Jan 17, 2020
In this episode, we're learning more about social determinants of health and how med-surg nurses can engage in health care transformation surrounding improvements to these social determinants of health.
GUEST
Susan Hassmiller, RN, PhD,
FAAN, senior adviser for nursing, joined the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation in 1997....
Jan 3, 2020
In this episode, we're exploring the continuation of nursing
competency. As nurses, the continual development of our
competence is vital to our patients, our colleagues, and our own
personal career growth.
GUEST
John C Preston, DNSc, CRNA, FNAP,
APRN is the Chief Credentialing Officer for the National
Board of...
Dec 19, 2019
In this episode, we're taking a close look at acuity-based vs. ratio-based staffing. Nurses address patient care needs through a variety of nursing interventions, all of which require time to execute. Insufficient time means insufficient care. Administrators seek to achieve staffing levels that are lean enough to...
Dec 6, 2019
In this episode, we're addressing the difficult and multi-dimensional of suicide. The effects of suicide go far beyond the person who acts to take his or her life and the lasting effects on friends and family can be devastating. Whether you have concerns about a patient, a fellow nurse, or perhaps yourself, we'll be...
Nov 15, 2019
In this episode, we're learning more about The Nightingale Challenge. The World Health Organization is calling the year of 2020 “The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife,” honoring the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale. During 2020, Nursing Now is launching the Nightingale Challenge to invest in young nurses...