This Week in Nursing Nurses are essential partners on interdisciplinary healthcare teams, and must juggle even more competing priorities, on top of their highest: spending as much time as possible with their patients.
This eBrief will explore several communication strategies, including use case examples, that demonstrate how technology can provide the right tools to optimize nursing workflows and patient care.
 Providing the correct ratio of directors to managers is a good start toward positioning nurse managers to develop their leadership skills. National Suicide Prevention Week is September 10-16, bringing awareness to the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. This week is a time for physicians, nurses, and other providers to learn more about how their healthcare organizations can help suicidal patients. Put aside the tips and tools for retention for a moment and remember this: Of 1,500 nurses surveyed, their #1 incentive was personal recognition by their manager.
Solutions Spotlight The newest version of HCPro’s premier survey prep guide breaks down the latest Joint Commission standards in a mock survey checklist format and guides you through practice tracers throughout your organization. This completely updated edition reflects changes to the Joint Commission standards and National Patient Safety Goals, including the adoption of the 2012 Life Safety Code®. It also comes with a companion PDF that makes it easier for survey coordinators to distribute tools and checklists to the appropriate staff.
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