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Issue 2, March 10, 2016

• Bribery on Two Continents: Olympus Corp., to Pay $646 Million Settlement

  On March 1, the Department of Justice charged Olympus Corp. with paying millions of dollars in...

Issue 28, July 31, 2016

• Weekly roundup

  Hospice Final Rule for 2017 raises payments Last Friday, CMS issued a final rule outlining...

Issue 51, December 29, 2016

• Nurses are once again named the most trusted profession

  For the 15th year in a row, the Gallup’s annual honesty and ethical standards poll has named...

• Build a Care Team

  With healthcare complexity increasing daily, traditional models of delivering care fail to offer a...

• Big Ideas: Virtual Reality Becomes Reality

  Improvements in technology and decreased cost of equipment have poised virtual reality to change...

• Rock Your Health: The FIX is IN!

  Carol Ebert is back with more tips to keep yourself healthy.

Issue 50, December 21, 2016

• Nursing's GEM award winners announced

  The Giving Excellence Meaning (GEM) Awards honored five of the best and brightest nurses in the...

• Patient elopement: Widespread, but rarely discussed

  New policies developed by nursing leaders at three Chicago-area hospitals guide hospital staff in...

• Nurses are an invaluable resource for developing medical equipment

  The University of Minnesota has developed a workshop to encourage nurses to think like inventors...

Issue 49, December 15, 2016

• Nurse uses Lego® on the job

  Victor Ty, RN, a former textile and apparel designer, brings his love of Legos® to the...

• Nursing care centers sought for Joint Commission infection control study

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has contracted The Joint Commission to conduct an...

• What it takes to be a nurse and CEO

  Nurses bring a wealth of clinical understanding to the chief executive role, but they have to...

Issue 48, December 8, 2016

• Making nurses into leaders

  Nurse executives wear two hats. Their most obvious role is that of clinical caregiver. But they're...

• Work environment strongly influences nurse and patient outcomes

  Workplace safety and nurse surveillance capacity can boost quality ratings and lower pressure ulcer...

• Rock Your Health: When you can’t stop working!

  Carol Ebert shares some tips for overworked nurses!

• Rock Your Health: When you can’t stop working!

  Carol Ebert shares some tips for overworked nurses!

Issue 47, December 1, 2016

• Let Hospital Staff Lead Quality Improvement Efforts

  In the midst of an unprecedented "change management experience," the AHA's top quality...

• 3 obstacles to higher education levels in nursing

  Evidence shows that patient outcomes improve when nurses have baccalaureate degrees. The Future of...

Issue 46, November 17, 2016

• Simulation training benefits experienced nurses

  A new study from the American Heart Association indicates that regular CPR simulation training...

• CNO Exchange: Nurse Executive Shares Promising Workforce Solution

  Attendees at the HealthLeaders Media 2016 Chief Nursing Officer Exchange shared their best...

• Developing your staff members into nursing professionals

  Training your nurses and ensuring that they are competent in their skill sets are two of the most...

• Free Tool: Overview of Professional Development Levels of Expertise

  This handy tool will help you classify your staff experience levels and develop individualized...

Issue 45, November 10, 2016

• Demand for nurses on the rise

  The job market is warming up - increasing wages and sign-on bonuses for nurses are on the rise...

• The role of nurses in combating the opioid epidemic

  Nurses serve on the frontline in the war against opioid addiction.

• 3 Ways to build a strong transitional care program

  When Southwestern Vermont Medical Center deployed its nurses in new ways, it saw a big drop in...

Issue 44, November 3, 2016

• Bilingual nurses improve patient safety

  Reprioritizing language skills in RN hires can have a profound effect on preventing readmissions...

• Four ways to get better results from Patient Advisory Councils

  The effectiveness of patient advisory councils varies. The director of a solutions-oriented patient...

• Nursing excellence: Turn to APNs to meet your nursing research needs

  Getting staff nurses involved in research is not easy.

Issue 43, October 27, 2016

• How nurse managers can inspire creativity

  A creativity-friendly work environment can foster innovation in your department. So how do you...

• How the ’Doc Fix’ Will Affect Nurses, Other Providers

  As nursing organizations review the 2,400-page final rule, some are calling on CMS to clarify the...

• Nurse Manager Alert: But they looked good on paper!

  Looking to hire staff? Here are some interview tips from one of our nurse experts!

• On average, California nurses are the highest paid

  California now leads the country in nursing wages, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Free Tool: Practice Council Charter Template

  Check out this free tool from the Shared Governance Training Program!

Issue 42, October 20, 2016

• Tips for recruiting male nurses

  With staffing concerns on the rise, what can nurse leaders do to make the profession more appealing...

• Nurses file for collective action over lunchbreak dispute

  Nurses at Methodist Health claim that the hospital docks lunch pay for breaks they aren’t...

• Exploring Post-Discharge Spaces Designed to Eliminate Gaps in Care

  Health systems are creating new spaces to better arm patients with resources and...

• How Mercy Streamlined Onboarding of its Healthcare Workers

  The large health system recently overhauled its onboarding procedures to save time and money and to...

Issue 41, October 13, 2016

• Nurse Assist issues voluntary recall of I.V. Flush Syringes

  The medical device manufacturer is voluntarily recalling unexpired lots of I.V. Flush Syringes...

• 3 Tips for Safer Patient Handling

  Take time, educate patients, and use assistive technology to curb injuries, says a nurse honored...

• Allina and nurses agree to end strike

  The Minnesota Nurses Association and Allina Health have reached an agreement after months of...

Issue 40, October 6, 2016

• Nursing's role in care transitions

  Nurses have always stood out as the advocate for the patient when making healthcare decisions, and...

• Grad school pays dividends for nurses

  With job growth and increasing pay, more and more nurses are seeking advanced practice degrees.

• 5 Things to Know About Drug Diversion

  Drug diversion and addiction among nurses is not uncommon, but it is often misunderstood. An expert...

• Allina nurses go back on strike

  Allina nurses enter their second month of striking after voting “No” the most recent...

Issue 39, September 29, 2016

• Registered nurses picking up the slack in primary care

  Faced with physician shortages, it’s not just nurse practitioners and physician’s...

• Clinical Alarm Safety Improvements are a Team Effort

  The Joint Commission has called for improvements in clinical alarm safety, but nurses can't do it...

• UN Declares Drug Resistance a Global Threat

  The fight against antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections has become a hot topic in 2016, and the...

• Free self-assessment tool

  With this self-assessment tool, you can evaluate your own performance and ensure that your...

• Optimizing Patient Safety Across the Care Continuum: A New Outlook

  Technology can have a compelling impact on optimizing a hospital’s patient safety...

Issue 38, September 22, 2016

• Celebrate Nursing Professional Development week with HCPro!

  In honor of NPD week, we are giving away a chapter from our Nursing Professional Development: A...

• Nurse educator takes to Instagram to help new nurses

  Many new nurses have trouble acclimating to their new roles, but one nurse has found new and...

• How MRSA Rates Sunk 42% at SC Health System

  After a South Carolina health system introduced an electronic system for monitoring handwashing...

• Shared Governance Nursing Training Program

  Shared Governance Nurse Manager Training Programis the only training program targeted to nurse...

Issue 37, September 15, 2016

• Study: Improving empathetic care could reduce patient readmissions

  Hospitals are always looking for ways to reduce readmissions, but the solution might be simpler...

• Five reasons nurses want to leave your hospital

  Your nurses have one eye on the door if you do any of the following.

• Nurse educators invent simulation training devices

  Educators have developed new technology to help train the next generation of nurses.

• Rock Your Health: Why Am I So Sleepy?

  Just back from a relaxing weekend and about ready to put your head down on the desk and take a nap...

• Have a great idea? Like to write?

  We are looking for volunteers to write for our Strategies for Nurse Managers blog, the...

Issue 36, September 8, 2016

• Study: More nurses means less patient restraints

  The use of restraints to prevent patients from hurting themselves or disrupting medical equipment...

• Dallas police shootings seen through a CNO’s eyes

  Parkland Health & Hospital System's CNO shares practical ways to help staff cope after a major...

• AORN argues that nurse bullying can affect patient outcomes

  In a recent online discussion, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) outlined...

• Free Tool: Guidelines for providing effective feedback

  Looking for tips for communicating with your staff? Check out this free tool from The Effective...

• Featured Webcast: Millennial Nurse Retention: Bridging the Generation Gap

  In 2015, the number of millennials in the workplace surpassed baby boomers as the largest segment...

Issue 35, September 1, 2016 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• The role of midwives is in a state of flux

  State legislations around the country is are working to redefine to role midwives around the...

• Nurses at the frontline of hand hygiene

  A Florida hospital recruited nurses to advocate for hand hygiene, with impressive results.

• Rock Your Health: If it's not one thing, it's another! The Art of Accepting the Inevitable

  Carol Ebert is back with tips for nurses struggling with change.

• Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team

  Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team is the nurse leader’s go-to source for...

Issue 34, August 25, 2016

• End of summer nursing roundup

  Nurses are finding new and innovative ways to help those in need around the world, but not every...

• Nurses Borrow from Comics to Sharpen Communication Skills

  A technique used in comedy clubs is helping nurses develop vital communication skills—but...

• Nurses borrow from comics to sharpen communication skills

  A technique used in comedy clubs is helping nurses develop vital communication skills—but...

• Do's and don'ts for conducting a successful interview

  Just because you aren't in the hot seat doesn't mean an interview doesn't take some preparation on...

Issue 33, August 18, 2016

• Teambuilding breaks down walls in healthcare

  Changes to hospital culture can mitigate tribalism and stereotyping in the workplace, according to...

• This Nurse leader cut LOS by 40% in the emergency department

  Adding an NP with a background in psychiatric nursing was just one tactic a Chicago nursing...

• Rock Your Health: Network or Die!

  Check out Carol Ebert's latest article!

• The Six C's of CAUTI Prevention

  Staff-driven bundles, judicious culturing lead to huge CAUTI decreases. As hospitals prepare for...

Issue 32, August 11, 2016

• Advancing the Role of Nursing, Optimizing Quality Clinical Care

   A new and exciting role outside traditional nursing, nursing informatics integrates data...

• OMB Snubs Clinical Nurse Specialists

  The Office of Management and Budget has again classified CNSs as general RNs rather than advanced...

• Leadership: Excerpt from Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility

  An excerpt from Ending Nurse to Nurse Hostility, 2e.

Issue 31, August 4, 2016

• Critical care nurses most likely to face burnout

  The Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) issued a report stating critical care nurses have...

• 4 Ways to Indirectly Influence Patient Experience

  Delivering excellent patient experience starts with leaders creating and supporting environments...

• Free Tool: Conflict Resolution Worksheet

  Having problems resolving interpersonal issues in your department? Use this free tool to develop...

• Shared Governance, Third Edition: A Practical Approach to Transforming Interprofessional Healthcare

  Shared Governance, Third Edition, is your complete shared governance toolkit and has more than 60...

Issue 30, July 28, 2016

• Helping patients by improving team performance

  Health leaders share wisdom on how building teamwork can improve patient outcomes in busy...

• Reducing Falls by Engaging Patients

  Brigham and Women’s ‘Fall TIPS’ tool offers tailored approach to falls prevention.

• FTC Backs VA ’Full Practice Authority’ for APRNs

  Under a Veterans Affairs proposal put forward this spring, advanced practice registered nurses...

• Rock Your Health: Three cravings you must have

  A new post from Carol Ebert, with more tips to lead a healthier life.

Issue 29, July 21, 2016

• From the nurse manager's bookshelf: Patient classification systems

  Check out this free excerpt from our Charge Nurse Leader Program Buider.

• Medical errors are the third leading cause of death: Now what?

  A new study projects more than 250,000 people die each year from medical errors, leaving patient...

• A patient’s advice on improving patient satisfaction

  Eye contact and authentic conversation can do more to improve patient satisfaction than following a...

• Virtual reality a potential solution for pain management

  A recent study  from MIT suggests that virtual reality (VR) can have a positive effect on...

Issue 28, July 14, 2016

• Transforming the continuum of care with technology

  An interview with Judy Murphy, a CNO and leader in health information technology, about the...

• Medical Errors: What a nurse knows about protecting patients

  One nurse with firsthand knowledge about medical errors is a calling on RNs and other healthcare...

• Rock Your Health: 10 Life lessons from the blackberry patch

  Carol Ebert is back with some tips from the blackberry patch!

Issue 27, July 7, 2016

• Ask the Experts: Nurses strikes

  Labor disputes between nurses and hospitals are nothing new, but over the past few weeks...

• Evidence trumps politics when it comes to APRNs

  Nursing and veterans' organizations have united to advocate for adoption of the VA's proposal to...

• A good rapport with families can improve patient care

  In addition to making the nurse’s job easier, a good rapport with a patient’s family...

• Improving Nursing Documentation and Reducing Risk

  In the age of electronic health records (EHR) and value-based purchasing, accurate and complete...

Issue 26, June 30, 2016

• Summer Nurse Roundup

  Summer is here, so it’s time to explore some of the best—and worst—nursing...

• Why do nurses join unions?

  In light of the recent rise in nurse strikes, now might be a good time to review the relationship...

• What a nurse knows about population health

  Environmental factors largely determine the health of a community. A nurse and advocate for...

• Nurse leaders, take our critical thinking survey!

  If you’re involved with educating nurses, we want to hear from you! We’d love to hear...

• Leaders’ Guide to Nurse Management

  How do top healthcare providers keep nurses feeling empowered and providing optimal care for...

Issue 25, June 23, 2016

• New strategies for the nursing shortage

  Hospitals are offering new incentives to get staff involved with recruitment.

• 3 Ways a CNS Can Influence Quality of Care

  Physicians may balk at full-practice authority for APRNs, but medical doctors have more in common...

• Dispelling myths about nurse practitioners

  Even more evidence that nurse practitioners can be just as effective as doctors.

• Clarifications of the Most Common Joint Commission Safety Findings

  Learn everything you need to know to stay ahead of Joint Commission surveyors. During this...

• Check out the new and improved Strategies for Nurse Managers!

  Check out articles in the new and improved Strategies for Nurse Managers Reading Room

Issue 24, June 16, 2016

• House calls can benefit patients and cut costs

  The way forward for high-quality and affordable patient care might come from the past.

• VA wants full practice authority for advanced practice nurses

  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently filed a proposed rule to permit full practice...

• Four strategies for nurses who want to enter the boardroom

  The director of the Nurses on Boards Coalition urges nurse leaders to elevate their presence on...

• Excerpt from Ending Nurse to Nurse Hostility, Second Edition

  Kathleen Barthelomew shares some tips about identifying a hostile work environment in this excerpt...

Issue 23, June 9, 2016

• New report reveals CNO earnings and job satisfaction

  Chief nursing officers and other nurse leaders report high levels of job satisfaction, but are less...

• Game teaches nurses about med management

  A new board game might help nurses minimize medication errors.

• National Time Out Day

  AORN reminds nurses to take a second to prevent wrong site surgeries.  

• Rock Your Health: Are your joints starting to act up?

  Carol Ebert shares some tips to help your aching joints.

• Featured webcast: The Approved 2012 Life Safety Code®: What You Need to Know

  In a highly-anticipated move, CMS has officially adopted the 2012 edition of the Life Safety...

Issue 22, June 2, 2016

• Animal therapy not just for patients

  Hospitals are trying out some furry solutions for stressed out nurses, with positive effects.

• Moral Resilience as an Antidote to Moral Distress

  Nurses can cope with challenging situations better if they've developed the ability to sustain or...

• Rock Your Health: Six daily habits you should definitely steal from history?s greatest ?Creatives?

  Are you exercising your “creative juices” as you move forward with your latest...

• Featured Webcast: Automating Informed Consent Moving from Paper to Electronic Consent Forms

  A patient’s consent is an integral part of any surgical or interventional procedure. ...

Issue 21, May 26, 2016

• Nurses uniquely qualified for hospital design

  The role of nurses has expanded greatly over the past few years, as nurses are moving from the...

• 3 Reasons to Support Full Practice Environments for NPs

  Nurse practitioners can improve outcomes, lower healthcare costs, and expand patient access to...

• Physicians favor texting medical orders more than nurses

  Earlier this month, The Joint Commission announced that it would allow medical orders to be sent...

• Overtime laws could change the game for home health

  The Department of Labor’s final rule on overtime requirements for salaried employees, issued...

Issue 20, May 19, 2016

• Women executives face more criticism than men

  There are many hurdles for women pursuing executive roles. Normally a male-dominated field, many...

• Free Delegation Tool

  Too much on your plate, but not sure if you’re staff is prepared to help? This delegation...

• This CNIO is a Nurse First

  Once on track to be a CNO, Amy Rosa took an unexpected detour to becoming a nurse leader and now...

• The history and importance of the pinning ceremony

  Graduation season is upon us! Here’s a brief history of this important tradition in nursing...

• Like the new Strategies for Nurse Managers Facebook page!

  Strategies for Nurse Managers is now on Facebook! We’ll share and discuss news, articles, and...

• Last chance to take our nursing survey!

  We want to know what you think about Strategies for Nurse Managers.com and what you need to help...

Issue 19, May 12, 2016

• Florence Nightingale, the original Nurse Leader

  Nurses’ Week celebrates nurse contributions around the world, but it is also in celebration...

• Rock Your Health: 6 Daily habits you should definitely steal from history’s greatest "Creatives"

  Are you exercising your "creative juices" as you move forward with your latest...

• Happy Nurses' Week, Happy Nurses

  Happiness researcher Shawn Achor shares five evidence-based methods for nurses to raise their...

• Nurses rallying for improved staffing ratios

  On May 12, Nurses from around the country will be rallying in Washington, D.C. in support of two...

• Take the Strategies for Nurse Managers Survey

  To wrap up Nurses’ Week, we want to know what you think about Strategies for Nurse...

• Featured Webcast: Creating a Culture of Ethical Practice to Foster Nurse Resilience

  Presented by: Cynda Hylton Rushton PhD, RN, FAAN Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore...

Issue 18, May 5, 2016

• Working the night shift may increase risk of heart disease

  A new study outlines the negative effects of rotating night shift work can have on nurses.

• CMS adopts 2012 Life Safety Code®

  In a highly-anticipated move expected to significantly affect the regulatory rules that hospitals...

• NPSF Announces DAISY Award 2016 Honorees

  The National Patient Safety Foundation along with The Daisy Foundation have announced the winners...

• Forcing the Conversation on Behavioral Health

  As the industry turns toward value-based care and population health management, leaders are...

Issue 17, April 28, 2016

• Dealing with secondary trauma for mass-casualty nurses

  Many emergency nurses are used to dealing with badly injured patients and sudden death, but when it...

• How a SNF Quality Initiative is Decreasing Hospitalizations

  A University of Missouri project is reducing avoidable hospitalizations by shifting the culture...

• Sentinel Event Alert aimed at preventing falls

  The focus of The Joint Commission's most recent Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) is a challenge...

• The Charge Nurse Leader Program Builder: A Competency-Based Approach for Developing Frontline Leaders

  The Charge Nurse Leader Program Builder: A Competency-Based Approach for Developing Frontline...

• Revolutionizing Renal Care with Predictive Analytics for CKD

  Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a common and growing condition, affecting about half of the...

Issue 16, April 21, 2016

• Telehealth provides opportunities to learn, educate and lead

  As technology grows, the role and importance of telehealth grows along with it. Telehealth can...

• Solidify the Nurse Leader’s Role in Care Coordination

  Strategies to help nurse leaders better support care coordination and transition care management...

• Newly promoted leaders need support too

  A new study suggests that the training process for internally-promoted leaders is often inadequate.

• Design Guidelines for High-Risk Patients in Hospitals

  Tips for managing high-risk patients from hospital safety expert Jeff Puttkammer.

• Join our Nursing Book Review Group!

  We are still looking for participants for our Nursing Book Review Group! Now is your chance to...

• Featured Webcast: How to Establish an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

  Presented on: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 1:00–2:30 p.m. Eastern Presented by: Jennifer...

Issue 15, April 14, 2016

• Shared decision making has benefits for minority patients

  New evidence suggests that shared decision making (SDM) can improve the patient experience for...

• AONE: Nursing Care’s Long Reach Gets Results

  At the American Organization of Nurse Executives 2016 annual conference, nurse leaders share how...

• New study finds the best hand-washing technique

  Proper hand-washing has always been a major concern for healthcare providers, but it turns out some...

• Join our Nursing Book Review Group!

  We would like to thank everyone who responded to our call for authors last month! The response...

• Featured webcast: Millennial Nurse Retention: Bridging the Generation Gap

  Wednesday, April 20, 2016 In 2015, the number of millennials in the workplace surpassed baby...

Issue 14, April 7, 2016

• Registered nurses not immune to industry influence

  There’s been a concerted effort over the last couple of years to provide transparency for...

• Rock Your Health: 90% of Managers Have Digestive Health Issues

  When your stomach speaks to you - LISTEN UP! Your gut is trying to tell you something. 

• Two Predictors of Job Satisfaction Among New Nurse Managers

  The most important factors related to job satisfaction among new nurse managers are not the same as...

• Free Tool: Scenario Validation Checklist for a Simulation

  Looking for help developing a simulation program in your hospital? This checklist will help you...

• Featured webcast: Drug Diversion in Healthcare: Improve Security and Avoid Fines

  Failed drug diversion programs in hospitals have led to record fines levied against facilities...

Issue 13, March 31, 2016

• Perspectives on nurse leadership

  The responsibilities of nurse leaders are changing rapidly and the role is more fluid than ever. We...

• Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility recommended by the American Nurses Association

  The American Nurses Association (ANA) has recommended Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility: Why Nurses...

• How CNOs can build support for evidence-based practice

  CNOs rank evidence-based practice low on their priority lists even though its use is necessary to...

• Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility, Second Edition

  The first and most respected book showing new and experienced nurses how to build a better...

Issue 12, March 24, 2016

• Better work environments equal better patient outcomes

  The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has updated its standards for healthy work...

• California nurses seven-day strike ends in stalemate

  On March 15, the newly unionized nurses of Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center arranged a...

• Better staff communication is key to patient safety

  New reports indicate that communication among hospital staff saves lives. What can nurse leaders do...

• Predictive Data Cuts Mortality by 30%

  Yale New Haven Hospital's nurse SWAT team goes beyond just responding to changes in patients...

Issue 11, March 17, 2016

• 3 in 4 Nurse leaders spend 10% or less of their budgets on evidence-based practices

  Nurse leaders may believe in the power of evidence-based practices, but more than 50% say EBP is...

• How nurse education can inspire collaboration

  The goal with nurse training has not changed much over the years: nurse should be taught how to...

• The top 10 health technology hazards and how to address them

  ECRI Institute has revealed its top 10 list of health technology hazards for 2016, and for those of...

• Winter Nursing Roundup: The best and worst of nursing

  As the winter winds down, I thought I’d round up some of the best and worst stories from the...

• Become an HCPro Author

  In case you missed it last week, HCPro is looking for enthusiastic nurse managers, nurse leaders...

• Millennial Nurse Retention: Bridging the Generation Gap

  Wednesday, April 20, 2016 In 2015, the number of millennials in the workplace surpassed baby...

Issue 10, March 10, 2016

• Combating depression in nurses

  Nurses are twice as likely to experience clinical depression than the general population. Why...

• Rock Your Health: 6 Excellent Ideas to FIRE UP Your Work

  Looking for some tips to keep you motivated? Carol Ebert is here to help!

• Become an HCPro Author

  We are looking for enthusiastic nurse managers, nurse leaders, and nurse educators who are willing...

• Essential Skills for Nurse Managers

  Nurse management experts Shelley Cohen and Sharon Cox have created a resource that can be used by...

• Featured webcast: Patients with High-Risk Behaviors: Keeping Your Facility and Workers Safe

  Patients with high-risk behaviors pose a danger to healthcare staff and other patients and are...

Issue 9, March 3, 2016

• Dealing with racism in patients

  Nurse managers and their staff often face racism in the work place; Minority Nurse reported that...

• What to know about new nurses: Social media

  For many older nurses, the idea of bringing their personal lives, in the form of social media, to...

• What makes the perfect nurse?

  A 2016 study outlines what makes the perfect critical care nurse, from those who know best...

• Free Tools: Setting the agenda

  Looking for ways to spruce up your weekly meetings? Visit our nursing resource center...

• Featured webcast: Millennial Nurse Retention: Bridging the Generation Gap

  Wednesday, April 20, 2016  In 2015, the number of millennials in the workplace surpassed...

Issue 8, February 25, 2016

• What to know about new nurses: Motivating millennials

  Millennials now make up the majority of the workforce, and research suggests that they are more...

• Plan for infectious pandemics now

  Last week we gave you an overview of the Zika virus; this week, we’ll go over the new...

• Strategies for implementing evidence-based practices: Journal clubs

  If you’re looking for ways to get your staff engaged and current on the latest...

• Exlcusive excerpt from Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team: Motivation

  "Your unit’s turnover rate has almost doubled over the past year. As you look for...

• Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team

  Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team is the nurse leader’s go-to source for...

Issue 7, February 18, 2016

• How rethinking reviews can boost staff morale

  Using a new criteria-based review model shows significant improvements in nurse satisfaction.

• The Zika virus: resources and guidelines

  There has been a lot of information (and misinformation) circulating about the Zika virus over the...

• Study: Links between patient safety and staff workload

  A new study confirms what you already know: that RNs with a reasonable workload can take better...

• What to know about New Nurses: Tips for getting and keeping RNs in a rural hospital

  The nursing shortage is becoming a major issue again and rural hospitals are being hit hardest...

• Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team

  Managing the Intergenerational Nursing Team is the nurse leader’s go-to source for...

• Featured Webcast- "CMS Surveys: Preparing With Confidence"

  As CMS increases the frequency of its hospital surveys, many healthcare facilities are finding...

Issue 6, February 11, 2016

• Rock Your Health: 7 Secrets to Being a Healthy Nurse

  So what does it mean to be a healthy nurse?  I am one and am proud of it!  But I latched...

• Take Five: How renewal rooms revive stressed out nurses

  To help nurses deal with emotional strain, one Midwest hospital created nurse renewal rooms for...

Issue 5, February 4, 2016

• What to know about New Nurses: Tackling Turnover

  A new study published in Nursing Ethics found the turnover rates for RNs is 16.5%, with each...

• Finance and Budgeting Made Simple: Essential Skills for Nurses

  Now more than ever nurse leaders are being held accountable for the financial aspect of healthcare...

Issue 4, January 28, 2016

• Rock Your Health: Finally - An Easy Way to Get Moving!

  Why are we so resistant to exercise?  The CDC says 80% of the US population doesn’t get...

Issue 3, January 21, 2016

• What to know about New Nurses: Location

  Despite a growing healthcare industry most nurses suffer from a lack of mobility, with 35% working...

• Healthcare Simulation Program Builder

  Simulations are recognized as an efficient and effective way of building nurse competency...

• Book Excerpt: Coordination and Delivery of Patient Care

  Download this complimentary excerpt from The Charge Nurse Leader Handbook!

Issue 2, January 14, 2016

• Rock Your Health: Your 10 Step Guide to a Rockin' New Year

  The word TRANSITION means the passage from one form, state, style, or place to another &ndash...

• The Charge Nurse Leader Program Builder: A Competency-Based Approach for Developing Frontline Leaders

  A comprehensive curriculum and road map for developing frontline leaders, The Charge Nurse Leader...

Issue 1, January 7, 2016

• Rock Your Health: Avoid New Year weight gain with a clean sweep!

  Weight gain is common during the first months of the year despite our New Year's resolutions to...

• Evidence-Based Practice Made Simple

  Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become increasingly important as the nursing profession drives...