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September 8, 2008 | Journal Article
The first prospective study on hospital "sign-outs," the transfer of responsibility for patient care during shift changes, finds poor communication causes delayed and inefficient care and occasional patient harm.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit/Video/Story
The goal of this intervention is to reduce the amount of staff time spent hunting for and gathering supplies and equipment and increase the amount of time spent at the bedside with patients
National Program
Program to support the development and implementation of best practices to relieve emergency department overcrowding, and help communities understand the interdependence between the health care safety net and the rest of the delivery system.
March 5, 2012 | News Release
Goal is to Identify, Share Workforce Practices that Make Primary Care Accessible and Effective for More Patients.
April 28, 2011 | Story
Executive Nurse Fellow Profile Read a profile of Executive Nurse Fellow (2005) Joyce A. Batcheller, D.N.P., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., F.A.A.N., senior vice president and chief nursing officer for the Seton Family of Hospitals. Batcheller led a Transforming ...
March 31, 2011 | Story
Read a profile of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow Joyce A. Batcheller, D.N.P., R.N., N.E.A.-B.C., F.A.A.N., learn more about the Initiative on the Future of Nursing's Campaign for Action Web site, and more.
February 24, 2011 | Story
related websites Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows Program Problem: Nurses are often interrupted when administering medication and can make medical errors as a result. Time with patients can be limited when nurses have to ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
The nursing staff schedule was adjusted to have different staffing levels during different times of the day and week, according to demand in the emergency department (ED).
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The mission of EM Xpress is to eliminate ambulance gridlock at hospitals by speeding patient offloads. Borrowing from a car racing model, EM Xpress uses “pit crews” to expedite the transfer of patient care be ...
October 28, 2010 | Story
New studies look at nurse residency programs and their impact on nurse retention, and identify nurses' top time-wasters.