An interesting opinion piece by Bill Santamour at Hospitals and Health Networks discusses the ever-present generational issues that healthcare professionals face. Today, however, Santamour notes that there is an increased diversity amongst age groups, with coworkers ranging from just-graduated 20-something Millenials to the “Matures” born before 1946. While the assumption is that this “generation gap” […]
For nurses specializing in end-of-life care, empathy and education is critical to helping patients and their families. An article on NurseZone by Debra Wood, RN, outlines how nurses can help families navigate some new hospice trends and improvements. While death might be routine for healthcare workers, Wood writes that the process is often new for […]
Nurses will be critical to meeting the increased healthcare demands that insurance reforms bring in the coming years, writes Deloras Jones, RN, in a recent article. While California has seen increases in nurse school enrollment and increased its nursing workforce, the state is still “ranked 47th in the nation for RNs per capita.” Increased insurance […]
Responding to an Emergency Nurses Association survey that found that up to “13% of ED nurses reported that they were victims of violence at work every week,” a recent journal article from Nursing Center outlines ten tips for how nurses can help temper potentially hazardous situations. While the article targets ED nurses, these tips apply […]
Most nurses can be trusted when it comes to patient care and acting ethically at work. Taking responsibility for your own actions is one thing, but when it comes to reporting or ‘tattling’ on a nursing colleague who may be less responsible it is not always easy or appropriate. In this article, on NurseConnect, veteran […]
A study in the journal Nursing Outlook found that a home-based care program for the elderly called “Aging in Place,” which integrates personalized health services and nursing care coordination, improved outcomes and reduced costs compared with assisted home living and nursing home care. Program participants also had improvements in their mental and physical health, data […]
It is essential that nurses never assume that their patients understand anything you say. It is imperative to actually confirm that a patient knows what to do when they get home, regardless of whether we think they do, or even if we think we did a good job of explaining it. Read more on patient […]