Every year seems like a tumultuous year for healthcare, as regulatory, IT, labor demands, and national events shape the nation’s largest industry. While there are many new and emerging trends to pay close attention to, these ten may be some of the most pressing in Q3 and Q4 of 2018. 1) Healthcare reform isn’t over, it’s just […]
When about half a million RN’s retire in the next decade, there will be more than just a void in important clinical care positions. These departures will also deplete many of the large pool of U.S. Nurse Managers. It makes sense that young nurses will, or should, apply and fill these voids. But as Tanya Osborne McKenzie, now…
In a busy and stressful hospital environment, the role of the Charge Nurse as your frontline leader is very important. Not only are Charge Nurses responsible for providing the same quality care as other nurses, they are also tasked with ensuring that all procedures are running smoothly, that everyone is working together for the best outcome, and that…
It is hard to imagine that there is an employment group more critical to healthcare than nursing. Nurses are the largest staff pool of the healthcare workforce, and work with every segment of the healthcare delivery system – both providing and coordinating care. Good nurses are in high demand. Some good news is that the number of RNs…
When being promoted into new positions, many Nurse Managers find it tough to transition from individual contributor to manager. The move from clinical practice and bedside nursing to management represents a significant change – and requires different skills. Here are 8 tips to help enable your new Nurse Manager and help her/him achieve early success. 1) Have realistic…
CNOs have a stressful role – it is tough being the biggest advocate for nurses in a healthcare organization, when up to 35% of the staff are nurses. There is a lot at stake and a lot of associates to lead. CNOs are responsible for quality, safety, patient satisfaction, labor, regulatory, compliance, budgets and the professional advancement of…
The move from volume-based care models to outcomes-based care models has changed the role of the Nurse Manager. The role was always tough, but it is more challenging and complex than ever. Today’s Nurse Manager is required to be an expert in quality, staff engagement, patient experience, work culture, regulatory issues, physician relations, compliance and performance improvement. The role…
Tactics to increase nurse engagement within the nursing field can be divided into two major workplace factors, Compassion Satisfaction and Mattering. As nurse leaders, responsibility for creating and sustaining a positive culture becomes an important and necessary task. By creating an environment where nurses feel Compassion Satisfaction and that they Matter, job satisfaction will increase. Nurses…
Several immigration moves and executive orders by the current White House administration could affect healthcare and care giving in the U.S. in years to come. While no sweeping policy has happened, proposed policy changes could affect healthcare staffing. Current immigration efforts include limiting the number of work visas issued yearly, limiting citizenship opportunities in family-based…
Nurse executives are responsible for the delivery of high quality care and the financial health of their organization. As a nurse leader and nursing advocate, you should be confident in your knowledge and understanding of value-based purchasing and its intersection with nurse sensitive indicators. VBP is a snapshot of how hospitals are performing on quality…
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