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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.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Implements Transforming Care at the Bedside with a Focus on Communication Between Nurses and Physicians

July 5, 2011 | Story

"There's that stigma where the doctor is some almighty person, and the nurse is in more of a subservient role."

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Implements Transforming Care at the Bedside with a Focus on Medical Errors

July 5, 2011 | Story

"You can't deliver sustainable, long-term quality and safety improvement without infrastructure dedicated to the work," Minnier says. "And the amount you have will be a very strong predictor of the change and the sustainability of that change."

Executive Nurse Fellow Expands Successful Transforming Care at the Bedside Program

March 24, 2011 | Story

"A lot of the program focuses on learning about yourself and how to leverage your strengths," she recalls. "No one had ever said that to me. That was just freeing."

Health Care Without Harm

February 28, 2009 | Video/Story

An international coalition is helping the health care sector become ecologically sustainable and reduce harm to public health and the environment.

Redesigning Equipment to Reduce Time Wasted and Increase Time Spent at Bedside

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

Ann L. Hendrich, MSN

February 2, 2005 | Story

About a year after she completed the fellowship, Hendrich left Clarian/Methodist and struck out on her own as a consultant, planning to help health care organizations with patient flow, design and workforce training.

Cheryl Herbert, R.N., president, Dublin Methodist Hospital (OhioHealth)

January 8, 2006 | Story

Herbert, a nurse and hospital administrator with OhioHealth, was named president of Dublin Methodist Hospital and tasked with developing a world-class, patient-centered health care facility.

Part 1: The Nursing Shortage, By the Numbers

May 9, 2006 | Story

What are the factors contributing to the current nursing shortage in the United States?

Part 2: The Nursing Shortage, By the Numbers

June 12, 2006 | Story

How are health care organizations responding to this growing problem?

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