Recently, we connected with Dr. Mary Lilly to talk about the benefits of being a Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Nurse Practitioner at VA. Her insights will give you a better idea of what it’s like to be on […]
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Katherine Kuren Black, MSN, RN-BC, shares insights from her book The New Jersey Action Coalition, in response to the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation to implement nurse residency programs across all practice settings, initiated a statewide program for new graduate RNs working in
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In the nurse recruiting industry, the more applicants that you attract, the better. However, hospitals desire quality over quantity. Shifting your recruiting outlook to the Lean principles of recruiting can ensure a qualified pool of nurses. Lean Thinking: A Resource
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) provide important anesthesia care for many different types of surgeries and services. However, as they gain more and more autonomy, their risk for facing malpractice lawsuits increases as well. CRNAs practice with a high degree
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Forensic nursing involves working with the aftermath of violent situations. Violence is both a health care and a legal issue, so this places forensic nurses in a unique leadership position to connect health care, science, and the legal system. Forensic
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The first step in improving Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) performance is recruiting nurses with a focus on long-term retention. The national turnover rate for bedside RNs was 16.8% in 2017 with an average associated cost
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Our Nurses of the Week are two nurses from the University of Arizona (UA) College of Nursing who recently received funding to take their work global. Jane Carrington and Kimberly Shea were awarded the opportunity to further their research and
Although delegating tasks occurs all the time in the workplace, there are often times in which nurses may not effectively delegate to unlicensed personnel. This carries major risk—to the nurse, the staff member, the patients, and the health care facility.
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The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) has appointed Marion Leary, MSN, MPH, RN, FAHA, the first Director of Innovation. In her new role, Marion will design and execute innovation programs and projects through Penn Nursing’s Office of
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A new nursing program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is aiming to improve access to quality health care in rural and underserved communities. Alabama has a shortage of primary and specialty health care providers, and according to
