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Issue 50, December 18, 2006

• Verbal order policies: Tips for updating policies to reflect requirements

  Verbal orders can be problematic, so hospitals should be careful to follow verbal order...

Issue 49, December 11, 2006

• Youth movement: How to plant an early healthcare seed

  The Junior Volunteer program at Blue Mountain Health System in Lehighton, PA, was pretty basic a...

Issue 48, December 4, 2006

• The five key elements of a good orientation program

  While orientation programs vary widely from facility to facility, the best and most successful...

Issue 47, November 27, 2006

• Island hospital faces challenges in planning for pandemics

  Thirty miles off the coast of Massachusetts sits Nantucket Cottage Hospital-the only hospital on...

Issue 46, November 20, 2006

• Spice up staff information with hot peppers

  There are numerous ways to spread information around a hospital. Posters clutter walls and doors...

Issue 45, November 13, 2006

• Use expert techniques to boost new graduates’ critical thinking skills

  If you spend any time on a nursing unit, you probably become familiar with the all-too-common...

Issue 44, November 6, 2006

• Wasted time on the job can put a dent in your facility’s wallet

  Employees in the healthcare industry waste 1.8 hours every day, according to a July America Online...

Issue 43, October 30, 2006

• Sharing responsibility and accountability can improve care

  The increasingly critical shortage of professional nurses is a dangerous theme in healthcare. In...

Issue 42, October 23, 2006

• Patient satisfaction surveys lead to better performance

  Eight years ago when Massachusetts unveiled how hospitals scored on patient satisfaction surveys to...

Issue 41, October 16, 2006

• Team concept helps drive two Pennsylvania facilities to success

  Are you a team player? Most people would reply by saying "of course" when asked this question...

Issue 40, October 9, 2006

• Bar-code system can help prevent medication errors

  The Institute of Medicine (IOM), a nonprofit organization that focuses on biomedical science...

Issue 39, October 2, 2006

• A nutty idea for handling patient handoffs

  At Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN, staff are encouraged to "Just Go NUTS" during patient...

Issue 38, September 25, 2006

• Simple tactics can help prevent Norovirus outbreaks among patients

  Norwalk virus outbreaks on cruise ships have been widely reported over the past several years, but...

Issue 37, September 18, 2006

• Make sure your training sessions are effective and useful

  One of the challenges of providing compliance educational sessions is to keep the topic interesting...

Issue 36, September 11, 2006

• Help prevent medication errors at your facility

  The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a report and series of recommendations to help prevent...

Issue 35, September 4, 2006

• Periodic reminders can help staff stay sharp on HIPAA

  Staff receive so much training-on compliance, accreditation, Medicare fraud and abuse, and...

Issue 34, August 28, 2006

• Keep it clean: Handwashing hygiene is a key to JCAHO success

  With staff handwashing being such an easy item to observe, expect this National Patient Safety Goal...

Issue 33, August 21, 2006

• Adjust orientation to fit different audiences at your facility

  During a recent HCPro audioconference, "Designing Effective Orientation Programs: Tips and Tools...

Issue 32, August 14, 2006

• Beware of patient/visitor technology at your facility

  Parents use laptop computers to look up their child’s condition, giving them valuable...

Issue 31, August 7, 2006

• Spread the evidence-based practice word at your facility

  Evidence-based practice (EPB)-using the current best evidence in making decisions about the care of...

Issue 30, July 31, 2006

• Analyze costs to adjust and improve your orientation program

  Before updating your orientation program, you must first analyze your present orientation format...

Issue 29, July 24, 2006

• Notebooks can help your hospital ace its next JCAHO test

  It’s one thing to think that you’re ready for JCAHO surveyors to arrive tomorrow...

Issue 28, July 17, 2006

• Unit managers: The forerunners of shared governance

  One key component of successful shared governance is the staff, who play a crucial role in...

Issue 27, July 10, 2006

• Add some freshness to your stale orientation

  It can be as simple as a timeline, a cup of coffee, or five minutes on the clock. "Small things...

Issue 26, July 3, 2006

• Patient safety surveys help focus staff training

  At Citizens Medical Center (CMC) in Victoria, TX, the patient safety group has developed a one-page...

Issue 25, June 26, 2006

• Hospitals save more than 120,000 lives

  Hospitals have reduced lethal mistakes and breakdowns in care to prevent the unnecessary deaths of...

Issue 24, June 19, 2006

• Group work: Implement evidence-based practice with these simple tips

  Editor’s note: The following excerpt was adapted from HCPro’s book Evidence-Based...

Issue 23, June 12, 2006

• Magnet documentation: 10 tips for success

  Editor’s note: The following excerpt is from HCPro’s new book Magnet Director’s...

Issue 22, June 5, 2006

• Design meetings to please every generation

  All managers need to hold meetings with their staff, but the meeting topics, timing, and frequency...

Issue 21, May 29, 2006

• What leadership style will you practice today?

  In the late 1960s, researchers found that effective leaders had a talent for aligning the...

Issue 20, May 22, 2006

• Spreading the word on EBP

  There are many ways to educate an organization about evidence-based practice (EBP). Often, nurses...

Issue 19, May 15, 2006

• Put an end to the age gap in nursing

  During a recent HCPro audioconference, Dr. Betty Kupperschmidt, EdD, RN, CNAA, BC, associate...

Issue 18, May 8, 2006

• Ten tips to weave a web of Magnetism

  Connecting with colleagues involved in the Magnet journey can feel like striking a gold mine. Many...

Issue 17, May 1, 2006

• Do you value your staff? Then prove it!

  Golden Bethune, Director of Nursing at Centra Health in Lynchburg, VA, has a deep commitment to...

Issue 16, April 21, 2006

• The right way to terminate an employee

  No matter how hard you try, some workers are unable or unwilling to improve their job performance...

Issue 15, April 17, 2006

• Making the hospital your stage - for you, your staff, and your patients

  Healthcare needs to stop thinking that it provides a service and realize that it provides an...

Issue 14, April 10, 2006

• Vital questions to ask yourself when a patient falls

  When someone falls, a number of things must be determined at once. Answers to some of these...

Issue 13, April 3, 2006

• Speak up! Empower nurses’ voices

  Addressing specific behaviors that are a challenge to a nurse stimulates meaningful conversations...

Issue 12, March 27, 2006

• Helping staff help themselves to health

  Natalie is a registered nurse on your unit working 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. She is hard-working and...

Issue 11, March 20, 2006

• Easy ways to show appreciation

  Try these easy and inexpensive ways to show your employees you appreciate them.

Issue 10, March 13, 2006

• Join the (journal) club!

  A journal club consists of a group of nurses who meet regularly to discuss and critique research...

Issue 9, March 6, 2006

• Problem employee pulling everyone down? Deal with the situation once and for all

  Problem employees make life difficult for everyone and can harm a unit’s recruitment and...

Issue 8, February 27, 2006

• Rejuvenate your office with a spring cleaning

  The grass is green. Birds are chirping. Spring is in the air. It’s the perfect time to...

Issue 7, February 20, 2006

• Dealing with problem employees

  At some point in your management career, it will be necessary to address employee issues and...

Issue 6, February 13, 2006

• Only the trained survive

  Teaching nurse managers how to partner across teams, follow up with people, inspire others, and...

Issue 5, February 6, 2006

• Survey says: Bright spots on the radar

  Some good news: The number of RNs living and working in the U.S. has increased 7.9% since 2000...

Issue 4, January 27, 2006

• Time-management tips: Improve productivity and efficiency

  Planning is an essential skill in time management, yet it’s rarely formally taught to anyone...

Issue 3, January 23, 2006

• A manager’s quest to create collegial relationships with physicians

  A manager’s quest to create collegial relationships with physicians

Issue 2, January 16, 2006

• Idle talk: Improve your work environment by stopping gossip

  One way to discourage gossip at your organization is to write a communication policy. Regardless of...

Issue 1, January 6, 2006

• Hospital uses handwriting course to improve legibility, overturn JCAHO RFI

  Jackie Kovacs, RN, had a feeling that illegible medical records might be a problem during Saints...