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Professional service activity change
This poster speaks to the confusion among Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences faculty and students regarding Professional Service Activity requirements.
Breaking down barriers in multigenerational nursing
Nurses from five generations consistently represent the current workforce. The different characteristics of a multigenerational nursing workforce can impact communication and the development of respect. According to the ...
Communication is key!
Implementation of mobile communication device for senior leadership students during clinical time to enhance communication between the students and other health care providers.
A quality improvement project to assess anxiety of family members who receive standard communication during the intraoperative period
Introduction: The waiting period for surgical patients' family members can be stressful, causing increased frustration and fear. Most patients and families do not regularly experience the surgical environment in the same ...
ELNEC COVID-19 communication resource guide: Helping families saying goodbye virtually to loved ones in the nursing home and hospital
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020-08-13)
Helping family members say goodbye to loved ones who are dying in the hospital or nursing home is difficult in the best circumstances. With COVID-19, visitation is often not allowed and family have to say goodbye using ...
Emergency department bedside handoff report for increased communication and patient experience: A quality improvement health program
Background: With increased emphasis placed on patient experience scores within hospital emergency departments (ED), communication between clinicians and patients has been identified as an area for improvement. Described ...
Communicating with family caregivers of nursing home residents: Challenges and training needs experienced by healthcare professionals
Background: End-of-life conversations are some of the most challenging of all communication contexts and are also challenging for experienced healthcare professionals (HCPs). These conversations occur in a variety of ...
Evaluation of communication and teamwork implementing TeamSTEPPS for a medical-surgical unit
An assessment of a medical-surgical unit established that there were poor communication and teamwork practices. Consequently, an evidence-based practice change was implemented in which TeamSTEPPS 2.0 was utilized to address ...
Improving patient care through effective nurse delegation to assistive personnel
Introduction: The well-recognized shortage of registered nurses has amplified the need for additional assistance to deliver essential nursing care in many health care settings. The increasing complexity of health care needs ...
ELNEC COVID-19 communication resource guide: Supporting a new graduate nurse colleague
(End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), 2020)
Transition from student to clinical practice as a new registered nurse can be overwhelming. The coronavirus pandemic has compounded the usual stressors and puts new graduates at high risk for stress, compassion fatigue and ...