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Issue 12, December 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Nurses take evidence-based research improvements to Africa

  Sometimes the lessons learned during the journey toward ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP...

• Flu prevention: Methods to reach staff, community

  Take flu shots, for instance. How do you best ensure that you reach the optimal percentage of...

• 2010 index

  Evidence-based practice  Evidence-based practice and nursing research: Avoiding confusion...

Issue 11, November 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Methods to improve tracking nurse education and training

  How quickly can you call up your nurse training and skill set data? 

• Crafting a blueprint for nursing excellence

  There are many reasons an organization may be unable to formally pursue Magnet Recognition...

• Social media and hospitals: Don?t overlook the potential

  In July, the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (AHAP) established a Facebook...

Issue 10, October 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Nursing education:  Demonstrating  implementation

  Several years ago, while working in nursing professional development and education, consultant Gen...

• Ongoing safety assessment in the psychiatric milieu

  National Patient Safety Goal NPSG.15.01.01 requires that patients being treated for emotional or...

• Hospital nearly doubles medication scanning rates

  In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began...

Issue 9, September 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Documenting your CNO?s ability to influence change

  Earlier this year, Sallie Latty, RN, BSN, MA, one of a pair of ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®...

• Don't underuse your education department

  Brookwood Medical Center (BWMC), a Tenet facility in Birmingham, AL, has an active, cohesive, and...

• Specialist nurses trained to obtain informed consent

  If a procedure has been shifted from the physician to the nurse, can informed consent then be...

Issue 8, August 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• From champions to  ambassadors: How to  find the right advocates

  The dictionary defines champion as “an ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another...

• Nursing peer review: A means to improvement

  Peer review: the evaluation of the professional performance of individual RNs by nurses with...

• HCPro?s White Papers on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: Easing the pain of pediatric venipuncture: A pilot study

  HCPro’s White Papers on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: Easing the pain of...

Issue 7, July 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Strengthen shared governance hospitalwide

  When Athens (GA) Regional Medical Center (ARMC) implemented shared governance five years ago, the...

• Small stories, huge improvements

  The road to ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) status is not a new journey for University...

• Strategies for education and site visit preparation

  Q. I am wondering what other MRP coordinators or program directors do in terms of education plans...

Issue 6, June 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Patients benefit at CTCA from restraint-free care

  Facilities across the country, whether they are ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP...

• Success in a fall reduction strategy

  Systemic change requires visionary leadership. The board of trustees for our facility established a...

• Competency days help ensure nursing knowledge

  Hospitals with ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) designation are always seeking better...

• HCPro’s White Papers on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: Improving patient satisfaction through nurse empowerment

  HCPro's White Papers on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: Improving patient satisfaction...

Issue 5, May 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Prepping presenters:  Helping nurses develop poster presentations

  When Cheryl Burnette, MEd, BS, RN, CPLP, nurse retention coordinator at Centra in Lynchburg, VA...

• A journey to make research part of what we do:  From inception to success

  In 2004, our Professional Nursing Staff Organization (PNSO) sought to develop a formal, robust, and...

• Educating patients: Help build awareness of their own care

  There truly is an opportunity to educate patients during the course of their stay. By identifying...

Issue 4, April 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• To blog or not to blog: CNO connects with staff nurses

  As part of the journey to excellence, hospitals seeking ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP...

• Educating patients: What every patient needs to know before surgery

  Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series on patient involvement and...

• Show your outcomes on the journey to nursing excellence

  Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Quality Improvement for Nurse Managers...

• Get staff nurse input on your budget process

  Editor’s note: This month, our expert is Cindy Kamikawa, RN, MS, NE-BC, vice president of...

• HCPro’s White Papers on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: Ten challenging sources of evidence within the documentation

  HCPro's White Papers on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: Ten challenging sources of...

Issue 3, March 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Healer, heal thyself: Hospital addresses health issues among staff through education

  It is a bit of an industry joke: hospital employees are statistically among the most unhealthy...

• Ask the expert: Evaluating effectiveness of staff education

  Q: What are some ways to evaluate the effectiveness of MRP education? A: Integral to the MRP...

• Reflections: Hardwiring documentation: A treasure map worth following

  Preparing and writing the documentation for the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) was an...

• Quality improvement: Requirements for collecting nursing-sensitive indicators

  The new ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) model unveiled in 2008 requires MRP hospitals...

Issue 2, February 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Nurse scheduling software increases nurse satisfaction

  Nothing causes more arguments among staff nurses on a unit than the schedule. Filling the schedule...

• Evidence-based practice and nursing research: Avoiding confusion

  The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) requires hospitals to have evidence-based practice...

• Hit the hay: Program helps new grads get the sleep they need

  Starting your first job as a nurse is a difficult transition for any new graduate, but the process...

• Improve outcomes with a plan

  As a hospital seeks to proactively identify and reduce unanticipated safety risks to patients, its...

• HCPro's White Papers on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®: Collecting evidence for the written documentation

  Inside this white paper, find out how to collect evidence from across the entire organization, and...

Issue 1, January 1, 2010 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Competency: Virtual medical center helps new graduate nurses increase confidence

  New grads have a tricky balancing act to perform involving learning new skills, committing policies...

• Image of nursing: Impassioned advocate for nursing excellence

  Each year, HealthLeaders Media selects 20 people who are making a positive difference in...

• Ask the expert: Engaging nurses in quality improvement

  Q: We are currently working on our nurse-sensitive quality indicators, and I would like to get...

• Designation: Formatting the written documentation

  When it comes time to submit your written documents for review, be sure the document is easy to...