3 Easy Strategies to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

3 Easy Strategies to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

by | Dec 19, 2017 | 12 hour vs 8 hour shifts, Coping with Stress, Cultural Competence, Holiday Work, Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, NNBA, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Nursing Scheduling, Patient Advocacy, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Work-Life Balance

It’s that time of year again when patients and their families are relying on us to bring excellent nursing care along with a little holiday cheer to the bedside. Of course we will be faced with the normal stressors of nursing, along with the possibility of...
Workplace Conflict Resolution Strategies for Nursing

Workplace Conflict Resolution Strategies for Nursing

by | Sep 25, 2017 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Bullying, Coping with Stress, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success

  In nursing’s often fast-paced and stressful environment, workplace conflicts are certainly not a rare occurrence. Knowing how to deal with these conflicts and find swift resolution will help you in maintaining a professional, safe, and healthy environment for...
Little Nurse that Could: Inspiring Quotes from Working RNs

Little Nurse that Could: Inspiring Quotes from Working RNs

by | May 3, 2017 | Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Nursing School, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success

  Along with the many challenges RNs face come immeasurably more benefits. Each month, we check in with nurses to see what drives and inspires them to compassionately care for their clients. After all, RNs deserve to be recognized and celebrated for their hard...
Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 2

Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 2

by | Apr 3, 2017 | Cultural Competence, Graduate Studies, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse

In today’s global healthcare system, nurses provide care for people from all different backgrounds and cultures. It is very important that nurses take the time to get to know their patients’ cultural and religious considerations so that they may quickly build a strong...
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Part 2: Strategies for Success

Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Part 2: Strategies for Success

by | Jan 25, 2017 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Uncategorized

One of the greatest challenges we face in healthcare today is the ability to balance healthcare quality with low costs. With current changes in healthcare reimbursement, there is a focused effort on moving to value-based purchasing, also known as pay for performance....
Value-Based Purchasing and Nursing: Part 1

Value-Based Purchasing and Nursing: Part 1

by | Jan 13, 2017 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Uncategorized

One of the greatest challenges we face in healthcare today is the ability to balance healthcare quality with low costs. With current changes in healthcare reimbursement, there is a focused effort on moving to value based purchasing, also known as pay for performance....