How Hunterdon Medical Center Helps Its Nurses Cultivate Resiliency
Hospitals and health systems should foster nurses’ resilience by integrating support and education—not only to help them successfully cope with their high-stress job, but to provide high-quality care, the study says.
Nearly 30% of RNs are at Risk of Leaving Their Organization, New Analysis Reveals
A recently conducted national Flight Risk Analytics assessment analyzing responses from 100,000 healthcare employees revealed a generational divide, leading factors shaping turnover risk, and low levels of engagement among front-line caregivers.
Americans Believe Nurses are Underpaid, New Study Says
Most Americans believe nurses and healthcare aides are underpaid, according to a new study about the public’s attitude toward healthcare and its workers.
How to Keep Your Nurse Governance System Effective and Dynamic
In 2017, a redesigned governance structure rolled out, featuring an inclusive approach, rather than the previous leadership-driven, top-down model, and requiring active engagement of clinical nursing staff in shared decision-making. UVMMC’s new structure was designed to offer nurses more autonomy than ever before.
How Predictive Analytics in Nurse Staffing Saves One Hospital $1M Each Year
After wrestling with staffing issues that placed too many nurses on a unit one hour and too few the next, Tower Health took a deep dive into staffing and workforce optimization using predictive algorithms and surfaced with major cost savings, a more efficient staffing plan, and greater nurse job satisfaction.
How Does Yale New Haven Retain New Nurses? Give Them a Personal Coach
The Clinical Nurse Transition program is part of the health system’s approach to help newly graduated RNs feel supported by setting them up with specially-chosen, experienced nurses who serve as personal coaches (PCs)—around the clock, if necessary.