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Seven Big Problems Nurse Managers Face with Traditional Scheduling Efforts
When a nurse scheduling solution fails to work smoothly, it isn’t just the frontline nurses who are affected. As the staff members responsible for creating and maintaining the master nursing schedule, nurse managers have some specific pain points that occur frequently.
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What Are the Most Effective Leadership Styles in Healthcare?
Effective healthcare leaders come in all shapes and sizes, and they are far from cookie-cutter people, so knowing what some common traits are is helpful when exploring what type of person will work best at a facility.
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Update on the Opioid Epidemic - Statistics and Progress
The opioid crisis continues to rage across the United States, but all the news is not grim thanks to robust efforts around tightened access, education and treatment.
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Preventing the Spread of the Three Most Common Blood-Borne Pathogens
Understand how to prevent the spread of the three most common blood-borne pathogens. Know the essential elements in the creation of a safety culture that will minimize the risks of exposure to blood borne pathogens for employees and patients.
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Millennials Prefer Modern Workplaces That Are Socially Conscious and Technologically Advanced
For the healthcare workforce, millennials should be top of mind. Already the largest generational group in the workforce, they'll soon be the majority of all employees, exceeding 50% next year. For retention success, technology and organizations with social responsibility efforts are two key areas requiring focus.
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Use Thyroid Awareness Month To Raise Awareness & Boost Screenings
Thyroid Awareness Month is a good time to explore the hard work that this little-known organ does, and how it can affect you if it is not functioning properly.
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3 Ways Nurse Management Can Improve Communication
Here is a list of 3 ways nursing management can improve communication to quit overwhelming staff with information and contact, from HealthStream.
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Understanding Sexual Abuse & Harassment
Learn the importance of understanding the intricacies and responses required for companies and people who encounter sexual abuse and harassment.
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5 Ways Nurses as Advocates Benefits Healthcare
Here are 5 ways nurses as advocates for patients, themselves, their profession, and healthcare as a whole can be a great benefit to all involved.
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Avoiding a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA)
Too often, critical functions within healthcare organizations operate independently and separately, without interaction. There may be little communication, collaboration, or synergy taking place among them. These communication gaps are never more operationally painful than when an organization enters into a CIA with the government. Download this white paper to learn the importance of communication in avoiding CIAs.
April 1st, 2021
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National Handwashing Awareness Week Brings Attention To A Core Infection-Prevention Protocol
National Handwashing Awareness Week provides the opportunity to bone up on hand health and put into practice a quick and easy way to cut back on germ and virus transmission.
April 1st, 2021
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Guide Individualized Healthcare Training and Development
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to healthcare workplace development can help organizations overcome some of the challenges holding back employees from achieving great outcomes.
April 1st, 2021
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Understanding Core Privileges Form Components & Best Practices
Learn why it's a best practice to organize core privilege forms by specialty and certain components that typically should make up each specialty’s core privilege form.
April 1st, 2021
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National Influenza Vaccination Week Puts Focus on Fast & Easy Prevention
National Influenza Vaccination Week is the time to separate fact from fiction when it comes to influenza, flu shots and how to stay healthy while also protecting those around us.
April 1st, 2021
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Applying a Population Health Model to the Opioid Abuse Crisis
Healthcare can improve its approach to the opioid crisis by adopting a population health model. Looking at addiction and abuse as a chronic disease can change the treatment trajectory
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Key Lessons from the History of the Opioid Abuse Epidemic
The history of opioid use in the United States, especially the recent decades of abuse, tells us that the crisis wasn’t just an accident. Decisions were made by individuals and corporations that led to our current state of calamity, with certain key lessons for the healthcare industry.
April 1st, 2021
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Celebrity HIPAA Breaches Affirm the Importance of Healthcare Compliance Training
HIPAA violations include large-scale data privacy breaches through cyberattacks as well as insider threats like celebrity information privacy violations by employees. Healthcare compliance training needs to address them all.
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Code Of Conduct In Healthcare For Compliance
The code of conduct in healthcare is the cornerstone of any healthcare organization's compliance program and is an essential component of the institution's culture.
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Do You Have a Transition Plan for Your Health System or Medical Group?
All healthcare organizations go through changes in resources, especially involving leaders. What can be done to reduce the stress during this period? Setting up processes and ensuring everyone complies with them can help.