Expert: Healthcare Worker Burnout Trending in Alarming Direction
Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, is chief wellness officer of The Ohio State University and dean of the university’s College of Nursing. She is a nationally recognized leader on healthcare worker burnout and well-being. Melnyk has published dozens of research articles on healthcare worker burnout and well-being in peer-reviewed journals.
Emergency Department Agitation Code Response Team Reduces Use of Physical Restraints
The recent journal article, which was published by Annals of Emergency Medicine, describes the design and implementation of an agitation code response team at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.
State Medical Boards Report 67% Hike in COVID-19 Misinformation Complaints
The spreading of misinformation about COVID-19, which has included false or misleading information from some physicians, has been a troubling aspect of the coronavirus pandemic. The misinformation has included erroneous recommendations related to treatments and vaccination.
Only 11% of Nurses Plan to Pursue Leadership Roles as a Career Path
The survey was conducted by Trusted in October 2021 with a sample of 3,357 nurse respondents, of whom 54% currently work as travel nurses, 37% as staff nurses, and 9% in per-diem or other types of nursing roles.
How to Implement a Clinical Debriefing Program at Health Systems and Hospitals
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a definition of clinical debriefing: “A dialogue between two or more people whose goals are to discuss the actions and thought processes involved in a particular patient care situation to encourage reflection on those actions and thought processes and incorporate improvement into future performance.”
5-Part Framework for Workplace Equity at Healthcare Organizations
As part of its effort to promote joy in work at healthcare organizations, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has adopted a framework of five guiding principles to foster workplace equity.
IHI Leaders Expect Significant Progress on Health Equity in 2022
Yesterday during a press briefing, IHI President and CEO Kedar Mate, MD, and IHI President Emeritus and Senior Fellow Donald Berwick MD, MPP, discussed health equity trends for 2022. Next year, there likely will be a movement toward outcome-based measurement for health equity, Mate said.
CMS Suspends Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
According to the memo, CMS “will not enforce the new rule regarding vaccination of health care workers or requirements for policies and procedures in certified Medicare/Medicaid providers and suppliers (including nursing facilities, hospitals, dialysis facilities and all other provider types covered by the rule) while there are court-ordered injunctions in place prohibiting enforcement of this provision.”
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 42 – The Evolution of Healthcare Quality
On episode 42 of PSQH: The Podcast, Rachel Biblow, senior vice president and partner for strategic integration and transformation at Press Ganey and Dr. Tejal Gandhi, Press Ganey’s chief safety and transformation officer, talk about the evolution of healthcare quality over the last 20 years.
OSHA Extends Public Comment On COVID-19 Vaccine Rule
The ETS, according to OSHA, is designed to “protect workers from the spread of coronavirus on the job.” Employers with 100 or more employees “must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to either get vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work.”