Nursing Articles by Topic: Staff Education
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 35, September 3, 2010
Q: I have been hearing a lot about using standardized patients as part of simulation training...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 35, September 3, 2010
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) CEO Dennis D. Keefe says the nonprofit health system is reviewing...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 35, September 3, 2010
Are you a staff development educator who uses simulation techniques? Do you sometimes wonder how...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 35, September 3, 2010
In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 9, September 1, 2010
Inside:
Helping nurses climb the clinical ladder
Keeping it real: Standardized patients bring...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 9, September 1, 2010
Does your organization have a process for clinical advancement? Do many nurses pursue advancement...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 9, September 1, 2010
Are you a staff development educator who uses simulation techniques? Do you sometimes wonder how...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 9, September 1, 2010
I recently had a conversation regarding the orientation and professional growth of proficient staff...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 9, September 1, 2010
Patient safety initiatives are critical to all aspects of patient care. The Joint...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 35, August 30, 2010
Q: What are the advantages of using computer-based learning as an educational approach?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 34, August 27, 2010
The California Nurses Association is alleging discrimination at two California hospitals based on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 34, August 27, 2010
Does your organization have a process for clinical advancement? Do many nurses pursue advancement...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 34, August 27, 2010
Nurse managers are often promoted without enough training or support, which leads to burnout. There...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 33, August 20, 2010
Q. As a nursing staff educator, am I legally responsible if a nurse fails to apply knowledge...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 33, August 20, 2010
A study by the University of Maryland's school of nursing has found that working conditions for...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 33, August 20, 2010
The word "tracer" is sometimes interpreted negatively by staff. They perceive it as a way...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 33, August 20, 2010
It's that time of year again. Graduating nursing students are preparing to take the NCLEX and are...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 32, August 13, 2010
Q: Developing critical-thinking skills is an issue for new nurses. How can preceptors work on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 32, August 13, 2010
Pressure ulcers are the most expensive and frequent avoidable medical error, according to a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 32, August 13, 2010
Benchmarking is a systematic process of evaluating the work processes of organizations based on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 32, August 13, 2010
The case management department at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) developed a tool called...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 31, August 9, 2010
A grassroots campaign is underway to create an Office of the National Nurse. The initiative calls...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 31, August 6, 2010
Q: I really enjoy working with our Generation Y nurses. As a baby boomer, I'm in awe of their...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 31, August 6, 2010
Allowing nurse anesthetists to provide anesthesia services without supervision from a doctor does...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 31, August 6, 2010
There are several reasons for characterizing staff development specialists. Clinical nurses are...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 31, August 6, 2010
How many patients one nurse can care for is a difficult question to answer with certainty. Some...
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Nurse Manager Weekly, Issue 30, August 2, 2010
Two large studies recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine say compression-only...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2010
Inside:
Nursing excellence program provides framework for patient safety initiatives...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 8, August 1, 2010
All staff development specialists face the challenge of motivating learners who are reluctant to...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 8, August 1, 2010
Critical thinking is the ability to recognize problems and raise questions, gather evidence to...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 8, August 1, 2010
Benchmarking is a systematic process of evaluating the work processes of organizations based on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 30, 2010
Q. I am orienting a new staff development specialist who had about a year of experience in the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 30, 2010
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the man who landed his plane on the Hudson River in...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 30, 2010
Critical thinking is the ability to recognize problems and raise questions, gather evidence to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 30, 2010
Some nurses and administrators recoil at the term "scripting," envisioning robotic...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 29, July 23, 2010
Q: I work as an educator for a traveling nurse agency. Many of our nurses are thinking about...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 29, July 23, 2010
Physicians often fail to consider socio-economic factors when making diagnoses, says a Chicago...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 29, July 23, 2010
One strategy to use when teaching communication skills is to have learners observe examples of good...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 29, July 23, 2010
Hospitals with ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) designation are always seeking better...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 28, July 16, 2010
Q: I'm frustrated with some of my older colleagues who are in their late 60s and even early 70s. I...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 28, July 16, 2010
Only three in 10 hospital administrations are willing to spend what's necessary to prevent...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 28, July 16, 2010
The Periodic Performance Review (PPR) is an annual self-assessment process designed to enhance...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 28, July 16, 2010
The road to ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) status is not a new journey for University...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 27, July 9, 2010
Q: I have shared an idea with my boss, the director of my staff development department, to form a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 27, July 9, 2010
A new study has found that automated phone calls made people more likely to undergo routine...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 27, July 9, 2010
Communication skills can be taught in a variety of ways. Distance learning is an efficient...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 27, July 9, 2010
All you need to take advantage of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) latest...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 26, July 2, 2010
Q: I work full time in staff development at a large metropolitan health system. I also work...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 26, July 2, 2010
The temperature is rising in the dispute between the Minnesota Nurses Union and Twin Cities...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 26, July 2, 2010
Whether your organization is new to shared governance or is trying to revitalize a current program...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 26, July 2, 2010
On June 16, President Obama spoke in front of more than 1,000 cheering nurse delegates and RNs at...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 7, July 1, 2010
The Periodic Performance Review (PPR) is an annual self-assessment process designed to enhance...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 7, July 1, 2010
Whether your organization is new to shared governance or is trying to revitalize a current program...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 7, July 1, 2010
Mock trials are similar to debates since learners must review literature, gather evidence, and...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 7, July 1, 2010
Inside:
The verdict is in: Mock trials are guilty of teaching...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 7, July 1, 2010
As an educator, how many times have you been asked to participate in changing a culture? The...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 8, July 1, 2010
The word “tracer” is sometimes interpreted negatively by staff. They perceive it as a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 25, June 25, 2010
Q: I would like to use some classical music by Mozart as part of a convention presentation on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 25, June 25, 2010
Raising the price of non-diet sodas by 35% reduced consumption by 26% at Boston's Brigham and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 25, June 25, 2010
Mock trials are similar to debates since learners must review literature, gather evidence, and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 25, June 25, 2010
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Common Formats Version 1.1...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 24, June 18, 2010
Q: We have large bulletin boards on every nursing unit and at strategic points throughout the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 24, June 18, 2010
Nearly half—45%—of hospital employees say they're disengaged, disempowered, and unhappy...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 24, June 18, 2010
Dr. Lucian Leape, a member of the Quality of Health Care in America Committee at the Institute of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 24, June 18, 2010
A hospital stay often increases confusion and anxiety in patients with Alzheimer's disease or...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 11, 2010
Q: I've been a staff development specialist for more than 10 years. Some colleagues in other...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 11, 2010
A judge in California has issued a temporary ban on a planned strike by nurses at several...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 11, 2010
The Survey Activity Guide (SAG) was last updated by The Joint Commission in February. According to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 11, 2010
There are plenty of locations hospital security personnel have to worry about in their hospital and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 22, June 4, 2010
Q: Years ago, we had a Journal Club that met at lunchtime, but people didn't want to give up their...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 22, June 4, 2010
Every year, medical facilities plead with employees to get their annual influenza vaccinations...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 22, June 4, 2010
All staff development specialists face the challenge of motivating learners who are reluctant to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 22, June 4, 2010
Bedside nurses often grumble that the C-suite is clueless about what it's like in the trenches...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 6, June 1, 2010
The Survey Activity Guide (SAG) was last updated by The Joint Commission in February. According to...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 6, June 1, 2010
Just culture refers to a values-supportive model of shared accountability. It’s a culture...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 6, June 1, 2010
All staff development specialists face the challenge of motivating learners who are reluctant to...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 6, June 1, 2010
Inside:
Professional growth and development of educators
Facilitating the establishment of...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 6, June 1, 2010
As staff development specialists, we generally focus our time and attention on the continuing...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
Inside:
Combating the nurse shortage
Colorado hospital evaluates ‘missed...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
Over the past five years, rapid response teams (RRT) have been brought to the forefront of American...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
There are a number of methods organizations can use to help demonstrate visibility of their CNO...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 6, June 1, 2010
As managers and leaders, we all want to improve our patient outcomes while balancing staff...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 28, 2010
Q: I've been reading about mock trials as an educational strategy? Is the intent just to simulate a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 28, 2010
British researchers have discovered Clostridium difficile (C. diff) can travel through the air...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 28, 2010
Just culture refers to a values-supportive model of shared accountability. It's a culture that...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 28, 2010
More than two dozen hospitals are participating in the Maryland Patient Safety Center's (MPSC) SAFE...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 20, May 21, 2010
Q: We are in the beginning stages of establishing a nursing research council. One of our first...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 20, May 21, 2010
University HealthSystem Consortium, an alliance of 107 academic medical centers with 234 affiliated...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 20, May 21, 2010
As staff development specialists, we generally focus our time and attention on the continuing...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 20, May 21, 2010
Although a relatively minor clinical concern in a nurse's day, relatives tend to call to check on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 14, 2010
Q: I work as the only staff development specialist in a 150-bed community hospital in a rural...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 14, 2010
When patients leave the ER at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, MN, there aren't a lot of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 14, 2010
Here's an example of an ethical scenario to use as a basis for ethical discussions:
Cynthia is a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 14, 2010
The Joint Commission will be releasing new standards for hospitals surrounding language, culture...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 18, May 7, 2010
Q. I work in a small hospital with limited technology tools, but I've been hearing a lot about...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 18, May 7, 2010
Two weeks ago, surgeons in Massachusetts and California enrolled the first three of 140 patients in...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 18, May 7, 2010
Patient education remains a problematic standard. Many, if not all, healthcare organizations rely...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 18, May 7, 2010
Innovation and design thinking is a fascinating methodology that holds much promise for healthcare...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Patient education remains a problematic standard. Many, if not all, healthcare organizations rely...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Ethical dilemmas occur with increasing frequency in the healthcare environment. Examples of...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 5, May 1, 2010
As an educator, how many times have you been asked to participate in changing a culture? The...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Staff development specialists have always believed in the intrinsic value of our services. We know...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 5, May 1, 2010
In this issue, read how a vice president of professional development enhances education across a...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Inside: See the discharge process through the patient’s eyes Ohio hospital keeps...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
The most important people in a hospital are not the physicians, the nurses, or the executives; they...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
In October 2008, staff members at Riverside Methodist Hospital (RMH) in Columbus, OH, approached...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® requires hospitals to have evidence-based practice...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Originally introduced by The Joint Commission to the standards in July 2002, staffing effectiveness...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 5, May 1, 2010
Simulation in healthcare is often considered an emerging field. In the past 10–15 years, we...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 17, April 30, 2010
Q: I am on the education planning committee for my local chapter of NNSDO. I also am responsible...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 17, April 30, 2010
The Joint Commission's January 2011 hospital manual will include new standards for hospitals...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 17, April 30, 2010
Ethical dilemmas occur with increasing frequency in the healthcare environment. Examples of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 17, April 30, 2010
Next time your nursing staff members complain about having too much paperwork and not enough time...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 16, April 23, 2010
Q: I'm struggling with a generational issue. Within the past couple of years, we have hired several...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 16, April 23, 2010
If California's mandatory nurse-patient ratios had been in effect in Pennsylvania and New Jersey...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 16, April 23, 2010
As an educator, how many times have you been asked to participate in changing a culture? The...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 16, April 23, 2010
When Barbara Wilson, PhD, RNC, begins any new patient safety project, she first examines the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 15, April 16, 2010
Q: I am the manager of a staff development department in a 500-bed community hospital. Our...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 15, April 16, 2010
A recent round of edits to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) interpretive...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 15, April 16, 2010
Staff development specialists have always believed in the intrinsic value of our services. We know...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 15, April 16, 2010
Hospitalist programs could help all types of institutions, according to speakers at the pre-course...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 14, April 9, 2010
Q: I am a one-person staff development department. I am feeling overwhelmed and need to organize my...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 14, April 9, 2010
A recent study from the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, KS, revealed patients feel...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 14, April 9, 2010
The recent economic downturn will have lasting effects, and the recession, which officially started...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 14, April 9, 2010
Identifying patients at risk for suicide has been a requirement of the National Patient Safety...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 3, April 2, 2010
Q: I am the manager of a small staff development department of three people. I rely on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 13, April 2, 2010
While the number of patient safety incidents that occurred among hospitalized Medicare patients...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 13, April 2, 2010
Staff development specialists are essential to Joint Commission preparedness. We...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 13, April 2, 2010
An extensive federal survey of nursing trends from 2004 to 2008 shows a growing diversity of...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Staff development specialists are essential to Joint Commission preparedness. We...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Market-savvy healthcare organizations have implemented workforce development strategies to address...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Providing learning opportunities for evening and night shift staff requires innovation and...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Author’s note: I am the director of employee and organizational development at Aurora Health...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Inside:
Matching the right people to the right responsibility
New code of conduct...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 4, April 1, 2010
In this issue, read how to enhance your credibility; learn best practices for providing education...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 3, April 1, 2010
Joint Commission experts identify medication storage as a problem, even though storage requirements...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Nurse managers are used to having to do morewith less, and finding staff to take on new duties to...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
When it comes to certain policies, it’s all about the details.
In 2006, Pam Harmon, RN...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
The “silo effect” can be very damaging to a hospital system. It occurs when hospital...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 4, April 1, 2010
Staffing and scheduling is a tiresome process for most organizations. Nothing causes more arguments...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 12, March 26, 2010
Q: I’ve decided to take the plunge and sit for the Nursing Professional Development...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 12, March 26, 2010
Many of the provisions included in the healthcare reform legislation approved Sunday—and the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 12, March 26, 2010
Providing learning opportunities for evening and night shift staff requires innovation and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 12, March 26, 2010
Overcoming the cultural boundaries that can prevent a patient-physician relationship from forming...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 11, March 19, 2010
Q: I’ve been a staff development specialist for nearly 20 years and I seem to have lost the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 11, March 19, 2010
Older women aged 55 and older will become 30% of the nation’s direct-care workforce by...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 11, March 19, 2010
In our fast-paced environments, we often ask, "How can I extend my influence? And how can I...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 11, March 19, 2010
The emergence of the H1N1 flu put a spotlight in early 2009 on a question: Should healthcare...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 10, March 12, 2010
Q: I have just earned my certification in Nursing Professional Development. I know I need...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 10, March 12, 2010
Hospital nurses spend three hours of a typical 12-hour shift away from patients' bedside to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 10, March 12, 2010
Simulation in healthcare is often considered an emerging field. In the past 10-15 years, we have...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 10, March 12, 2010
Hospitals look for ways to improve patient education all the time. Once in a while, this education...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 9, March 5, 2010
Q: Am I legally responsible if a nurse fails to apply knowledge from one of my educational programs...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 9, March 5, 2010
When it comes to workplace violence in hospitals, emergency departments (ED) act as a potential...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 9, March 5, 2010
Each year across the United States, numerous healthcare organizations begin a full court press...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 9, March 5, 2010
Even as the Joint Commission introduced standards for medical interpreters, a new study reveals...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Author’s note: I am the director of accreditation and clinical professional development at...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Author’s note: I have worked in staff development and academic teaching as a nurse educator...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 3, March 1, 2010
You probably address legal concepts when talking about documentation, medication administration...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 3, March 1, 2010
In this issue, learn how to incorporate legal concepts in orientation programs; find out about the...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Preparing and writing the documentation for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) was an...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Q: What are some ways to evaluate the effectiveness of MRP education?
A: Integral to the MRP...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Inside this issue, read how scheduling software helps improve nurse satisfaction; understand the...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
Inside:
Voice recording technology improves patient handoff process
RapidView provides real-time...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
When Kathleen Mikos, RN, MSN, CNO and vice president of patient care, came to Ingalls Memorial...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
A small room just off the admissions area at Tufts Medical Center in Boston contains what many in...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
It takes a special person to be a mentor. It takes time, energy, and commitment. “I became a...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 3, March 1, 2010
In November 2006, CMS changed its requirement for security of medications, stating that...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 8, February 26, 2010
Q: I switched one of my ongoing, regular programs on safety from classroom style to computer-based...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 8, February 26, 2010
The term "observed but corrected on-site" has been cropping up in survey terminology in...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 8, February 26, 2010
Starting today, you will notice a change in the name of this e-newsletter and the companion monthly...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 8, February 26, 2010
It's no secret that hospitals across the country struggle with many challenges. Among them is a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 7, February 19, 2010
Q: I really need another position in my staff development department, but the budget is tight...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 7, February 19, 2010
"Why are nurses so mean to each other?" asks Theresa Brown, RN, in The New York Times...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 7, February 19, 2010
Starting next week, you will notice a change in the name of this e-newsletter and the companion...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 7, February 19, 2010
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has sponsored Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 6, February 12, 2010
Q: The ANA's Professional Development Scope and Standards of Practice always refer to the role of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 6, February 12, 2010
Anne Mitchell, RN, a former compliance officer at Winkler County Memorial Hospital, TX, says she...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 6, February 12, 2010
A successful new hire orientation requires planning, execution, and follow-up of learning...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 6, February 12, 2010
Nurse anesthetists across the country are vehemently defending their ability to administer...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 5, February 5, 2010
Q: I am a one-person staff development department. I barely have time to conduct orientation and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 5, February 5, 2010
HealthGrades recently released its eighth HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality and Clinical...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 5, February 5, 2010
Becoming certified in professional development is a way of gaining professional recognition while...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 5, February 5, 2010
Physicians have been doing it for decades, but nursing has been slow to adopt peer review as a...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Inside this issue, read how scheduling software helps improve nurse satisfaction; understand the...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) requires hospitals to have evidence-based practice...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Starting your first job as a nurse is a difficult transition for any new graduate, but the process...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Inside this white paper, find out how to collect evidence from across the entire organization, and...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Although The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals force many organizations to...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
It takes more than one method to bring a hospital’s hand hygiene compliance rate above 90...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 2, February 1, 2010
Inside this issue, learn how to improve hand hygiene rates through a variety of reinforcement...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 4, January 29, 2010
Q: Based on staff feedback and a review of the literature, I believe that a mentor program would...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 4, January 29, 2010
Smokers may not want to apply to work for Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. As part of a new...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 4, January 29, 2010
Maintaining a constant state of readiness is a challenging prospect. The following are some tips...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 4, January 29, 2010
The first section of the workshop presentation summarizes the charge nurse role. The role...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 3, January 22, 2010
Q: Our hospital is having some financial difficulties and looking to cut costs. What can I do to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 3, January 22, 2010
Nominations are open for the HCPro 2010 Nursing Image Awards, which honor nurses whose leadership...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 3, January 22, 2010
The charge nurse workshop should open with an icebreaker activity called "Fear in the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 2, January 15, 2010
Q: I hear colleagues from other organizations talk about mission and vision statements for their...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 2, January 15, 2010
More than 300,000 patients develop a surgical site infection in the United States each year, and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 2, January 15, 2010
It takes a special person to be a mentor, as being one requires time, energy, and commitment to the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 2, January 15, 2010
As the amount of patients admitted to hospitals every day increases, it becomes more pressing to...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 1, January 8, 2010
Editor's note: Welcome to our new feature written by staff development expert Adrianne Avillion...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 1, January 8, 2010
The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently released an updated list of Safe Practices for Better...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 1, January 8, 2010
Helping nurses develop and enhance their critical thinking skills is part of the staff development...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 1, January 8, 2010
A gap appears to exist between policymakers' expectations of commercial electronic medical records...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Covered entities and business associates can protect themselves against the dangers of unsecured...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
With Joint Commission standards requiring patient and visitor education on healthcare-associated...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
The phrase “simulation modalities” may conjure up a variety of images. For example...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
When nurses hear the word “research,” they often run in the opposite direction. But...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Maintaining a constant state of readiness is a challenging prospect. The following are some tips...
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Strategies for Nurse Managers, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Inside this issue, one organization shares how it engaged nurses in evidence-based practice through...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Theoretical perspectives of adult education serve as useful guidelines for educators by helping...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 1, January 1, 2010
It takes a special person to be a mentor, as being one requires time, energy, and commitment to the...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Helping nurses develop and enhance their critical thinking skills is part of the staff development...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 1, January 1, 2010
In this issue, read about helping new graduate nurses with critical thinking skills by teaching...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Q: We are currently working on our nurse-sensitive quality indicators, and I would like to get...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
New grads have a tricky balancing act to perform involving learning new skills, committing policies...
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HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Issue 1, January 1, 2010
Inside this issue, read how an Arizona-health system is incorporating simulation into new nurse...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 50, December 18, 2009
Q: I would like to start a new mentorship program. How can I demonstrate that there is a need for...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 50, December 18, 2009
In March 2008, a task force was formed to review and revise the American Nurses Association’s...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 49, December 11, 2009
Q: What is a journal club and how do they help implement evidence-based practices?
A: A journal...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 48, December 4, 2009
Q: Is it important to have our nurses do research? If it is something we think about trying to...
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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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 12, December 1, 2009
Healthcare organizations have designed simulation scenarios, standards, and techniques for their...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 47, November 20, 2009
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 46, November 13, 2009
Q: What are expenses we should consider when trying to cut orientation costs without losing...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 46, November 13, 2009
The phrase “simulation modalities” may conjure up a variety of images. For example...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 45, November 6, 2009
Designation as a stroke center requires that all clinical and nonclinical hospital employees...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 45, November 6, 2009
The University of Phoenix introduced its new, state-of-the-art SIM Man 3G "patient"...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 44, October 30, 2009
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently launched an initiative...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 44, October 30, 2009
According to survey results from The Joint Commission, one of the most frequently cited National...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 44, October 30, 2009
The Health Resources and Services Administration has granted the University of Virginia School of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 43, October 23, 2009
Q: How can I reiterate how important the peer review process is to staff?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 42, October 16, 2009
Q. How can I develop an effective competency assessment training program for staff?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 42, October 16, 2009
Staff development specialists are well aware that the way new employees are oriented to an...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 41, October 9, 2009
For the first time in history, there are four distinct generations in the American workplace...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 40, October 2, 2009
Q: How can I develop that "perfect" orientation program for staff development practice?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 40, October 2, 2009
Much attention has been given to evaluating new employees’ performance. However, there has...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 10, October 1, 2009
Background
For the first time in history, there are four distinct generations in the American...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 38, September 25, 2009
Q: How can we focus on long-term assessment of nurses' critical thinking skills?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 39, September 25, 2009
The final National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) that deals with a specific infection is...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
Hospitals around the country are hoping to prevent healthcare workers from becoming infected by...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
Interviewing prospective nursing employees is only the first step in the successful integration of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
Q: How can educators make mandatory training less boring?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 38, September 18, 2009
While they may look like common, innocuous problems to you, The Joint Commission life safety...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 37, September 11, 2009
Couldn't make the National Nursing Staff Development Organization's annual conference in July? The...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 36, September 4, 2009
On May 12, The Joint Commission released proposed changes to the National Patient Safety Goals...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 35, August 28, 2009
What types of policies, procedures, and protocols require immediate inservice education? Examples...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 34, August 21, 2009
Hospitals and healthcare systems are adjusting to the demand that organizations be prepared for...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 34, August 21, 2009
Q: How do we document whether a patient's CAUTI was hospital-acquired or POA?
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 33, August 14, 2009
The key to successful nursing research initiatives that lead to clinical evidence-based practice...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 33, August 14, 2009
Q: How can nursing staff development professionals best publicize educational offerings to ensure...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 24, 2009
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released advice for outpatient...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 30, July 24, 2009
Joint Commission standard NPSG.07.04.01 deals with the prevention of central line-associated...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 29, July 17, 2009
Multiple choice is arguably the most common testing method. When nurses will be taking a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 28, July 10, 2009
The Joint Commission recently announced it will be refocusing its examination of steam...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 28, July 10, 2009
There is increasing evidence that the learning preferences and styles of adult learners drastically...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 27, July 3, 2009
This week, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares best practices for writing staff development...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 26, June 26, 2009
Fall prevention guidelines mandate that every patient is assessed and findings documented on...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 26, June 26, 2009
This week, Bonnie Clair, BSN, RN, shares best practices for welcoming new nurses and educators.
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 25, June 19, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, shares how to develop a successful preceptorship/mentorship...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 24, June 12, 2009
The recession is causing many healthcare facilities across the nation to cut infection prevention...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 5, 2009
The Joint Commission recently announced it is developing no new National Patient Safety Goals...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 5, 2009
Incorporating evidence-based practice (EBP) into staff development is an ongoing process that...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 23, June 5, 2009
This week, Marquetta Flaugher, ARNP-BC, DSN, discusses the forms needed by an institutional review...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 22, May 29, 2009
Marsha-Gaye Elson-Joseph, BSN, knew her nursing career could take her anywhere. Different...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 22, May 29, 2009
In evidence-based staff development, educators must gather evidence to support ethical and legal...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
Patients at North Broward Medical Center’s Joint Replacement Center in Deerfield Beach, FL...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
Evidence-based practice in staff development requires a continual analysis of healthcare practices...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, shares the role of the group leader during activities.
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 21, May 22, 2009
President Barack Obama’s proposed healthcare workforce development funding for fiscal year...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 20, May 15, 2009
University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) in Philadelphia lowered its...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 8, 2009
Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. She helped establish the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 19, May 8, 2009
Nurses enjoy being recognized and rewarded for their excellent work and the care they provide...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 18, May 1, 2009
Assessing the clinical competency of healthcare professionals is, arguably, the center of attention...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 18, May 1, 2009
It’s difficult to establish effective means of communication between the infection control...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 17, April 24, 2009
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in staff development requires a continual analysis of healthcare...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 17, April 24, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, provides tips on how to measure learning.
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 17, April 24, 2009
While many infection control (IC) training and practices focus on clinical procedures, a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 15, April 10, 2009
Nurses Week doesn’t start officially until May 6, but HCPro, Inc. is beginning the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 15, April 10, 2009
Finding ways to motivate staff nurses to conduct nursing research can be difficult. Begin...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 15, April 10, 2009
Many hospitals and medical schools offer some variation of simulation-based training in which...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 14, April 3, 2009
Preventing patient readmissions in the emergency department (ED) is important for many hospitals...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 14, April 3, 2009
After identifying an increase in patient falls, Debbie Durant, RN, BSN, director of the medical...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 14, April 3, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, recommends ways to design cultural diversity education.
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 13, March 27, 2009
Staff nurses at Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, IL, are receiving more than just lectures...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 13, March 27, 2009
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in the clinical setting is the process of making clinical...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 12, March 20, 2009
Nurses build the public image of nursing through daily interactions with patients, families, and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 12, March 20, 2009
Ensuring patient safety is one of the most vital and challenging jobs in healthcare today...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 11, March 13, 2009
By Rosemond Squirewell, RN, MHA, staff educator at Palmetto Health Baptist in Columbia, SC.
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 11, March 13, 2009
This week, Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN, shares educational tips for Baby Boomers.
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 11, March 13, 2009
When staff satisfaction is high, staff turnover rates are low, collaboration is more effective, and...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 10, March 6, 2009
At Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, IL, staff members recently implemented a...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 9, February 27, 2009
Patients at Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital (EUOSH) in Tucker, GA, have the luxury...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 9, February 27, 2009
This week, Carole Eldridge, DNP, RN, CNAA-BC, provides two best practices for identifying...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 8, February 20, 2009
Achieving high patient satisfaction scores is every facility’s goal, especially the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 4, January 23, 2009
Nationwide, healthcare organizations are implementing programs and initiatives aimed at improving...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 4, January 23, 2009
The youthful mind often flits rapidly over many options when considering future career choices. But...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 3, January 16, 2009
According to The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO), communication breakdowns are the most common...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 1, January 2, 2009
The nation’s baccalaureate nursing student population rose just 2% last year, leading the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 50, December 26, 2008
Imperial College London has created a virtual hospital using the Internet community of Second Life...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 50, December 26, 2008
When choosing your unit’s next preceptors, there are some warnings signs that may indicate...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 50, December 26, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne Avillion, D. Ed., RN, explains how educators can demonstrate the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 49, December 19, 2008
Looking to decrease absenteeism and increase job satisfaction? Remind your nurses why they entered...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 49, December 19, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne Avillion, D. Ed., RN, explains how educators determine the cost...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 48, December 12, 2008
With the recognition that assessment is an important part of both healthcare and art, the...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 48, December 5, 2008
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), some point-of-care handheld...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 48, December 5, 2008
Developing an effective preceptor program requires a varied approach, including choosing competent...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 48, December 5, 2008
Nurses of different generations are bound to hold different values, beliefs, and interests. For...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly The Staff Educator), Issue 12, December 1, 2008
Developing your nurses’ assessment skills regarding changes in patients’ conditions is...
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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 47, November 21, 2008
In a recent survey conducted by staffing company AMN Healthcare, most chief nursing officers said...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 46, November 14, 2008
Hoping to improve the healthcare available to residents of northwestern New Jersey, Warren County...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 46, November 14, 2008
There are several important questions to ask yourself before providing feedback to learners.
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 45, November 7, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares why staff educators should never...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 44, October 31, 2008
Researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center have found that accessing healthcare...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 44, October 31, 2008
The focus on lifelong learning and ongoing education has become increasingly important in nursing...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 44, October 31, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares how to successfully implement...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 43, October 24, 2008
Increase the flexibility of your staff development programs by offering Web conferencing, which can...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 41, October 9, 2008
Working as a nurse can be gratifying, but a little encouragement, appreciation, and recognition can...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 41, October 9, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, helps you anticipate the questions your...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 41, October 9, 2008
Priming staff members for inevitable Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) visits is one of the most...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
We often hear the terms "engagement" and "employee satisfaction"...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
This week’s expert, Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, discusses the importance of...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 40, October 2, 2008
The rapidly-changing American population is exemplified within your hospital’s walls. With...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, Issue 39, September 25, 2008
This week’s expert, Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, shares strategies for delivering diversity...
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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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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Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development (formerly 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...