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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

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Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety. Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care.

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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can Influence Healthcare

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By ensuring that you have an equitable environment, you are creating an organizational culture that will attract and retain experienced staff and support your patients. Communication skills, such as teach-back, plain language, verbal and written instruction methods, interviewing, non-verbal communication, and knowledge confirmation.

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Nuclear Verdicts in Obstetrics Show the Risk of Malpractice Claims — What Are the Root Causes?

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Understanding the root causes The factors driving these nuclear verdicts are multifaceted, rooted in both clinical and social factors. Here are the key contributors: Lasting impact of the pandemic — The COVID-19 pandemic left a lingering impact on patient perceptions and jury behavior.

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Memorial Hermann Health System’s Innovative Approach To Reimagining a Culture of Excellence

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Jody Collins , MSN, RN, NPD BC, System Director, Clinical Education at Memorial Hermann, shared that “optimizing agility to reimagine a culture of nursing excellence and high reliability” became the crux of the organization’s strategic approach when faced with workforce challenges. Adapting communications to meet urgent needs.

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How to Create a Ketamine Compliance Program

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However, as its use expands, so do the challenges of ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance, and ethical administration. As behavioral health providers seek solutions for patients who do not respond to traditional interventions, ketamine offers relief and a new avenue for care.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Assessing communication and collaboration.

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A Successful High-Risk Birth: The Baiera Family’s Story

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He currently serves in a principal role in the Solutions Group at Relias, where he provides a clinical voice for post-acute healthcare through consulting, sales and marketing support, publishing, and public speaking. Baiera is also a published author and entrepreneur who runs Step2Health. Examine the Resources Needed.