May 2, 2019

Nurses Week 2019: 4 Million Reasons to Celebrate

It’s that time of year when we take a moment to appreciate and celebrate nurses for all of their contributions and commitment to providing quality patient care. Nurses Week begins May 6th and ends May 12th, on what would have been Florence Nightingale’s 199th birthday.

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How Do You Celebrate Nurses Week?

In any given year, nurses have their good days along with their share of bad days. This stress can affect their attitudes, their performance, and your ability to retain them. Take a look at some of these creative ideas below used in Nurses Week past. Incorporate them as last-minute ideas this year or stash them away for the future.

Nurses Honored by IHI and DAISY Foundation

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and the Daisy Foundation have announced the winners of the 2019 IHI DAISY Awards for Extraordinary Nurses. The award, a derivative of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, places special emphasis on patient and workforce safety.

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Webinar: Patient Handoffs: Stop Errors and Improve Compliance

Stop medical errors, patient harm, and angry surveyors by fixing your patient handoff process. Handoffs (AKA transitions) are when a patient is transferred from one caregiver to another—they’re also a weak point in the care process overall. Vital information can be forgotten or overlooked when making the handoff, and that means a high potential for harm, from wrong-patient scenarios to medication errors.

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