The Charge Nurse Role: What It Really Takes

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What Is a Charge Nurse? A charge nurse is a registered nurse who takes on a shift-level nursing leadership role on a hospital unit, serving as the operational point person for staff, patients, and interdisciplinary teams. What does a charge nurse do? In short, they run the floor: managing patient assignments, supervising staff, coordinating care, […]

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Geisinger’s Frontline Investment Delivers Big Results

Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across central and northeastern Pennsylvania through 163 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than 500,000 members. Additionally, Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals […]

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Charge Nurse Leadership Skills: The Complete Guide for Frontline Nurse Leaders

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Charge nurses are the backbone of hospital unit operations. They coordinate patient care, manage staff assignments, resolve conflict, and serve as the primary link between bedside nurses and hospital leadership  often while still carrying a clinical workload themselves. Yet most nurses step into the charge role based on clinical excellence, not leadership readiness  and without […]

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Sutter Health Pilots Leadership Education for Frontline Nurse Leaders

Sutter Health is the nation’s 10th largest not-for-profit health system and is comprised of 57,000 employees, including more than 15,000 nurses. The organization serves 3.5 million people each year and cares for 1 out of every 100 Californians. Sutter Health’s mission is to prioritize patients’ care above all, while consistently supporting and valuing their people. Destination […]

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Bahamas Department of Public Health Envisions a Cadre of Nurse Leaders

The Ministry of Health and Wellness in The Bahamas’ vision and mission is to achieve the optimal level of health and well-being for all residents of the Bahamas through health promotion, health protection and accessible healthcare services. The Ministry of Health boasts community health clinics throughout the Bahamas staffed with medical, nursing, and allied health […]

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How Hospitals Can Turn Workforce Data Into Action to Solve Shortages

Written by Joyce Borgfield, DNP, RN For more than 30 years, Catalyst Learning Company (CLC) has partnered with over 670 hospitals and empowered more than 45,000 frontline workers to develop essential workplace skills and advance their healthcare careers through targeted workforce development programs. Recently, CLC recently hosted the webinar Turning Data into Action: Applying Workforce Data […]

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EAH Scales Employee Upward Mobility with Pathways 2 Advancement

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The East Alabama Health (EAH) health system includes two hospitals, 3,700 associates and 380 physicians. EAH includes East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL and EAMC-Lanier Rural Emergency Hospital in Valley, AL. Additional providers in the EAH system include a cancer center, a cardiovascular outpatient center, two ambulatory surgery centers, mental health services, and its […]

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