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Virtual Nursing Shifts its Focus to the Patient Experience

Health Leaders | Nursing

The idea took root in 2023 after a board member witnessed how Providence (another Mastermind participant) was transforming its care team strategy. The program has now spread to all four of Sharp's hospitals, encompassing about 600 licensed beds and 16.2 FTEs and running seven days a week, 12 hours a day. And that's where version 2.0,

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What Is a Doctor of Nursing Practice? (And What You Should Know)

Post University

Innovations in Patient Care and Healthcare Outcomes The Johns Hopkins Nursing Center for Nursing Inquiry defines evidence-based practice as a systematic process in which nurses and healthcare providers review, analyze, and translate the most recent available medical research and findings in order to improve practices in the healthcare setting.

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What Is Virtual Physical Therapy? How It Works and Benefits

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

1 Instead of traveling to a clinic for an in-person visit, patients communicate with a licensed virtual PT via phone call or videoconference and attend the appointment from home. It may be a fit for patients who will benefit from appointments where physical guidance from the PT is not necessary.

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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage Crisis: A Nurse’s Perspective

American Nurse

In the recent Nurse.org 2023 State of Nursing report, 91% of nurses said they believed the nursing shortage was continuing to worsen, citing burnout, poor working conditions, insufficient pay, and lack of appreciation as the primary reasons. March 23, 2023. nurse.org/docs/State+of+Nursing+-+2023.pdf References Advisory Board.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

The impact on nurse and patient satisfaction Takeaways: Challenged by the insufficient pipeline of clinical nurses required to backfill the vacancies created by the COVID-19 pandemic, current care delivery models require redesign. Misa Ewing is a director of patient care services. 2023; 18(9). April 20, 2023.

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The Exec: Nurse Satisfaction is Rising, Patient Calls are Falling with UnityPoint Health's New Care Model

Health Leaders | Nursing

When UnityPoint Health began exploring new inpatient care delivery models, D’Andre Carpenter, DNP, RN , chief nursing officer, wanted to go beyond the concept of team-based care to position nurses and other clinicians to practice at the top of their license. Carpenter: The ability to practice at top of license.

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Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues

American Nurse

These unlicensed persons have not completed nursing education programs or met other licensing requirements. In many instances, substitutions of unlicensed personnel for licensed nurses clearly violates state nurse practice acts. 2023; 18(3). Initially, hiring the paramedics resulted in some confusion and hesitation.