Inspired Recently by a Superb Nurse Leader
I was inspired recently by the words of a superb nurse leader—Toby Marsh at UC Davis Medical Center. In his Nurses Week address, he touched on some important ideas, and…
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Thought Leadership
Lean + Love = Health Care Process Improvement Done Right
by Brett Long, MHA CHALLENGE Since the introduction of the Lean process improvement method to health care nearly 20 years ago, there has been a subtle battle going on. Whether…
From the Other Side of the Bed Rail
Virpal Donley, RN – After nearly two decades in nursing and two degrees, I was confident in my clinical skills, and, yes, I thought I was a good nurse. After…
7 Essential Steps to Magnet® Readiness
|by Gen Guanci, MEd, RN-BC, CCRN| The journey to Magnet® is long and intense under even the best circumstances. If you’re considering embarking on the most rewarding professional journey of your…
Resources
Cultures of Excellence Exchange – May 2019
Our Spring Cultures of Excellence newsletter offers great information on Magnet® document evidence! Read it here.
Advancing Relationship-Based Cultures Executive Book Summary
If you haven’t had time to read the 2018 ACHE James A. Hamilton Book of the Year winner, Advancing Relationship-Based Cultures yet, I have attached an Executive Summary for your convenience. The book is a more comprehensive “how to,” for creating and nurturing healthy relationships in health care, but the summary is a quick read that provides key take-aways and valuable tips.
Creative Nursing – TOC Vol 25 #1
Creative Nursing: A Journal of Values, Issues, Experience, and Collaboration, has been a voice for nursing thought leaders and innovators since 1981. The focus of this issue is, Cornerstones of Healing: Finding Meaning. Sponsored by Creative Health Care Management and published by Springer Publishing Company, Creative Nursing is a themed peer-reviewed quarterly professional journal that welcomes submissions.
Relationship-Based Precepting Program Development
Relationship-Based Precepting (RBP) is a conceptual framework that guides the day-to-day practice of precepting and the development and implementation of a comprehensive structured preceptor program.The RBP framework integrates four core elements that must be addressed in the day-to-day application of precepting. These elements are: supervision, socialization, professional practice, and resiliency.