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 | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
As the new year approaches, we look back and reflect on what we’d like to improve upon over the next 365 days. In this New Year’s edition, we asked three RNs to share their New Year’s Resolutions. Here are their goals for the new year: “I really struggled with...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
In part one of this series, we introduced the nine provisions within the code for ethics in nursing as defined by the ANA. In part two of this series, we will identify three of the most common ethical dilemmas nurses face in today’s challenging practice: Client...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Dec 19, 2016 | Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Uncategorized
According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Code of Ethics for Nurses was developed as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession. There are 9...
by Damion Jenkins, RN, MSN, CEO | Dec 13, 2016 | Coping with Stress, Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Student Nurse, Uncategorized
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...