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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education

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Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education

Issue 5, February 3, 2012

• From the desk of Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN

  A few months ago I offered some information about nursing apps, the wonderful programs you can...

• Free nursing app features new tools for nurses

  Robert Freeman, a registered nurse at Beth Israel Hospital in New York, designed an app for nurses...

• Communication strategies for nurse leaders

  Communication is defined as act of communicating, or the exchange of information between...

• Nurse practitioners improve discharges, reduce readmissions, and save hospitals money

  A recent study from Loyola University Medical Center illustrates how adding a nurse practitioner...

Issue 4, January 27, 2012

• From the desk of Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN

  Simulation equipment allows learners to practice anything from CPR to intravenous insertion to...

• CMS initiative designates "innovation advisers" to improve healthcare

  As part of a new initiative from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 73...

• Supply management in nursing

  The cost of inventory in healthcare organizations is generally smaller than the dollar amount from...

• 3 creative ways to cut nurse labor costs

  Because nurses comprise a huge chunk of labor costs, they often fall under the financial...

Issue 3, January 20, 2012

• From the desk of Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN

  We all have to deal with unexpected needs for just-in-time training. A patient arrives with a new...

• Study identifies key factors in nursing retention across three generations

  A study conducted by researchers in Australia found that many nurses are dedicated to healing and...

• Outside controls on the practice of nursing

  The U.S. Government has standards in the Federal Registry that require all hospitals that...

• Above and beyond traditional error reporting

  As the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, medical errors just don't seem to be...

Issue 2, January 13, 2012

• From the desk of Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN

  The current economic conditions make it more important than ever to keep within our seemingly...

• When nurses catch compassion fatigue, patients suffer

  Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis is now offering a program to help nurses battle compassion...

• Essentials of nursing excellence

  “Eight essentials of Magnetism” are evident in every culture of shared governance...

• Suicide risk: Solutions to rapid assessment and documentation

  In November 2010, The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert requiring all hospitals to...

Issue 1, January 6, 2012

• From the desk of Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN

  As we look forward to all that the New Year will bring, consider collaborating with your local...

• CMS's proposed hospital staffing revisions get cool reception

  A rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow changes in the...

• Preceptors in staff development

  Some staff development colleagues automatically assume that all staff development personnel make...

• Nurses key to making healthcare better

  Nurses made a strong showing in this year’s HealthLeaders 20, our annual profile of...