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Teaching Nurses to Become More Effective Communicators

Emerging RN Leader

Communication is undoubtedly at the top of that hard skills list. Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility. […] The post Teaching Nurses to Become More Effective Communicators appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Essential Tools for Enhancing Patient Communication and Safety in Nursing

Daily Nurse

With this in mind, we highlight five essential tools: Patient Communication Boards, Red Medical Warning Dog Tags, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Medication Reconciliation Forms, and Interpreter Services. Plus, it opens the lines of communication. It allows nurses to gauge how well patients grasp their care plan.

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Five Tips to Improve Your Communication

Emerging RN Leader

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Leadership Communication is challenging today. There is also no one best method to communicate in health systems today. Nursing staff are in cognitive overload, so getting anyone’s attention takes a lot of work.

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Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) and GHS Standard Training

American Medical Compliance

The Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) and GHS Standard Training equips healthcare providers with essential knowledge of OSHA’s HazCom requirements. This training also teaches proper handling of hazardous chemicals, effective hazard communication, and appropriate spill response actions.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

We’ll cover: The fertility and hormonal health resources that can best support employees from each generation, from learning about fertility health to managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms How to ensure your benefits package aligns with the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values of Gen Z and Millennials What members of different generations (..)

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Late Arrivals, No-Shows? Effective Strategies for NPs

Nurse Practitioners in Business

However, to effectively manage these problems, you need a unified approach of clear policies, proactive and open communication, and a good dose of patient education. Clearly Communicate Your Policies: Explain your policies when patients first establish with your office. Does that mean you cant do anything about it? No, of course not!

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3 Ways Nurses Can Better Support Their Autistic Patients

Daily Nurse

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental condition that includes a range of characteristics that influence how someone communicates, learns, and behaves. Be Aware of Healthcare Bias Many healthcare professionals assume that autistic people lack communication skills and ignore their autistic clients’ needs.