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November 30, 2011 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing improvements have the greatest positive effect in hospitals with the best nurse working environments.
October 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
Better Jobs Better Care sought to change public policy and management practice to improve recruitment and retention of high-quality paraprofessional direct care workers (DCW).
July 29, 2009 | Story
The physical demands of nursing are great, especially for older nurses. To alleviate these burdens—and help reduce turnover among veteran nurses—several health care systems in the “Wisdom at Work: Retaining Experienced Nurses” study implemented ergo ...
September 7, 2010 | Report
The Better Jobs, Better Care demonstration provided grants and technical assistance to coalitions of providers, workers, consumers, and policy makers to improve the quality of jobs of long-term care (LTC) direct care workers (DCWs), improve recruitment and retention, and strengthen capacity to meet future demand.
April 1, 2012 | Evaluation
This evaluation assesses work-based learning systems and partnerships, and articulates the successes and challenges of the Jobs to Careers program in achieving its objectives.
November 1, 2005 | Program Result
The purpose of this project was to refine and implement an evaluation of the nurse residency program sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the University HealthSystem Consortium.
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center conducted a study to identify and describe the characteristics of exemplary clinical microsystems.
April 23, 2007 | Story
As a result, employees are now recognized as essential to the institution's success, empowered to proactively recommend solutions to even the most complex organizational problems.
December 18, 2011 | Story
Study suggests hospitals should pursue improved nurse education and staffing, but those investments do not significantly reduce patient mortality in the absence of a good work environment.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a variety of transitional care programs and services have been established to improve quality and reduce costs. These programs help hospitalized patients with complex chronic conditions—often the most vulnerable—transfer in a safe and timely manner from one level of care to another or from one type of care setting to another.