Stressed Out Nurses

Enhance the patient experience: Four pointers on nonverbal communication

JBeck — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:28:59 +0000

By Wendy Leebov I’ve been doing a lot of communication skill training recently and I’m repeatedly impressed by the impact that nonverbal dynamics have between staff and customers on rapport, trust, and mutual respect. I’ve been privileged to observe many people’s nonverbal behavior as they try their hand at various everyday scenarios. And here’s what I [...]

Nursing shortage: Fact or myth?

Tami Swartz — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:21:59 +0000

As many nurses are graduating and taking the NCLEX, one question is on many of their minds: How easy will it be to get a job? The standard expectation has been that, as a nurse, you will be in demand and that finding a perfect job should not be a struggle. Recently, however, many experts are [...]

Dr. Nurse?

Tami Swartz — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:41:52 +0000

There are a lot of credentials out there to be earned. An interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights some of the issues surrounding different degrees for the advanced-practice nurse. Specifically, it explores the new trend of advanced-practice nurses earning a doctor of nursing practice degree (NPD). Enrollment in NPD programs have risen from 70 [...]

D.C. nurses planning one-day strike

Tami Swartz — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:54:16 +0000

In protest to the firing of 18 registered nurses who stayed home during the Washington, D.C. area snowstorms in February, Washington Hospital Center nurses have decided on a one-day work stoppage, reports Cheryl Clark for HealthLeaders Media. The decision was made after online voting was made available between July 29 and July 31 to the hospital’s [...]

Online breathing technique program helps reduce stress in nurses and patients

Tami Swartz — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46:46 +0000

Nurses are well aware of the stress that comes with the job. Taking care of numerous patients atl varying levels of sickness, and dealing with many competing priorities, is enough to make anyone stressed out. Now, with the help of the BREATHE technique, nurses and patients can lower their blood pressure, heart rate, and experience [...]

RWJF senior advisor for nursing honors 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s death

SKearns — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:24:11 +0000

Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior advisor for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is spending her summer vacation doing something extraordinary. She is not spending her days soaking up the sun, or taking a cruise to Alaska. Instead she is traveling in Europe, learning about the life and work of Florence Nightingale. Throughout Hassmiller’s [...]

Nominate someone you know for the 2010 Nursing Image Awards

SKearns — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:34:28 +0000

Nominations are open for the HCPro 2010 Nursing Image Awards, which honor nurses whose leadership, teamwork, or clinical expertise embodies an image of nursing excellence and contributes to improving patient care, quality outcomes, nurse satisfaction, and the healthcare environment. HCPro is searching for nurse leaders and staff who have helped elevate the image of nursing. Awards [...]

Preserve the Image of Nursing: New TV series jeopardizes nursing image

SKearns — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:39:27 +0000

For years, nurses have been battling how the nursing profession and nurses are portrayed in the media. Having to go against the nursing stereotypes on display in programs such as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “House, M.D.” makes the job that much harder, as patients and families are familiar with the popular television shows. Now, nurses will have [...]

Ways to drive the complaining patient and family nuts

SKearns — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:58:07 +0000

No matter how long you are in the nursing profession, you will always have to deal with patients and the patient’s family members. When a patient is hospitalized, it can be a very difficult time for their family, causing them to become more sensitive then normal. It is important to remember how you treat the [...]

Should nurses be the ones to help patients stop smoking?

SKearns — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:15:48 +0000

Not being a nurse, I’ve never really thought about what happens when patients are admitted to the hospital and they are smokers. However, this is something that nurses and healthcare providers have to deal with all the time, and a recent survey says that many are not offering patients any help with quitting. The survey, published [...]