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4 Ways Administrators Can Improve Community Health Planning

By: Bethany Nock | On: October 13, 2016

The benefits of community health programs are numerous. Improving the availability, accessibility and quality of healthcare in a particular area leads to a better quality of life for community residents.

However, developing health programs that effectively engage the community can be difficult for healthcare administrators. The goal of these initiatives is to meet the needs of the community, but it can be challenging just to identify those needs, let alone establish programs residents will actually use.

Read on to discover four ways healthcare administrators can improve community health planning and create a program that effectively promotes safety, healthy lifestyles, injury prevention and early detection of health conditions.

How Nurses Can Improve Interprofessional Collaboration

By: Bethany Nock | On: October 6, 2016

Providing the best hospital experience for patients requires coordination and communication between all providers involved in a patient’s care. This cooperative approach is referred to as interprofessional collaboration, and its goal is to help doctors and nurses work together to administer the highest quality care. Interprofessional collaboration fosters trust and respect between all healthcare providers and encourages the practice of treating nurses as equals with physicians.

In this post, we’ll discuss how nurses can collaborate across disciplines to ensure each healthcare professional’s expertise and experience are applied in the most effective way possible.

A Handy Provider's Guide to Back-to-School Immunizations

By: Bethany Nock | On: September 13, 2016

Along with buying art supplies and new outfits, immunizations can be an important part of the back-to-school checklist. It’s important for healthcare providers to keep in mind some valuable points when administering vaccines.

Below are three essential things healthcare professionals need to know about back-to-school immunizations.

5 Tips to Improve Hospital Recruitment and Retention

By: Bethany Nock | On: September 7, 2016

Do too many of your new hires only last a year or two? High turnover not only strains your resources but can also affect quality of care. With just a few changes to your hiring, training and retention procedures, you can maintain (and boost) employee morale as well as improve patient satisfaction.

Here are a few hospital recruitment tips to help you attract and keep the most qualified employees.

The 5 Qualities All Outstanding Nurse Leaders Possess

By: Bethany Nock | On: September 1, 2016

It takes remarkable resolve to become a nurse and extraordinary determination to become a nurse leader. Taking the next step and transforming into a superior nurse leader requires an impressive level of commitment.

Great nurse leaders are experts in multiple areas: people management, administration and, of course, patient care. What makes a truly exceptional nurse leader? Here are five qualities all outstanding nurse leaders have.