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August 19, 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 33)

Inside the news: North Carolina hospital advances with communication technology
Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Hickory, NC, is keeping its online visitors up-to-date on health and wellness information by implementing a popular, cost-effective communication device: podcasts.

Inside best practice: Send a message with buttons
Buttons can be an extremely helpful communication tool to distribute to nursing and nonnursing staff as you prepare for ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation or redesignation. The message on a button can be short and to the point as you communicate information, such as the dates of your site visit or current nursing research projects.

Inside the Forces: Forces keep the flood waters at bay
Flood waters threatened to shut the doors of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) in Iowa City—an ANCC Magnet Recognition Program (MRP) recipient in 2004—but “because UIHC’s culture is bound together by the 14 Forces of Magnetism, UIHC staff did not let the rising water interrupt patient care,” says Barbara Hannon, RN, MSN, CPHQ, MRP coordinator.

Inside scoop from our experts: Council chatter: Nurse-sensitive quality indicators
This week, a reader asks about the best place to discuss nurse-sensitive quality indicators. Read the response from our advisor Dorothy Anne Garman, RN, MSN, nursing consultant in Newport, RI.

Other recently-published articles from HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*:

Inside the news: 11 healthcare organizations celebrate excellence

Inside best practice: Save time by registering at the bedside

Inside the Forces: Make use of advanced practice nurses

Inside scoop from our experts: Make use of editors for the written documentation

Inside the news: A five-year safety journey brings success to an Ohio hospital

Inside best practice: Collaborate with the community to promote nursing services

Inside the Forces: Build relationships between nurses and students

Inside scoop from our experts: Professional nursing organizations: Get staff nurses involved

Inside the news: Pennsylvania hospital receives $25,000 prize for positive innovations

Inside best practice: Blending performance appraisal and peer review

Inside the Forces: Hold nurses accountable for improving the image of nursing

Inside scoop from our experts: Utilize your steering committee

News brief: Receive patient satisfaction data at the point of care

Inside HCPro’s MRP workshop: Build a designation budget

Inside the Forces: Get a stamp of approval for your research project

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