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Top Ten Lessons For CNOs!

10) Build around a common vision, connecting to the BIG picture. Choose easy, high impact themes, such as: Exceptional Care, Value Creation, Culture of Excellence, and Transformative Growth. These four areas of focus set the aspirations of the health system. As a Nursing Executive Team, facilitate annual retreats to align nursing’s goals around these strategic […]

Determing ROI of Nurse Leadership Development – 5 Evaluation Levels

Most great healthcare companies have well-financed programs to develop Directors and C-suite executives, but sometimes frontline nurse leaders are overlooked. When budgets are tight, you are often asked to do more with less. Showing ROI of nurse leadership development may sound complicated, but it’s important if you want to make training frontline nurse leaders a…

AtlantiCare Invests In All 5,700 Employees To Support Its Mission

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Located in southern New Jersey, AtlantiCare, a member of Geisinger, is an organization that considers every employee at every level of the organization to be an important part of achieving the goal of helping patients reach optimal health. AtlantiCare relies on its nearly 5,700 employees to make a difference in health and healing, one person…

2018 Trends for Frontline Healthcare Employees

The U.S. labor force, health IT, and healthcare industry are rapidly changing in 2018. Changing needs for job skills, full employment levels, an aging workforce, and increasing diversity will lead to changes that have a considerable impact on U.S. hospitals and health systems. While putting your patients at the forefront of your organizations health goals…

Growing Their Own at East Alabama Medical Center

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“East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) has a longstanding tradition of growing their own to carry out the organization’s mission of “high quality, compassionate healthcare.” In fact, a V.P. started as an orderly 34 years ago, proof that senior leadership has walked the walk. While several programs were in place to retain professional positions, growth opportunities…

Saint Anthony Leaps to an “A” In Hospital Safety 

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Saint Anthony Hospital staff worked hard to improve its Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade from a D in 2014 to an A in October 2016. The nonprofit, community teaching hospital in Chicago found one key to success came in providing front-line nurse leadership with increased confidence and management tools that would help improve hospital standards and…

UTMB Invests in Developing Patient Care Facilitators and Nurses

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When the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) assessed its training needs in late 2015, nursing leadership recognized a gap in charge nurse development. With no formal tools in place and a somewhat inconsistent structure to the Charge Nurse position, UTMB decided to take action. Catalyst Learning’s NCharge® courses were chosen to bring more commonality…