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Bullying and incivility in nursing: SigmaCast, Episode 2
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019-12-04)
This episode we will be discussing bullying and incivility. The discussions will center around creating awareness of the issue and ways to create a safe and healthy working environment, regardless of the setting, where ...
[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] The road to positive work cultures
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)
This item record pertains to materials from The Road to Positive Work Cultures, which are provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: Nursing has been consistently lauded as the most trusted profession, but it has a dirty secret: As colleagues and employees, nurses often do not receive the same care and kindness they give to patients. In fact, many nursing cultures are at best unsupportive and at worst toxic. How do we change that?
Positive work cultures don’t happen by accident: Leaders must actively create and sustain them. In The Road to Positive Work Cultures, award-winning author and international nurse leader Carol Huston delineates strategies for shaping healthy work environments. What is a positive work culture, why is it needed, and how can leaders establish a climate of mutual respect? Huston explores these topics through the lens of her personal experiences and offers insights from thought leaders in workplace culture. This guide helps nurse leaders learn to maintain appropriate boundaries, build effective teams, avoid micromanaging, and reduce workplace stress.
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Preprints in nursing scholarship: SigmaCast, Episode 1
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019-11-11)
This episode discusses preprints. Current, there are mixed understanding of preprints and how they interact and related to the body of literature. Specifically, in healthcare related literature, there is a known gap in ...
[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] De-escalating violence in healthcare
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)
This item record pertains to materials from De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare, which are provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: Violent incidents are more than four times as likely to occur in healthcare settings than in other professional workplaces, taking a toll on healthcare workers and spurring providers and policymakers to solve the increasing impact of violence.
The most beneficial method of preventing healthcare violence is de-escalation—using therapeutic communication and interventions to defuse emotional tension. In De-Escalating Violence in Healthcare, author S. E. McKnight provides tools and techniques to help nurses and other healthcare professionals manage aggressive behavior and foster a safer workplace.
Readers will learn to:
Understand the variables, risk factors, and triggers of aggression and violence
Assess mental health status and practice conflict resolution and crisis intervention
Identify and manage difficult behavioral issues associated with schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and other conditions
Foster a caring and healing environment to reduce violence
Build a healthcare violence prevention program
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Intervention fidelity monitoring of multi-component complementary therapy: Urban Zen Integrative Therapy (UZIT) for persons with pulmonary hypertension
(Elsevier, 2019-08)
Background: Systematic and consistent dose delivery is critical in intervention research. Few studies testing complementary health approach (CHA) interventions describe intervention fidelity monitoring (IFM) and measurement. ...
[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] Etiquette & communication strategies for nurses (3rd ed.)
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)
This item record pertains to materials from Etiquette & Communication Strategies for Nurses, Third Edition, which are provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: Far from just raising pinkie fingers and spooning soup, today's etiquette includes everything from effective networking to appropriate social media engagement to the perfect, polished look. For new graduates and seasoned nurses alike, mastery of modern etiquette is critical to personal and professional success.
This revised and expanded third edition of Etiquette & Communication Strategies for Nurses will help you increase your confidence, enhance your reputation, and focus your career aspirations. Filled with practical tips, avoidable faux pas, and informative Q&As, this book will help you:
NEW: Plan an engaging and impactful presentation
NEW: Boost your career by writing an article
NEW: Use a leadership strategy to achieve your personal and professional goals
Interview successfully for a new position
Dine with confidence in any business or social setting
Increase your comfort with business travel
Manage online and social media interactions safely and professionally
Interact with everyone from executives to subordinates with grace and polish, regardless of the setting or situation
Moderate productive meetings
Thrive, not just survive, in culturally diverse interactions
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[Excerpt from] Mastering precepting: A nurse's handbook for success (2nd ed.)
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)
This item record pertains to an excerpt from Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success, Second Edition, provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: Nurse preceptors have the power and opportunity to inspire nurses to achieve greatness. Effective precepting programs depend on two critical groups: nurses who organize and manage the programs and nurses who support, teach, and coach. Beth Ulrich—nationally recognized for her research in work environments and transitional experiences of new graduate nurses—provides the knowledge, tools, skills, and wisdom both groups need for success.
Written for staff nurses, their managers, and educators, this second edition of Mastering Precepting: A Nurse’s Handbook for Success teaches preceptors both the science and art of precepting and empowers them to seek the support they need to be effective. For managers, it emphasizes the importance of providing nurse preceptors with positive and supportive experiences. For educators, it provides the information and knowledge required to develop and improve preceptor programs.
This fully revised new edition covers:
NEW: Strategies and techniques for developing preceptors
NEW: Information on developing, implementing, and evaluating preceptor programs
NEW: Precepting advanced practice registered nurse students and new graduates
Roles, planning, goals, and motivation
Specific learner populations
Self-care and burnout precautions
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[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] Nursing-led savings
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)
This item record pertains to an excerpt from Nursing-Led Savings, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: The quest for cost savings in hospitals and health systems too often prompts leaders to rush to make major cuts in the largest budget line item: staffing and labor costs. Evidence shows, though, that cutting labor expenses, especially in nursing, negatively impacts both quality of care and overall profitability.
Faced with cutting costs while continuing to provide extraordinary patient care, nurses at Children’s Hospi-tal of Philadelphia (CHOP) decided to pave a different path. In the process, they created a new model of bedside-driven fiscal responsibility.
Nursing-Led Savings shows organizational leaders at all levels how to develop and implement a robust, sustainable plan that eliminates waste and stream-lines processes in everyday clinical work. This strategy involves:
Educating frontline staff on the importance of financial stewardship
Using a structured improvement approach to execute cost savings at the bedside
Engaging Nursing Shared Governance councils in implementation and oversight
Prioritizing nonlabor expense reduction
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[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] Rethinking your unit council structure
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)
This item record pertains to materials from Rethinking Your Unit Council Structure, which are provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: Rapid change is constant in the healthcare industry, leaving hospitals—and the units within—to react and adapt. Unfortunately, the typical shared (professional) governance structure fails to address the challenges of modern healthcare systems, both in efficiency and ability to maintain long-term change. As a result, change in healthcare is often met with roadblocks and resistance.
Rethinking Your Unit Council Structure applies the innovative FLIGHT Model of risk and change to:
Determine your unit’s immediate needs
Empower team members to identify problems and initiate solutions
Transcend elements of traditional unit council structures that hinder progress
Improve staff engagement and satisfaction
This book provides a solutions-based approach to determining and addressing the unique needs of your unit, hospital, or system so that your change initiatives can succeed.
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[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] The influence of psychological trauma in nursing
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2019)
This item record pertains to materials from The Influence of Psychological Trauma in Nursing, which are provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book: As nurses know firsthand, the impact of psychological trauma is not limited to those who experience it. Others—including nurses and caregivers—are indirectly affected. In healthcare, patients’ psychological trauma may manifest in odd, uncomfortable, or confusing behaviors. Nurses and healthcare workers must recognize that patients may be feeling unsafe or struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, grief, loneliness, or depression born from trauma. As nurses listen to, empathize with, and sometimes grieve with the people they care for, they need to comprehend the “why” behind these feelings and actions.
The Influence of Psychological Trauma in Nursing helps nurses gain awareness and knowledge about trauma and recovery so they can heal and bring holistic healing to others. Authors Karen J. Foli and John R. Thompson provide a primer on psychological trauma, helping readers identify and understand the common forms of trauma in society. Filled with examples, tools, assessments, and learning objectives, this book helps nurses move forward as trauma-informed caregivers.
To purchase the entire book from the publisher, click here.
To order additional books, buy in bulk, or order for corporate use, contact Sigma Marketplace at 888.654.4968 (US and Canada) or +1.317.634.8171 (outside US and Canada).
To request a review copy for course adoption, email solutions@sigmamarketplace.org or call 888.654.4968 (US and Canada) or +1.317.634.8171 (outside US and Canada).
To request author information, or for speaker or other media requests, contact Sigma Marketing at 888.634.7575 (US and Canada) or +1.317.634.8171 (outside US and Canada)....