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Build Safety Culture During Patient Safety Awareness Week

Relias

One action you can take this week: At your next huddle or staff meeting, whether it’s a daily huddle with your team or a weekly leadership huddle, make a point of speaking up about the importance of ways to improve patient safety. into perspective. cynicism), and loss of a sense of personal accomplishment.

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Teaching Team Backup

Emerging RN Leader

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse leader recently talked with me about comments several patients had made to her while she was leader rounding. They said they observed a lack of teamwork among the staff.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Suzette Porter

Minority Nurse

Through Porter’s leadership as a nurse manager, her unit was awarded the Team Daisy Award in 2021 for teamwork. Porter is genuinely beloved by her colleagues and patients and is a proven leader who knows the importance of teamwork. So what I do with my team is I huddle with them. Remind them of the important things.

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What Exactly is Workplace Culture Anyway? 

Minority Nurse

Do the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and other leadership team members regularly participate in rounds, meet with staff to understand what is and isn’t working, and take proactive steps to address problem areas? Therefore, culture and conduct are more important than anything, especially now.”

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Celebrating National Doctor's Day 2024: Journeys Through Medicine

Doximity

Karin Molander, MD, FACEP , Mills Peninsula Medical Center On Mother's Day 1978, my sisters and I sat huddled in the small 8-foot by 10-foot waiting room of Rush Presbyterian Hospital, longing for a glimpse of our mother who had been rushed there weeks before in need of emergent surgery.

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Strategies for Running a Thriving Podiatry Practice

Top Practices

To achieve this, it is crucial that your office team is always on the same page and that they realize that they are “professionals” Effective communication and teamwork make a significant difference in patient outcomes and the overall efficiency of your practice.

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

Relias

Prioritize teamwork among your nursing staff. Standardize the practice of regular patient safety huddles among your teams. Huddles promote patient safety, but they can also facilitate teamwork, provide a place to respectfully air grievances, and build rapport among nurses and leaders.