Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 1

Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 1

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...
Value-Based Purchasing and Nursing: Part 1

Value-Based Purchasing and Nursing: Part 1

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...
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...
Strategies for Resolving Workplace Conflicts in Nursing

Strategies for Resolving Workplace Conflicts in Nursing

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...

5 Ways Nurses Can Create a Positive Work Environment

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...