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How to Keep Patients Safe in The Hospital

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According to the World Health Organization, medical errors or inefficient staff harm thousands of patients annually. These medical errors can be rectified by creating a supportive environment in your centre, regularly overseeing the work of young professionals, and preparing procedural checklists.

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Signs of a Toxic Work Environment: A Nurses Guide to Planning Your Exit

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Unfortunately, this is the harsh reality many new graduate nurses face today because many organizations make financial cuts in the education department. Most hospitals function with the minimum number of educators to cover various units, if not only one educator covering the whole hospital. Signs of a Toxic Work Environment 1.

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What Is The Value Of PCT Certification?

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Communicating with patients to understand their concerns and relaying important information to the nursing staff. Maintaining Patient Rooms: Keeping patient rooms clean and organized. Performing electrocardiograms (EKGs). Assisting with wound care and dressing changes as needed. are functioning properly.

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What Exactly is Workplace Culture Anyway? 

Minority Nurse

Every organization or workplace in healthcare or any other industry has a workplace culture , whether those working there are conscious of it or not. But what exactly is workplace culture, and how do you know your organization’s culture? The workplace culture is geared towards being open, communicative, and highly functional.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Stacey Garnett

Minority Nurse

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving behavioral healthcare field, nursing leaders are crucial in ensuring efficient operations, a supportive work environment for nurses, and providing quality patient care. Garnett truly has a heart for the patient, frequently interacting with them directly on units.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Kendra Coles

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She also has a knack for communication and team empowerment. In this role, she oversees a team of 125 FTEs across various units, including Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, Pediatrics, and Special Care Nursery. I simultaneously worked at another hospital in the region in the Mother Baby Unit. Talk about your role in nursing.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Barbara Bosah

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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.