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Issue 51, December 16, 2005

• Poll names nursing most ethical profession

  Despite the many woes affecting the nursing profession today, nurses can be rest assured of one...

Issue 50, December 15, 2005

• The WHO offers a new twist to hand-hygiene guidelines

  The World Health Organization (WHO) released new hand hygiene guidelines last month aimed at...

Issue 49, December 5, 2005

• Lift retention rates with CRM

  If the aviation industry allowed for a 5% error rate to occur, 137 planes would crash daily, Linda...

Issue 48, November 28, 2005

• JCAHO to check emergency plans

  Surveyors will scrutinize emergency management and preparedness plans for hospitals with more than...

Issue 47, November 21, 2005

• Nurse anesthetists growing in popularity

  Tennessee nurse anesthetists are playing a greater role in anesthesiology than ever before. State...

Issue 46, November 16, 2005

• Stomp out horizontal hostility

  It can be the unit secretary, a nurse aid, a nurse, or even a charge nurse who spreads negativity...

Issue 45, November 8, 2005

• JCAHO to lead worldwide effort to cut medical errors

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) will coordinate an...

Issue 44, October 28, 2005

• Back to the basics

  Both nurses and nurse leaders want to feel they are making a difference in patients' lives. When an...

Issue 43, October 21, 2005

• Take a shot: Encouraging flu vaccination among staff

  Convincing healthcare workers to receive influenza (flu) vaccinations remains a struggle for...

Issue 42, October 17, 2005

• The Wright way to use humor in education

  To set the stage for her presentation on using humor to "move mountains," or deal with difficult...

Issue 41, October 7, 2005

• Four tips to meet JCAHO hand-off goal

  A Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) National Patient Safety...

Issue 40, October 3, 2005

• Get in line with JCAHO abuse-prevention rules

  Statistics have shown that an estimated 1 million to 2 million people age 65 or older in the United...

Issue 39, September 28, 2005

• Present like the pros

  Professional nursing presentations are a great way to distribute and gain information about...

Issue 38, September 16, 2005

• Educating nurses about a hospital's new drugs

  A monthly training session may be a good way to educate nursing staff about new drugs added to the...

Issue 37, September 12, 2005

• Train staff to prevent outpatient falls

  The JCAHO's National Patient Safety Goal on preventing falls applies to both outpatient and...

Issue 36, September 2, 2005

• Six ways to tackle unapproved abbreviations

  One-quarter of U.S. hospitals received requirements for improvement for unapproved abbreviations in...

Issue 35, August 26, 2005

• Increasing patient safety through simulation

  Simulation training is an excellent way to educate nurses about patient safety. One hospital in...

Issue 34, August 19, 2005

• Benefits of formalized nursing peer review

  Texas now requires its healthcare facilities to have formal nursing peer review (NPR) processes in...

Issue 33, August 12, 2005

• It's about time . . . management

  Getting staff to understand the importance of time management--or to show up to a scheduled...

Issue 32, August 5, 2005

• MRSA can hide out in hospital keyboards

  Results of a study released in April found that the bacterium methicillin-resistant staphylococcus...

Issue 31, July 29, 2005

• Tips for medication reconciliation

  Improving how hospitals report a patient's medication requirements across departments and units...

Issue 30, July 22, 2005

• Rethink your facility's procedures to help improve ICU safety

  Improving safety in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a critical but challenging goal.

Issue 29, July 15, 2005

• Communication 101

  Everyone knows patient safety is your hospital's top priority. But in today's hectic healthcare...

Issue 28, July 8, 2005

• Involve patients in their care

  Patients who are more involved in their care get better results, according to the Agency for...

Issue 27, July 1, 2005

• Mock trials show staff legal fallout from errors

  The last thing you want is your staff member sitting in a courtroom defending medical errors using...

Issue 26, June 24, 2005

• Cross borders with communication

  Ask your nurses to try on these shoes for size: You work as a nurse and have little or no control...

Issue 25, June 20, 2005

• Nurse manager's role in retention

  According to Beverly Kaye, PhD, founder and CEO of Career Systems International, a Scranton...

Issue 24, June 10, 2005

• Open staff's eyes to suicide

  If a patient came into your ED venting to nurses about his problems, would they recognize his...

Issue 23, June 3, 2005

• Magnet: Empowering nurses

  It makes sense that hospitals in which nurses feel empowered are those that provide the...

Issue 22, May 27, 2005

• Identify managers' leadership styles

  When Lori L. Wegner, BBA, MSA, PhD, spoke during the Emergency Nurses Association annual meeting in...

Issue 21, May 20, 2005

• Train your nurses to use robotics in the OR

  Although training is time-intensive and complex, OR nurses today must be tech-savvy-especially if...

Issue 20, May 13, 2005

• Improve nurse-physician communication

  "Bad scenes" are caused by poor communication between nurses and physicians. They may include...

Issue 19, May 6, 2005

• Support new nurses with a comprehensive orientation program

  Nursing is the backbone of hospitals, and without it organizations would be paralyzed. So it's...

Issue 18, April 29, 2005

• Communicate the Magnet message to all disciplines

  Magnet designation, established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in response to...

Issue 17, April 21, 2005

• Nurses reflect on their Magnet challenges

  Applying for Magnet status requires patience, persistence, and time management. Hospitals must...

Issue 16, April 15, 2005

• Strategies to communicate with night shift nurses

  Meeting the needs of night shift nurses presents unique challenges for nurse managers. Night nurses...

Issue 15, April 8, 2005

• Use leadership training effectively

  Getting new managers to stay in their positions is challenging. Many leave because they feel...

Issue 14, April 1, 2005

• Coach patients to better health

  As patients become more informed consumers, healthcare professionals-particularly nurses-must...

Issue 13, March 25, 2005

• Encourage diversity training at your organization

  Dr. Stevens treats both Mr. Smith, a white patient, and Mr. Williams, an African-American patient...

Issue 12, March 18, 2005

• Hospital improves falls prevention

  Assessing and addressing patients' risks for falls is a 2005 National Patient Safety Goal, but some...

Issue 11, March 11, 2005

• Nursing receives top ranking in ethics poll

  Americans identified nursing in an annual Gallup poll as the most honest and ethical profession for...

Issue 10, March 4, 2005

• Assessment tips for ED nurses

  If you've ever wondered what sets ED nurses apart, then you've never been to the unit on a busy...

Issue 9, February 24, 2005

• CNL role transforms patient care

  Healthcare organizations are beginning to pilot a new nursing position-the clinical nurse leader...

Issue 8, February 18, 2005

• Tips on preparing preceptors

  With 12 years of staff development under her belt, Susan Boyer, MEd, RN, director of the Vermont...

Issue 7, February 11, 2005

• Strategies for safe handoffs

  Researchers at the Veterans Health Administration Getting at Patient Safety (GAPS) Center analyzed...

Issue 6, February 4, 2005

• Tips for combating fatigue on your unit

  Wake up! The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is considering...

Issue 5, January 28, 2005

• NJ hospitals to post nurse staffing data daily

  In the fall of 2005, New Jersey will join Illinois as the only states to require hospitals to...

Issue 4, January 21, 2005

• Last-minute tips to help staff get ready for survey day

  It’s only natural to be nervous before your Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare...

Issue 3, January 14, 2005

• Getting travel RNs on the right track with fast-track

  Travel nurses at Beaufort (SC) Memorial Hospital (BMH) are now on the fast track, says Trish Deems...

Issue 2, January 7, 2005

• Survey focuses on nursing shortage, staffing effectiveness

  If a candidate for a nursing position walked in the front door to apply, could he or she get an...

Issue 1, May 3, 2005

• Join the club! Motivate staff to participate in professional nursing organizatio

  This week, a reader wants to know how to motivate her staff to participate in professional nursing...