Strategies to Ensure Adequate Staffing and Self-Reliance in Times of Uncertainty
UCLA Health developed a system-wide in-house float team to meet organizational demands and strategic expansion, merging all facility float teams to create the nursing system float team (NSFT). The NSFT is designed as a centralized functional organizational structure that allows for systematic processes. In addition, the structure is designed to enable expansion into other areas with appropriate managerial oversight. As a result, contract labor dependence decreased by 45%, and self-reliance increased by 41%, providing a favorable operating margin. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Adam Fronczek, Sharon Doggett, Gilbert Barco Source Type: research
Engaging Beyond the Bedside Nurses in a Large Pediatric Health Care System
This article offers a systematic way to identify and engage nurses working in positions beyond the bedside (BTB) within a large health care system. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 22, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Penny Williams, Lindsey Patton, Tammy Webb, Zara Sajwani-Merchant Source Type: research
Harnessing Innovation and Collaboration to Improve Unit-Based Huddle Communication
This article details the effectiveness of utilizing smart board technology and multidisciplinary collaboration to ensure huddle presentation is visually appealing, consistent, timely, and relevant, and encourages staff engagement. To improve huddles in the emergency department of a busy level 1 trauma center, the leadership team implemented smart board technology and multidisciplinary participation to promote effective formal transmission of information. Staff surveys showed significant improvement in the areas of satisfaction, timeliness, and feeling that they received a formal huddle report. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 22, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Christine Wendt, Kristi Mobus, Patricia Primmer Source Type: research
Inclusive Behaviors: Keys for Creating Empowering Practice Cultures
This article describes obstacles that negate inclusive cultures, necessary competencies, and solutions that when adopted, could result in nurse leaders building sustainable inclusive practice cultures where all nurses thrive. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Joy Parchment Source Type: research
Senior Director Q and A
Earlier this year, AONL released the last 2 sections of a 3-part workforce compendium for nurse leaders. In the following conversation, AONL Senior Director of Professional Practice Ronda Hughes discusses what this resource has to offer nurse leaders. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Tags: AONL Source Type: research
Multidisciplinary Efforts Lead to CLABSI Reduction
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Nurse Manager Fellowship is a yearlong program designed to target the unique leadership development needs of nurse managers through an in-depth environment of learning. The fellowship program includes virtual learning, cohort meetings, and the completion of a capstone project. This project is intended to benefit the sponsoring organization through a process improvement, resource management, new service, or business line development. Additionally, the project should develop and enhance the participant ’s leadership competencies. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Allison Klamka Tags: AONL Source Type: research
Experiences of turkish nurses with covid-19 infection in pandemic and post-pandemic: a qualitative study
In the most difficult times of epidemics, the importance of the role of nurses is greater than ever. In our study we aimed to determine the experiences of Turkish nurses with COVID-19 infection about the process ın pandemıc and post-pandemıc. The study was conducted in a qualitative research format with a semi-structured interview form including nurses who had COVID-19 infection and then returned to work. The post-pandemic interview was held approximately 2 years after the first interview. The first inte rview sample consisted of 21 nurses who recovered from COVID-19 infection and The data were collected between Septemb...
Source: Nurse Leader - February 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Huri Seval G önderen Çakmak, Şeyma Öcal, Sevgisun Kapucu Source Type: research
The Impact of Accreditation on Nursing Transition Into Practice Residency Programs
The evidence is clear: transition to practice (TTP) residency programs are essential for new graduate nurses (NGNs) entering the profession, for effective organizational efficiency, and for enhanced, safe patient care. Meanwhile, some nurse leaders struggle to inspire others, including chief executive and financial officers, to invest in TTP residency programs, and some nurse leaders are not convinced of the value. In this article, we reinforce the case for TTP residency programs and the impact of their being accredited. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Sylvain Trepanier, LeAnn Ogilvie, Patricia S. Yoder-Wise Source Type: research
The Nurse Leader and the Challenges and Opportunities of the Intergenerational Workforce
There are 5 current generational cohorts of nurses in the health care workforce. Each group has different characteristics and preferences, making it challenging for nurse leaders to meet the needs of each group of nurses. In this paper, the challenges and opportunities that these generational cohorts present to today ’s nurse leaders are discussed, and strategies offered to successfully integrate these groups into functional work teams. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Cynthia Thornton Bacon Source Type: research
Interview With Melissa Rackmil, MBA, BSN, RN
Melissa Rackmil, MBA, BSN, RN, is Vice President of Patient Care, and Chief Nursing Officer at St James Hospital – University of Rochester Medical Center, in Hornell, New York, since 2018. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Roxane Spitzer Tags: What's on YOUR Desk? Source Type: research
Table of Contents
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Editorial Board
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Source: Nurse Leader - February 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Source Type: research
Keynote Speaker Q and A
Phil Hansen is a visual artist who, while still in art school, developed a condition that would have ended many art careers: nerve damage caused his drawing hand to shake. Although he dropped out of school, he eventually came back to the vocation he loved. His persistence has paid off. Hansen has created a number of innovative multimedia works, and his art videos have been viewed by millions. In 2008, he was named the official artist of the 51st Grammy Awards. Hansen will discuss his lessons learned at AONL ’s annual conference in Anaheim, California, May 1 to 4. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Tags: AONL Source Type: research
Aonl 2023
Meet the professional and organizational challenges of leading in the new normal at the AONL 2023 Annual Conference, May 1 to 4 in Anaheim, California. While there, soak up 3 days of sunshine, exceptional networking, and rich content taught by some of the most innovative, inspiring, and creative thought leaders. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - February 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Tags: AONL Source Type: research
Reframing the Nurse Manager Role to Improve Retention
This article details an ordinal measure of reasons for leaving from a 2017 research study, and discussions implications in relation to the current context and how the NM role should be reframed for the future. (Source: Nurse Leader)
Source: Nurse Leader - January 31, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Martha L. Grubaugh, Nora Warshawsky, Lindsey Marie Tarasenko Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research
