Smart Nursing (eBook)

Nurse Retention & Patient Safety Improvement Strategies, Second Edition

RNC June Fabre MBA (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008 | 2. Auflage
232 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-0465-6 (ISBN)

Infos

CE credit available through the North Dakota Nurses Association"e;Smoothly written and effectively blending hard facts and personal observations, the book is peppered with inspiring success stories about "e;what works"e; in terms of improving morale and the quality of nursing practice."e;Sean Clarke, RN, PhD, CRNPUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing "e;[Fabre's] not afraid to tackle the tough issuesO.Implementing Smart Nursing concepts will result in energy enhancing experiences for your nurses and better care for your patients."e; --Susan Keane Baker, MHA Author, Managing Patient ExpectationsToo many health care organizations are using short-term fixes to patient health care delivery problems. Patients, however, require long-term solutions that treat the whole person, not just their particular ailment. What the profession needs is Smart Nursing.Smart Nursing provides practical guidance on patient care that every nurse, manager, and health care facility can use to restore patient safety, generate revenue, reduce nurse turnover, and stimulate realistic health care solutions. In this new edition, Fabre presents the recently updated Smart Nursing model. This practical model uses seven basic elements to deliver improved results, improved patient care, and increased employee job satisfaction. These simple yet critical building blocks- caring, respect, simplicity, flexibility, integrity, communication, and professional culture-allow nurses to create a positive work environment, and provide holistic care to patients. Special Features:Provides practical, cost-effective solutions to business and management problems, such as strategies for improved staffing and retentionIncludes guidance on leadership and mentoring, building high-performance teams, and accelerating professional development Presents strategies and recommendations for developing strong relationships with staff for increased communication and efficiency

Inhalt

"Foreword
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Part I: Why Use Smart Nursing?
Introduction
1: Relationships: The importance of a staff-friendly culture(With contribution by Jeanette Ives Erickson)
2: Research: Show me the evidence
Part II: The Seven Core Values of Smart Nursing
3: Respect: Learn to value nursing(With contribution by Kristin L. Gillen)
4: Simplicity: Focus on the basics
5: Flexibility: Be adaptable
6: Integrity: The foundation of ethical practice
7: Culture: The Art of Creating a staff-friendly Organization
8: Communication: A Key Ingredient of Collaboration(With contribution by Beth Boynton)
9: Caring: The energy source of a compassionate staff
Part III: Applications of Smart Nursing
10: Staffing: Recruiting and Retaining the Best Nurses (With contribution by Diana Halfer)
11: Teamwork: Building High-performance Teams(With contribution by Beth Boynton)
12: Safety: Preventing Medical Errors (With contribution by Patricia Byrnes Schmehl)
13: Diversity: The Magic is in the Staffing Mix
14: Leadership: Coaching and Mentoring Others (With contribution by Linda Pullins)
15: Problem-solving Strategies: Creating Opportunities from Challenges
16: Benefits to Groups Outside Nursing: How CEOs, Physicians, Trustees, and Managed Care Professionals can help
Part IV: Looking to the Future
17: Becoming a Lifelong Learner: Accelerate your Professional Development (With contribution from Susan Hoolahan and Jacqueline O'Brien)
18: What Individual Nurses can Do: How You Can Make a Difference
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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.12.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Pflegemanagement / Qualität / Recht
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-0465-7 / 0826104657
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-0465-6 / 9780826104656