Accreditation through The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Magnet Recognition and more affect health care quality -for nurses and the hospital in general.
Nurses are directly involved in almost all aspects of hospital quality, including patient care, bedside and medication management, assistance with surgeries and other major operations, data [...]
Electronic Health Records (EHR) are more effective when nurses are part of the planning and design stages, prior to implementation.
"The communication gap in healthcare can be bridged with technology - particularly, phone or video based translation, Internet resources, and language apps."
“Medical technology makes it easier to be a nurse or hospital staff member. It prevents possible injury to both patient and healthcare provider, and enables more accurate diagnosis and treatment.”
Hospital training and development programs are only effective when they improve employee efficiency and competency, as well as achieve the hospital’s objectives.
While both turnover and retention of nurses offer benefits, the latter appears more advantageous in terms of monetary cost, so it’s best to understand why nurses leave and how to make them stay.
Just-in-time training is applicable to almost any medical case and hospital department where a short training or refresher is necessary before a nurse or staff member addresses patient care concerns.
Just-in-time training can either enhance or become an alternative to simulation-based training. Simulated learning is effective, but is limited by retention issues, especially when the concept is [...]
Medical errors associated with high-risk, low-use devices can lead to fatal injury to patients, termination of nurses, and legal repercussion for both employees and the hospital facility itself. [...]
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