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National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

Relias

Each year, the Joint Commission issues a list of top national patient safety goals for healthcare settings, including hospitals, nursing care centers, behavioral health care and human services, ambulatory healthcare, home care, and more. Improve staff communication. Use medicines safely. Use alarms safely.

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Communication, Clinical Competence, And More: What Are the Top Skills to Be a Nurse?

Post University

Key soft skills include: Communication and Interpersonal Skills Communication is at the heart of everything nurses do. To be effective communicators, nurses should master essentials such as active listening and nonverbal communication skills. Implementing nursing care plans by carrying out relevant interventions.

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Nursing in Zimbabwe and now Lecturing Nursing in Australia

The Nurse Break

In Zimbabwe, I have worked at Hwange Colliery Hospital and amassed wide nursing experience in the following specialities: medical/surgical nursing, paediatric nursing, critical care nursing, emergency care nursing, midwifery, and nursing education. I worked in Zimbabwe until 2008 and then migrated to Australia.

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Nurses as Key Players in Telehealth

Daily Nurse

Nurses have worked in a variety of settings in telehealth—such as school nursing, critical care, emergency care, specialty care, and geriatrics, Arends says. They should understand how to appear on camera and communicate with patients through technology.

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Care Coordination: The Key to Improving Patient Outcomes

Relias

What is care coordination? Coordination of care is the process of organizing and integrating health care services for patients across care settings and providers. In emergency care settings, care coordination can involve immediate care, hospital admission, discharge planning, follow-up care, and post-acute care.

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Nurse Workday (2023): A Day in the Life of a Nurse

Nurse Code

Often, a Nurse’s most considerable pride is the number of people they get to help attain positive health outcomes in a day of work. The key to being a Nurse that impacts the lives of patients daily is to work efficiently with a team of other healthcare professionals to provide coordinated care for patients.

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Reducing Maternal Mortality: Will the ‘Birthing-Friendly’ Hospital Designation Help?

Relias

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. Both clinical and behavioral factors contribute to maternal health outcomes. Sadly, U.S.