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National Nurses Week Resources From PSQH

As National Nurses Week wraps up, we want to salute the valuable and courageous work done by nurses at all levels of care. We highlighted the efforts of nurses this week and will continue to do so.

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Nurses Key to Achieving Health Equity Over Next Decade

By 2022, all state and federal policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that expanded scope of practice should be made permanent, along with telehealth eligibility, insurance coverage, and equal payment for services provided by nurses, says The Future of Nursing 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity.

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Creating a Culture of Safety for Patients and Providers

Ensuring patient and staff safety is crucial to the success of any healthcare organization, not just because of legal, regulatory, and reimbursement obligations, but because doing so is in the hospital’s best interest and it’s the right thing to do. This content is presented in partnership with symplr.

3 Ways You Can Empower Your Nurses

In the field of nursing, self-empowerment is more than just a feel-good concept. While empowerment in other occupations can result in greater job satisfaction and a heightened sense of professional worth, in nursing it’s a different matter. This content is presented in partnership with Strategic Education, Inc. and Capella University.

Use of Evidence-Based Practice in Administration of Intravenous Push Medications

IV Push medications can be particularly dangerous given their immediate bioavailability, the narrow therapeutic dose range, and the difficulty in reversing systemic effects after IV administration (ISMP, 2015). The use of evidence-based practice is especially important in IVP administration because of the potential for harm. This content is presented in partnership with Fresenius Kabi.

Hospital Experience: Improving Family and Patient Health Status Communication

Using a mobile application to keep families and loved one’s connected in and outside of the hospital Communication Challenges With hospitals restricting visitors due to COVID-19, patients’ loved ones are left waiting and wondering about health status. Digital boards and templatized care-transition messages don’t do enough to calm anxiety. This content is presented in partnership with Vocera Communications.

Industry Events

Monday, 6/28 - APIC 2021

Monday, 8/9 - HIMSS21 Global Health Conference & Exhibition

Monday, 9/13 - NAHQ Next Annual Conference (virtual)

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