 2009
This week’s expert, Polly Gerber Zimmermann, RN, MS, MBA, CEN, identifies ways to create a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 6, February 6, 2009
In 2005, Novant Health in Winston-Salem, NC, embarked on a three-year plan to improve the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 5, January 30, 2009
Texas Tech University in El Paso is not waiting any longer for nursing vacancies to rise. It is...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 5, January 30, 2009
Has the state of your department’s budget left you looking for an economic bailout of your...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 5, January 30, 2009
This week’s expert, Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN,BC, discusses resources for new staff...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 4, January 23, 2009
Did you know that bruises and red marks on the skin of Vietnamese patients could be caused by a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 4, January 23, 2009
Nationwide, healthcare organizations are implementing programs and initiatives aimed at improving...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 4, January 23, 2009
This week’s experts, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, explain...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 4, January 23, 2009
The youthful mind often flits rapidly over many options when considering future career choices. But...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 3, January 16, 2009
The University of Buffalo (NY) School of Nursing hopes a new approach to clinical nurse education...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 3, January 16, 2009
At the University of Utah Hospital, you’ll sometimes walk into the staff break room and...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 3, January 16, 2009
This week’s experts, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, explain...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 3, January 16, 2009
According to The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO), communication breakdowns are the most common...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 2, January 9, 2009
This week’s expert, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, explains how educators can encourage nurses...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 1, January 5, 2009
Teaching adults presents certain challenges that a preceptor should be able to recognize and adapt...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
The nation’s baccalaureate nursing student population rose just 2% last year, leading the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
A strong focus on oral care was critical to the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia cases...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
This week’s expert, Adrianne Avillion, D. Ed., RN, explains how educators can cater education...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2009
From the ICU to pediatrics to the operating room, the choices available to new graduate nurses are...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 50, December 26, 2008
Imperial College London has created a virtual hospital using the Internet community of Second Life...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 50, December 26, 2008
When choosing your unit’s next preceptors, there are some warnings signs that may indicate...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 50, December 26, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne Avillion, D. Ed., RN, explains how educators can demonstrate the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 50, December 26, 2008
It doesn’t matter whether a staff member peeks at the medical record of Tiger Woods, John...
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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 67, December 22, 2008
Simulators are common teaching tools used in healthcare to heighten nurses’ awareness of the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 49, December 19, 2008
Looking to decrease absenteeism and increase job satisfaction? Remind your nurses why they entered...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 49, December 19, 2008
Recognizing and rewarding nurses should not be a once-a-year event during Nurses Week; it should be...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 49, December 19, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne Avillion, D. Ed., RN, explains how educators determine the cost...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 49, December 19, 2008
As leaders in healthcare organizations, it is often a nurse manager’s responsibility to be a...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 50, December 16, 2008
This week, a reader asks for ways to engage nonnursing departments on the road to ANCC Magnet...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 12, 2008
This week’s experts, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, explain...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 12, 2008
With the recognition that assessment is an important part of both healthcare and art, the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 12, 2008
A two-part gift, totaling $1.3 million, will help the Medical College of Georgia’s (MCG...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 5, 2008
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), some point-of-care handheld...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 5, 2008
Developing an effective preceptor program requires a varied approach, including choosing competent...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 5, 2008
This week’s experts, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slattery, RN, MS, talk...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 48, December 5, 2008
Nurses of different generations are bound to hold different values, beliefs, and interests. For...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Recognizing and rewarding nurses should not be an annual event during Nurses’ Week; it should...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Developing your nurses’ assessment skills regarding changes in patients’ conditions is...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Developing an effective preceptor program requires a varied approach, including choosing competent...
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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
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
Priming staff members for inevitable Joint Commission visits is one of the most daunting tasks for...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 47, November 25, 2008
The Adopt-a-Student program at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN, meets expectations for Force of...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 47, November 21, 2008
In a recent survey conducted by staffing company AMN Healthcare, most chief nursing officers said...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 47, November 21, 2008
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, FL, has boosted its retention and recruitment rates with a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 47, November 21, 2008
This week’s experts, Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Mary Jo Slatterly, RN, MS, explain...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 47, November 21, 2008
Accountability issues can arise with individuals, groups, and departments. Accountability can also...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 46, November 18, 2008
Many healthcare organizations link the peer review process with the annual performance appraisal...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 46, November 14, 2008
Hoping to improve the healthcare available to residents of northwestern New Jersey, Warren County...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 46, November 14, 2008
There are several important questions to ask yourself before providing feedback to learners.
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 46, November 14, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares how educators can get buy-in from...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 46, November 14, 2008
While examining its incident reports, Hartford (CT) Hospital noticed many accidents resulted from a...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 61, November 10, 2008
While examining its incident reports, Hartford (CT) Hospital noticed many accidents resulted from a...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 45, November 10, 2008
Whether you are an experienced nurse looking for a change in your career focus or specialty or a...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 7, 2008
A Florida hospital has dismissed 20 employees for breach of privacy, saying the workers looked at...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 7, 2008
There never seem to be enough hours in the day for nurses. The ability to manage time and stay...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 7, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares why staff educators should never...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 45, November 7, 2008
The Joint Commission is set to survey hospitals’ anticoagulant therapy programs in January...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 44, November 3, 2008
Appropriate treatment can help ease symptoms of depression in patients, but it’s essential to...
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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
Carnivals or fairs require substantial planning, but they can be a great way to train many...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
There never seem to be enough hours in the day for nurses. The ability to manage time and stay...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
Whether you’re assessing a new skill or conducting annual performance evaluations, giving...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 11, November 1, 2008
From the ICU to pediatrics to the OR, the choices available to new graduate nurses are exciting and...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 31, 2008
Researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center have found that accessing healthcare...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 31, 2008
The focus on lifelong learning and ongoing education has become increasingly important in nursing...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 31, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares how to successfully implement...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 44, October 31, 2008
Use a memo like the following sample to notify your supervisor of a competency issue on your unit...
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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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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 24, 2008
Pediatric patients with chronic diseases want to play a decision-making role in their own care, new...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 24, 2008
Increase the flexibility of your staff development programs by offering Web conferencing, which can...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 24, 2008
This week’s expert, Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, lends strategies for giving constructive...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 43, October 24, 2008
Recent polls on www.StrategiesForNurseManagers.com have asked for your take on topics such as The...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 42, October 21, 2008
This week, a reader asks what best practices can help nurses overcome barriers with physicians...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 42, October 20, 2008
You have accepted your first nursing position and will begin your orientation tomorrow. The first...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 42, October 17, 2008
We have all had our staff come to us because of a special need or request. Perhaps they need a day...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 42, October 17, 2008
This week’s expert, Carole Eldridge, DNP, RN, CNAA-BC, gives tips for conducting a check-up...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 42, October 17, 2008
The responsibilities of a charge nurse are continually growing. This key role requires a...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 41, October 14, 2008
On October 2-3, attendees at HCPro’s Workshop on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®...
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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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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 13, 2008
Your goal is to impress anyone who may see your resume come across their desk. A well constructed...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 41, October 13, 2008
Military spouses are always searching for portable careers so they can easily follow their husbands...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2008
Working as a nurse can be gratifying, but a little encouragement, appreciation, and recognition can...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, helps you anticipate the questions your...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2008
Priming staff members for inevitable Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) visits is one of the most...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 41, October 9, 2008
A New Jersey nursing school is welcoming new technology to help simulate real-life emergency care.
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 40, October 7, 2008
Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis will increase its number of baccalaureate nurses...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
We often hear the terms "engagement" and "employee satisfaction"...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
This week’s expert, Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, discusses the importance of...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
The rapidly-changing American population is exemplified within your hospital’s walls. With...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
In an effort to improve staff-patient communications, a California hospital is the first in the...
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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
Being open to change is a must at a hospital. Cecile Broussard, RN, MS, quality manager at Our Lady...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 10, October 1, 2008
The rapidly changing U.S. population is exemplified within your hospital’s walls.
With...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 39, September 30, 2008
This week, a reader asks how to educate staff on peer review. Read the response below from our...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 39, September 29, 2008
The nursing shortage places a heavy emphasis on the education and development of competent nurses...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 39, September 25, 2008
Most of your staff members are probably keeping an ear tuned to the presidential prospects for the...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 39, September 25, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares strategies for delivering diversity...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 39, September 25, 2008
When it comes to dealing with challenging students, the last thing an educator should do is ignore...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 39, September 25, 2008
Patients with Type 1 diabetes can turn to a new device that continuously monitors a patient’s...
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Healthcare Training Weekly, Issue 38, September 18, 2008
When it comes to celebrating and appreciating staff, this is a practical idea that can easily be...
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HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, Issue 36, September 9, 2008
Many healthcare organizations have been waiting for several months to thumb through the 2008 ANCC...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 36, September 8, 2008
Nurses who have good organizational skills can manage even the worst of days. They always look like...
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Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, Issue 35, September 1, 2008
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is usually seen in preschool children and those in...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2008
My experiences as a hospital patient—in relation to nursing care—have never been...
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The Staff Educator, Issue 9, September 1, 2008
You've come across them before: the nurse who is convinced he or she doesn't need training, the...