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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

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Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety. Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care. In some states, four patients per nurse is the maximum for emergency care.

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Memorial Hermann Health System’s Innovative Approach To Reimagining a Culture of Excellence

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I recently had the privilege of co-presenting a webinar for the American Hospital Association with two colleagues from Memorial Hermann Health System. Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas and spans 17 hospitals and over 260 care delivery sites with 1.7 million patient encounters per year.

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The Six Domains of Health Care Quality — New Considerations

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These proposed changes acknowledged that challenges such as climate change, the internet and digital media, COVID-19, the increasing complexity, diversity, and inequities within health care, and other developments have altered how we view and measure quality. Defining the Six Domains of Health Care Quality.

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Values-based practice - Using the book, He Died Waiting, as a learning tool

Learning Social Worker

act as an advocate for the vulnerable, challenging poor practice and discriminatory attitudes and behaviour relating to their care), 16 (act without delay if you believe that there is a risk to patient safety or public protection). avoid making assumptions and recognise diversity and individual choice) and 20.7 NMC code- 3.4 (act

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7 Leadership Styles in Nursing — Which Is Yours?

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But effective nurse management is critical for hospitals and health systems because it is a primary driver of a nursing team’s motivation, performance, and job satisfaction. Nurse management is a profession requiring special training, skills, and characteristics. A great nurse is not automatically a great nurse leader.