Chief Caregiver Officer weighs in on how healthcare organizations can support the physical, emotional and financial well-being of their employees.
Read More“Take 5” Program Fosters Relationship-based Care
An exhausted mother of a patient in Fairview Hospital’s 24-bed Pediatric Medical-Surgical Unit shared her distress with a nurse. “I just want my baby to sleep,” said the mother, whose baby had hyperbilirubinemia.
Research: Three-Step Plan Reduces Patients’ Healthcare Needs After Hospitalization for Heart Failure
A new take on fluid management education by nurses can help keep patients at home and healthier.
The ‘Science’ of OR Staffing
Nurses apply science to patient care every day. But how often is a scientific approach applied to staffing? In the operating rooms at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus, the answer is the same—every day.
Academy Helps Nurses Hone Leadership Skills
Nurse Manager Laurie Pustinger, BSN, RN, recently augmented her huddles with staff on the surgery/endoscopy unit at South Pointe Hospital. She added visuals related to a performance improvement initiative.
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Protocols for Catheter Removal Are Empowering Nurses
One of the mandates in the Skilled Nursing Unit at Lakewood Hospital states that patients should not have indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) unless there is a supporting diagnosis. This rule was extended throughout the hospital into all inpatient medical units just a couple years ago.
Nurses Lead Mobility Study
The neurological ICU at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus completed phase 2 of an early progressive mobility protocol study. Kate Klein, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, presented findings at the 9th annual Nursing Research Conference at Cleveland Clinic in May.
Nursing Informatics Leaders Find Strength in Numbers
Idea from a Cleveland Clinic nursing leader spawns ongoing statewide Epic user meetings — and forges empowering connections.
Out of the Office and Onto the Floors
Monthly rounding brings nursing leaders and other executives face to face with front-line staff and patients.
Clear and Concise: EMR Technology Helps Nurses and Staff, Too
Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute’s digital patient record-sharing system improves the workflow and communication not just for ophthalmologists and optometrists, but for nurses and technicians as well.