by Dan Tipton | Nov 28, 2023 | Nursing Excellence
Acute care nursing teams seeking to offset nurse recruitment challenges are studying virtual nursing as one way to increase productivity and reduce paperwork loads on bedside nurses. The initial results are showing promise at ChristianaCare, a multi-campus health...
by Dan Tipton | Aug 24, 2023 | Nursing Excellence
Debate continues around mandated nurse staffing ratios and other legislation designed to address the nurse staffing crisis. Following is a review of some recently approved state bills and action: Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 2697 in early August,...
by Dan Tipton | Aug 16, 2023 | Nursing Excellence
The journey to ANCC Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation can feel all-consuming. There is data to compile and report, structures to build, processes to identify and improve—all occurring over a period of years. It’s hard work, but your reward is a vibrant...
by Dan Tipton | Aug 2, 2023 | Nursing Excellence
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital has undergone a seemingly miraculous turnaround. The Wyandotte, Michigan hospital experienced a 40 percent turnover rate among ICU nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and shortly afterward. Today, turnover in the ICU has dropped all the...
by Dan Tipton | Jul 28, 2023 | Nursing Excellence
Nursing executives at Premier Health stepped in with what they believed would be an effective plan to help their nurse leaders, who were exhausted after working through the pandemic to deliver exceptional care to the patients of the southwest Ohio health system. “We...
