Nurse Burnout and the Patient Experience: After the COVID Crush

September 19, 2023

There is a post-pandemic burnout that looks like a nursing shortage. How do we improve their environment and provide proper care & resources

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Nurse Burnout and the Patient Experience: The COVID Crush

October 1, 2021

Pat Linton, the founding CEO of North Hawaii Community Hospital, categorically stated that “The only difference between the patient and the caregiver is acuity.” What does that mean? Well, it

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6 Nursing Pioneers & Visionaries You Need to Know

May 7, 2021

In her influential work, “Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not,” Florence Nightingale clearly states that her intention is neither to teach nor dictate strict rules

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Why the Patient Experience Matters:
My Story with UMC

April 26, 2021

Guest blog written by Adam Carpenter Something BIG is happening at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC)! They decided to change their philosophy and practice surrounding patient-centered care.

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Compassionate Leadership: The Time is Now, and the Need is Urgent

February 4, 2021

We make many demands of our nurses. We expect their clinical knowledge and practice to be informed by the best research, their response to our needs to be immediate, and

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Nurses Caring in Crisis and Conflict: We Celebrate You, And All Nurses

May 11, 2018

The professionalism and dedication of nursing began in times of war.  Florence Nightingale and her team of 35 nurses confronted a 42% mortality rate in the Crimea in the 1800s.

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The State of Nursing Outside of the U.S.

January 26, 2018

There was a great story in the Guardian this week about a nurse who moved from Canada to work  in the UK. Basically, she described her position in the UK

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Why the Work Environment of Nurses Matters

October 27, 2017

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Living the Life of a Nurse

May 12, 2017

This past summer I was on the faculty of a retreat in California for Oncology nurses. It was a three-day weekend event, drawing nurses from Northern, Southern, and Central California.

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Where is Nursing in the Patient Experience?

January 27, 2017

This question came to me as an “ah ha” moment as I was a member of a faculty doing a retreat for oncology nurses last summer. Basically, when I started

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