Intermountain Sees Unexpected Benefits in Virtual Nursing Pilot
Intermountain Health’s new Telehealth for Nursing program may be checking all the boxes for a virtual nursing pilot, with KPIs that focus on improving patient outcomes and cutting down on wasted time. But executives are also keeping an eye on the intangibles.
3 Areas Where Nurse Leaders Want a Seat at the Table
From ensuring nurses have a say in the integration of AI into healthcare systems, to improving the public perception of nursing, to demonstrating the value of nursing to the C-Suite, a CNO’s work is complex. In times like these strategizing with peers is key, and that’s exactly what dozens of nurse leaders from across the country are doing right now.
Live From AONL 2024: Virtual Nursing is Unsurprisingly Top of Mind
After day one at AONL 2024, it’s clear that nurse leaders and executives have a few common goals in mind to tackle workforce concerns.
Here’s How CNOs Can Prevent Workplace Violence and Keep Nurses Psychologically Safe
There are several investments that health systems can make toward workplace violence prevention. Huntington Hospital Northwell Health has technology that boosts security, including quick badge alerts, metal detectors, and drones that fly around the campus, which remains well-lit at all hours.
How to Improve the Education to Practice Gap in Nursing
While employment prospects are strong—96% of new nurses find work, compared to 53% of new graduates in other fields—there is growing concern about how new clinicians transition from a learning environment to the bedside.
Geisinger’s Plan to Boost Quality and Patient Experience Through Virtual Nursing
Virtual nursing provides new opportunities for nurses to have more flexibility, and for hospitals to use their staff more efficiently. A single nurse can now observe more patients at once, and watch for signs of patient discomfort or distress. Tenured nurses can stay employed longer, without having to worry about working long shifts, and they can support new nurses virtually.
PSQH Quick Poll 2024: Taking the Pulse of Patient Safety
As part of PSQH’s celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of patient safety efforts in 2024. This PSQH Quick Poll is presented in partnership with Origami Risk, Avtec, and IAC. The survey had a total of 285 respondents.
Here’s Why Nurse Leaders are Leaving the Workforce
AMN Healthcare’s 2024 Survey of Nurse Leaders also says that 17% of nurse leaders will look for a new place to work, 9% will leave nursing, 3% will stay in a non-administrative position in nursing, and 1% will retire.
How Does AI Impact Nursing?
AI is currently being implemented in many aspects of nursing, including documentation, admission and discharge processes, measuring and monitoring vitals, and data collection and analysis. However, the success of AI varies, and depends largely on proper implementation.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 99 – The Growth of Home-Based Healthcare
On episode 99 of PSQH: The Podcast, Brandy Sparkman-Beierle, Chief Clinical Officer at Homecare Homebase, talks about the growth of home-based healthcare.