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Hospitals Reduce Infection Rates Post-Pandemic

American Nurse

The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit patient-safety organization, said the data it collected from Oct. 2021 through Dec. While infection rates have improved , Leapfrog says patient-experience measures have worsened for the second year in a row and all states have seen a significant decline from the fall 2021 to the fall 2023 report.

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Emergency Departments Adopt Creative Strategies to Discourage Patients from Leaving BeforeTreatment Is Complete

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As a nurse manager in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital’s ED , Charli Landis, MSN, APRN-CNP, NE-BC, has also seen a downward trend in the number of patients who LBTC. After the ED adopted several new patient retention strategies in late 2021, the number of “lost” patients dropped from 22% to 2.9% JAMA Netw Open.

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Discharge planning assessment tool

American Nurse

On the 32-bed medical/surgical unit at our community hospital, the average discharge time (from the time the provider wrote the order to the time when the patient was physically discharged) was 5 hours and 6 minutes. Safe, effective, and timely discharge requires good communication among the healthcare team, the patient, and the family.

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ER Nurse Dana Shomo Leads from the Heart

Daily Nurse

She later transitioned to a leadership role in 2021. She keeps nurses happy by improving unit productivity, morale, and patient experience. She consistently sought learning opportunities and happily returned to Augusta Heath in 2018 to be a nurse in Post-Anesthesia Care (PACU)/Outpatient Surgery (OPS).

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Handling Heartache: Navigating Loss as a Young Nurse

Daily Nurse

percent increase from the previous year, 2021. So whether it’s someone who’s had a rough go after a risky job mishap or an older adult facing the twilight years, the trick is to tune in to the cues, both from the patient and the medical team, and to lean on your training about what these signs mean for recovery odds.

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Nursing innovation and the diversity innovation paradox

American Nurse

However, when nurses innovate, according to Thomas and colleagues, they can drive change at all levels and in all areas of healthcare from practice to policy to improved healthcare systems and improved patient experiences and outcomes. 2021; 69 (6):969-81. Nursing Fact Sheet. A blueprint for nursing innovation centers.

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Nurses Help Nurses Succeed, Stay Safe, and De-Stress

Nurse.com

Looking for a way to alert her colleagues to a potential high-risk situation before they enter a patient’s room, Castillo designed The Gray Dot, a symbol placed discreetly outside of the patient’s room, notifying staff that a patient may be aggressive or violent. In 2021, we had six safety events and no workplace injuries.”