When leadership supports frontline nurses in asking questions, positive changes to patient care can happen, and nursing staff start to see nursing as a profession, not a job.
'I'm very excited to see, over the next number of years, what the profession of nursing brings to the table in terms of healthcare,' says Kerri Scanlon, MSN, RN, FAAN, deputy chief nurse executive at Northwell Health and chief nurse executive at North Shore University Hospital. "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." While I originally heard that phrase in journalism school, its sentiment can easily be applied to nursing, particularly the concept of a culture of inquiry. In this issue, two of Northwell Health's nurse leaders share why curiosity among nurses should be encouraged and how the organization's culture of inquiry has yielded big results in improving patient care. Also, in this issue: Incorporating nursing assessments into predictive analytics improves patient outcomes Practical ways to improve healthcare facilities for the geriatric population One healthcare system takes a hardline on unpaid bills | |
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