Practice Change and Culture Change in Implementing Geriatric Care Initiatives
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Recommendations from nurse managers on how to make lasting practice change.
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Helping Nurses Become Innovators
May 7, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Transforming Care At the Bedside gave nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the courage to imagine what their jobs would be like without wasted time and unnecessary workarounds.
Study: Long Nursing Shifts Mean Burnout, Patient Dissatisfaction
November 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Twelve-hour nursing shifts cause higher levels of burnout and negatively affect patient care, according to a study published this month in Health Affairs.
RN Work Project Study Examines Recession's Impact on New Nurses
March 19, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Human Capital Blog: Your most recently-published study looked at registered nurses in the recession. Can you review the most important findings? Carol Brewer: What we found was fairly interesting and fits with some of the other studies and data we’v ...
The Imperative to Improve Hospital Work Environments
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.
Nursing Practice Environment and Registered Nurses' Job Satisfaction in Nursing Homes
September 9, 2011 | Journal Article
A supportive practice environment is positively associated with RN job satisfaction in New Jersey nursing homes.
Transforming Care at the Bedside--New Jersey
August 9, 2011 | Program Result Report
Transforming Care at the Bedside-New Jersey is a state specific application of the nurse-driven TCAB process of hospital improvement. This is a look at the project's progress at the halfway mark.
Transforming Care at the Bedside
July 11, 2011 | Program Result Report
Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) was a national initiative to improve hospital patient care and the hospital work environment by empowering front-line nurses to implement innovative new practices on their units.
Commuting to Work
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Health care employers should be attentive to RN commuting distances, which in some locale types is quite significant.
Nurses' Widespread Job Dissatisfaction, Burnout, and Frustration with Health Benefits Signal Problems for Patient Care
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Patient satisfaction levels are lower in hospitals with more nurses who are dissatisfied or burned out—a finding that signals problems with quality of care.