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Transforming the nursing workforce through leadership growth
(2016-03-21)
Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:
Leadership is considered a critical attribute in the enhancement and transformation of the nursing workforce of Liberia. As part of this leadership transformation, the Master's ...
Utilizing empowering strategies to create a healthy work environment to improve teamwork and communication
This Evidenced-Based practice project focused on improving the healthy work environment by promoting employee engagement using effective communication, collaboration and meaningful recognition to improve teamwork.
Using Twitter to engage nurses in policy debate to inform health strategy
(2017-07-18)
Purpose: Health policy can often be designed with little input from frontline nursing or managerial staff, whose clinical and organisational expertise could add value to the development of national health strategies (Gebbie et al, 2000). The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Scotland used social media as part of a communications plan, to help identify areas of practice that need investment and ensure all nurses can contribute to health policy discussion. This study aims to explore the views of those who participated in a Twitter chat and examine the usefulness of social media to engage nurses in policy debate and future health strategy development.
Methods: The Twitter chat was advertised using email and social media to recruit participants. It was promoted through health boards, higher education institutes, voluntary organisations and other agencies related to nursing and healthcare and run by the CNO and her team in May 2016 under the hashtag #CNOScot. A series of questions were posed throughout the online chat to generate discussion, which lasted one hour. This study adopted a mixed approach as the views of those who participated in the virtual focus group were explored using the the framework approach to produce a thematic analysis of nursing priority areas identified. Descriptive statistics from an analytics platform were also examined to see how useful social media was in reaching and engaging nurses and others in a health policy discussion. No ethical approval was necessary for this study as Twitter is an open public platform. To protect participant privacy identifying information in tweets was anonymised following best practice (Chretien & Kind, 2013; Eysenbach & Till, 2001).
Results: Sixty-five people took part in the Twitter chat from a range of nursing and other nursing backgrounds. The debate centred around areas of nursing that need investment in particular technology, nursing research and education were identified as vital to developing in the future. “Agree re IT skills - we need to be intentional around development rather than assume”; “It is in pre reg & then not used post reg. The culture is about audit & not research”. Expanding primary care services were also seen as critical to supporting older adults with complex health and social care needs and people suggested successful pilots of innovative practice currently underway that could be scaled up. “currently working with DN colleagues telehealth project & supporting them with their new clinical skills #CNOScot”. Finally, advanced practice and leadership roles in specialist areas such as mental health and palliative care were discussed as being neccessary to address frailty, cognitive decline and other conditions associated with ageing. “#CNOScot I think further development in MH might be a priority and specialist dementia care too?”.
Conclusion: Social media was used to gather a diversity of perspectives on how nursing in Scotland needs to develop and was helpful in informing future health policy developments in this area. However, only a small proportion of practising nurses participated and certain groups such as students and those working in the private sector were missing. A multifaceted communications strategy is needed to reach and engage nurses and other key stakeholder groups such as patients and carers to inform future health policy....
Improvements to the hospital wide BCMA process through the collaborative efforts of the nursing and pharmacy departments
(2016-03-21)
The purpose of forming our multidisciplinary task force for post go live Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) was to identify potential problems and come up with solutions to improve patient satisfaction and patient safety.
[Excerpt and supplemental materials for] Practice & leadership in nursing homes
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2023-11)
This item record pertains to an excerpt from Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book:
Long-term care settings are highly regulated environments where the emphasis historically has been on compliance. Many misconceptions persist about practice in nursing homes, and these go largely unaddressed within nursing education programs. Herein lines one of the significant barriers to improving nursing home care.
Practice & Leadership in Nursing Homes dispels many misconceptions and provides a foundation for clinical practice in a unique, exciting setting—illustrating how high-quality nursing care can result in positive resident outcomes. This book challenges educators and students to look beyond incorrect perceptions and negative attitudes to see a vibrant, growing healthcare sector ripe for nurses to make an impact and build rewarding careers.
Expert authors cover the following and more:
· Comprehensive care planning
· Models of care delivery
· Common geriatric syndromes
· Staff development and training
· Nursing home financing and regulatory information
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Implementing AACN healthy work environment standards in a critical care unit
Assessment of the healthy work environment of a critical care unit in an academic center. The AACN healthy work environment assessment tool was administered. Based upon the findings of the assessment tool, the AACN healthy ...
Teaching spirituality in an advanced practice health promotion class
This poster session will explore the implementation of integrating spirituality into a graduate health promotion course. The importance of recognizing the spirituality needs of the nurse and most importantly the patient ...
A philosophy of Catholic nursing education in the philosophy of Bernard Lonergan
A Catholic university is not just an environment for providing a series of lessons; it operates with an educational philosophy, which aims to meet the needs of the students of today.
Applying Lonergan in clinical undergraduate nursing education: Mitigating preventable inpatient deaths due to error
The QSEN initiative addresses the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSA's) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems in which they will ...
[Excerpt from] Evidence-based practice in action (2nd ed.)
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2022-06)
This item record pertains to an excerpt from Evidence-Based Practice in Action, Second Edition, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book:
The biggest barrier to effective evidence-based practice (EBP) is the failure to effectively translate available knowledge, research, and clinical expertise into action. This failure is rarely due to lack of information, understanding, or experience. In fact, it usually comes down to a simple lack of tools and absence of a clear plan to integrate EBP into care.
Problem solved: Evidence-Based Practice in Action, Second Edition, is a time-tested, application-oriented EBP resource for any EBP process model and is organized based on The Iowa Model Revised: Evidence-Based Practice to Promote Excellence in Health Care. This book offers a proven, detailed plan to help nurses and healthcare professionals promote and achieve EBP implementation, adoption, and sustained use.
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)....