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Nursing leaders should adjust staffing models, provide access to mental health resources and foster a culturing prioritizing employee wellness to reduce burnout and promote a more sustainable nursing workforce, according to Humana Senior Vice President and CNO Kathy Driscoll, MSN, RN.
UPMC Health System’s med-surg specialty units adopted a team-based care model to deliver high-quality patient care with greater efficiency, detailed in an article in the May issue of Voice of Nursing Leadership.
Nurse leaders are invited to attend a briefing on May 20 at 4:30 p.m. ET or May 30 at 12:00 p.m. ET about advancing nurse innovation at their organization through the NurseHack4Health Pitch-A-Thon.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúseeks nominations through June 5 for its Young Professional Voices program. Intended for exemplary nurse leaders under 40, the program showcases rising talent in nursing leadership and is open to nurses at all levels, titles and organizational settings.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúwill host a live webinar exploring key findings of its recent report, Quantifying Nurse Manager Impact, and its implications for nurse managers and health systems on May 21 at 12:00 p.m. CT.
Hospitals should implement standardized safe care transition pathways and actively include patients and families to improve transitions for older and more complex patients, a study found.
The American Hospital Association released a resource highlighting strategies hospitals are implementing to raise awareness and detect heart health needs before, during and after pregnancy.
The Rise to Health Coalition invites individual practitioners to join its Individual Practitioners Peer Affinity Group: Crucial Conversations on Equity in Healthcare learning collaborative.
Health systems should identify specific key performance indicators to evaluate the success of a virtual nursing program and select small, measurable actions instead of large concepts, according to a Medical University of South Carolina administrator.
Communication is critical when implementing new technology to ensure patients, providers and staff are aware of the technology and how to use it, according to Chief Nursing Informatics Officer Lisa Stephenson, MSN, RN.