Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Part 2: Strategies for Success

Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Part 2: Strategies for Success

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....
Ethics in Nursing Part 3: Application Strategies

Ethics in Nursing Part 3: Application Strategies

In our ever-changing health care system, nurses are consistently challenged to maintain strong ethics in nursing in the face of a fast-paced work environment. In this series so far, we defined the nine Provisions of Nursing Ethics, and we highlighted three of the most...
3 Reality Shock Coping Strategies for New RNs

3 Reality Shock Coping Strategies for New RNs

Here are three coping strategies that you can effectively utilize in your practice to help you better handle reality shock and move towards becoming a confident and satisfied member of the nursing profession: Focus on mastering your skills One of the first coping...
How To Improve Communication with Non-English Speaking Clients

How To Improve Communication with Non-English Speaking Clients

In many urban areas across our country, clients and their families come in healthcare settings speaking languages from all over the world. No matter what language they may speak, nurses are challenged to be creative and utilize all resources available to ensure that...