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The Importance of Communication in Long-term Healthcare

Celayix

According to the American Hospital Association , “good communication among patients, families, and caregivers is becoming increasingly difficult to establish in today’s healthcare system.” As technology advances, healthcare providers may use new communication methods to become influential field leaders.

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Physical Therapist Skills: 12 Qualities to Career Success

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Working on a team with others is a great way to learn and grow the skills to be a physical therapist, and interprofessional collaboration improves patient satisfaction ratings and health outcomes. Effective communication is one of the most essential physical therapist skills to develop. The University of St.

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The Critical Shortage No One’s Talking About: Nurse Educators

Minority Nurse

The Hidden Crisis: Why Nurse Educators Are More Important Than Ever Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrates that the demand for nursing professionals is expected to grow by 9% from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. This growth amplifies the need for qualified educators to train new nurses.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.

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Making Sense of the Maze of Online Patient Portals

Minority Nurse

Since nurses are natural patient advocates , they may find their friends, families, and patients complaining about these new ways to access care and communicate with providers. These laws empower consumers by ensuring they can access and control their health data, facilitating better-informed decisions and coordinated care.”

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Nurses And Community Health Workers: Turf War Or Compatible Colleagues?

American Nurse

As a result of recent federal funding awards to both the University of Nebraska Medical Center(1) and Creighton University (2), Nebraska will be seeing significant growth in the size of the CHW workforce, from approximately 300 workers in 2020 (3) to nearly 800 by 2025. 2020, January 27). Ouattara, B., Ern, J., & Toure, D.

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Validation of Electronically Administered Three-Question Health Literacy Screener and STOFHLA in Identifying Limited Health Literacy

American Nurse

Introduction LOW HEALTH LITERACY, when not identified, is associated with poor health outcomes such as unsatisfactory medication compliance, poor disease management, and increased healthcare costs. Participants were recruited from January to March 2020. Nehemiah & Reinke, 2020; O’Conor et al., Chew et al.,