by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Mar 11, 2017 | Cultural Competence, NCLEX-RN, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Leadership, Nursing School, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Uncategorized
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...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | 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....
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Jan 11, 2017 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Continuing Education, Critical Thinking, Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Chain of Command, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Uncategorized
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...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Nov 20, 2016 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Critical Thinking, NCLEX-RN, Nurses Matter, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Strategies for Success, Travel RN, Uncategorized
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...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Oct 31, 2016 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Bullying, Critical Thinking, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Chain of Command, Nursing Leadership, Nursing School, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Student Nurse, Travel Nursing, Uncategorized
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 you and...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Jun 27, 2016 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Bullying, Critical Thinking, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Chain of Command, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Uncategorized
Due to the nature of health care, nursing workplaces can be stressful, feel overwhelming, and even take on a negative energy if you don’t guard against it. This creates tension not only among nurses, but also patients. Thus, it is important for nurses to remember that...