Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.04.002
{"title":"Strategic Integration of Technology and Practice Model Enhances the Standard of Care for Inpatient Blood Draws","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This case study details an evolution in blood draw practice at a US acute care hospital, informed by in-depth semi-structured interviews with hospital leaders. The comprehensive initiative included adopting a needle-free blood collection device followed by an innovative nursing practice model. The strategic shift enhanced device utilization, streamlined clinical workflow, facilitated better integration of blood draws into nursing care, and improved patient satisfaction and outcomes. Our summary illustrates the importance of considering both the technology and the practice model in quality improvement initiatives. Furthermore, we highlight important aspects of this initiative that led to success, to instruct other facilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 637-642"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141049146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing Nurse Satisfaction and Retention Through Real-Time Feedback: A Case Study at Los Angeles General Medical Center","authors":"Nancy Blake PhD, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN, Hunter J. Joslin MA, Daryl Joslin BA, Ria Sangalang MSN, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the efficacy of the Joslin Insight application, a mobile application designed to facilitate real-time feedback from nurses to leadership, in improving nurse satisfaction and retention at Los Angeles General Medical Center. Conducted over a 6-month period, the study involved 321 nurses and focused on communication enhancement, empowerment, and turnover rates. The findings demonstrate significant positive outcomes, advocating for the adoption of real-time feedback systems in health care settings to improve workplace environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 549-555"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141712689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Business of Busyness","authors":"Joyce Batcheller DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, FAAN, Barry Dornfeld PhD, Sylvain Trepanier DNP, RN, CENP, FAONL, FAAN, Patricia S. Yoder-Wise EdD, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAONL, FAAN","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nurse leaders can easily identify and discuss the challenges they face, which reassures them they are not alone. The real challenge for nurse leaders is to prioritize and spend time thinking about what is needed to meet future challenges. This kind of intentional thinking can occur using an “idealized design” technique. The limitations and baggage from prior experiences is left behind. A new framework can be used to help leaders work through the business of busyness. This includes the Three Rs™ Rethink, Reframe, and Relate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 543-548"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.03.006
{"title":"Nurse Staffing Task Force","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.03.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this paper is to describe the process and outcomes of the Nurse Staffing Task Force. This work, which followed the Partners for Nurse Staffing Think Tank, was co-convened by professional organizations to address the staffing crisis in acute and critical care. The volunteer members of the Task Force represented diverse roles in health care and met over a 9- month period. Their work resulted in an open access publication that is an inclusive representation of their collective expertise.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 609-613"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140401763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.05.012
{"title":"Purpose, Power, Passion, and People","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.05.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A survey by the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) found that nurses are impacting the health of communities broadly. Nurses from every state and one country from outside the U.S. participated. Nurses identified impacting all the social determinants of health (SDoH) through their board service. Many nurses reported holding more than one board position. Notably, nurses who serve in board roles also identified that they have held leadership positions within the board. There is continued opportunity to increase diversity through mentorship, educational opportunities, and professional organizational collaboration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 515-519"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141396045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.05.011
{"title":"Leading Clinical Scholarship: Evolving an Enterprise-Level Nursing Research Program","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.05.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.05.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Increasingly, integrated health systems are realizing that building a supportive infrastructure encouraging nursing scholarship is becoming more of an expectation than an enrichment. Due to increasing accreditation requirements for hospital recognition programs and to satisfy employee expectations, the need to build nursing-focused research and clinical scholarship affinity groups and councils is receiving more attention. However, building a nursing clinical scholarship community that is well-resourced and supportive of nurse-led scholarly work is more often a skill set of academic practice rather than community-based hospitals, calling for increasing creativity in division of resources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 510-514"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141415838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse LeaderPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.mnl.2024.01.005
Melissa Laitsch MSN, RN, CCRN, Terra Merwin BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, Keila Torres DNP, RN, Jeffrey Coto DNP, RN, MS-CNS, CCRN, CPCO, Jake McGuire BSN, RN, CMSRN, Roseanna Bell MSN, RN
{"title":"The Relationship Between a Professional Nurse Advancement Program and Nurse Retention","authors":"Melissa Laitsch MSN, RN, CCRN, Terra Merwin BSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, Keila Torres DNP, RN, Jeffrey Coto DNP, RN, MS-CNS, CCRN, CPCO, Jake McGuire BSN, RN, CMSRN, Roseanna Bell MSN, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>This study sought to evaluate whether implementing a professional nurse advancement program correlates with a reduction in registered nurse turnover. Professional nurse advancement programs promote nurse professional development and engagement. Literature suggests a connection between engagement and retention. A retrospective cross-sectional </span>cohort study<span> was conducted using the organization’s human resources registered nurse employee data from 2022 and 2023. A statistically significant reduction in nurse turnover was found post-implementation compared to pre-implementation. The program influenced nurses' behaviors related to their professional development. The results suggest that the program has a strong influence on nurse retention.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 593-596"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"It Takes a Village","authors":"Edna Cadmus PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Michele Livich Roberts EdD, RN, CNE, CHSE","doi":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mnl.2024.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nurse leaders and educators play a vital role in supporting new-to-practice nurses. While nurse residency programs have been established in many organizations, communication between nurse leaders and hospital-based educators regarding NRP implementation and outcomes can vary. A leadership survey within our statewide NRP demonstrated outcomes at or above the national mean; however, feedback from leaders revealed lack of awareness about key program elements and an opportunity for greater engagement with nurse residents. Strategies for fostering organizational commitment in new graduate registered nurses (NGRNs) are presented, and practices for improving communication between NRP stakeholders and documenting return on investment are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":44980,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Leader","volume":"22 5","pages":"Pages 643-647"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}