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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Barbara Bosah

Minority Nurse

Barbara Bosah, MS, RN, PCCN, is a highly skilled nurse manager in the thoracic and surgical intermediate care unit and vascular progressive care unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), downtown campus in Baltimore, MD. Our unit specializes in providing care for some of the sickest patients within the Maryland region.

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What Is Lateral Violence in Nursing?

Relias

While individual acts of lateral violence can appear relatively harmless, they create a toxic environment that takes a toll on employees’ morale, hindering the success of the healthcare institutions for which they work. Workplace bullying and lateral violence among nurses heighten tension within an already high-stress environment.

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Building High-Reliability in Healthcare: Principles and Strategies

Relias

In today’s complex healthcare environment, consistently delivering safe, high-quality care is both challenging and necessary. Highly-reliable organizations (HROs) work to create an environment in which potential problems are anticipated, detected early, and addressed before catastrophic consequences can occur.

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Bystander Intervention in Healthcare Empowers Workers to Reduce Workplace Violence

Relias

Workplace violence in healthcare settings, especially in acute care environments, is a pressing issue. While healthcare organizations typically have formal policies and procedures to combat violence, one often-overlooked strategy is empowering healthcare workers with bystander intervention skills.

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6 Steps to Centralized Scheduling for Smarter Management of Nursing Staff

DropStat

Centralized staffing can save organizations thousands of dollars monthly in nurse staffing wages, staff attendance, and patient outcomes. Centralized scheduling is a scheduling process where a central office manages all nurse staffing, either within an entire organization or across many organizations.

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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

The HIPAA Journal

United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 billion has been provided to safety net hospitals and federally qualified health centers that serve high-risk patients and communities. 40% of the $3.3 Department of State Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Group The U.S.

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Language Barriers in Healthcare and 5 Strategies to Overcome Them

DropStat

Language barriers in healthcare prevent or hinder some healthcare stakeholders from reaching out for healthcare , and when they are in a healthcare setting, it may prevent the patient from understanding their healthcare situation and how to follow healthcare protocol. Can nurses perform their duties despite addressing language barriers?