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Healthcare Workforce Safety: Nurse Safety and Patient Safety Go Hand in Hand

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Nurses and other healthcare staff rely on safe working environments, capable leaders, support for personal well-being, and of course, respect. Patients depend on competent, compassionate care, physical security, and the satisfaction of knowing they’re well cared for. Continually reevaluate safe patient-to-nurse ratios.

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Healthcare Workforce Safety: Nurse Safety and Patient Safety Go Hand in Hand

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Nurses and other healthcare staff rely on safe working environments, capable leaders, support for personal well-being, and of course, respect. Patients depend on competent, compassionate care, physical security, and the satisfaction of knowing they’re well cared for. Continually reevaluate safe patient-to-nurse ratios.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

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Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety. Patient safety is a fundamental goal of all health care. In some states, four patients per nurse is the maximum for emergency care.

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Dr. Simi Joseph: Excited by Nurse Practitioner Career

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Joseph, who is also a Harvard Clinical Research Scholar and a past AANP Clinical Excellence Award Winner, was recently awarded a spot in POCN’s Top NPs of 2022. Seventeen years ago, while I started my career in the United States, my motivation and vision were to make a lasting impression in the nursing field.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Shelise Valentine

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Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Don’t Call Us Heroes: Nursing Is a Calling — and a Profession

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Inside the hospital, nursing units might realistically be a cauldron of stress and anxiety. Healthcare industry organizations have surveyed nurses and related staff to discover the biggest issues and solutions that may exist as a large percentage of nurses threaten to leave the industry. Stressful work environment.

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How To Measure and Assess Nurse Competency

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Competing with other healthcare organizations to fill nurse vacancies creates a sense of urgency to hire, regardless of whether you’re selecting the most highly competent applicants. Ideally, every clinician will bring as much value to your organization as possible. They also want to see their organization excel.