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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Addressing Obesity in the Workplace
March 20, 2009 | Journal Article
This article is part of a special issue on obesity in the March 2009 edition of The Milbank Quarterly, available free of charge throughout 2009 at Wiley-Blackwell.
Effects of Nurse Staffing and Nurse Education on Patient Deaths in Hospitals With Different Nurse Work Environments
November 30, 2011 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing improvements have the greatest positive effect in hospitals with the best nurse working environments.
Work Environment Factors Other Than Staffing Associated with Nurses' Ratings of Patient Care Quality
November 2, 2011 | Journal Article
According to a survey of RNs early in their careers, some work environment factors beyond staffing are associated with nurses' ratings of the quality of care received by patients, suggesting managers should consider these specific issues to improve care quality.
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.
Effects of Nursing Practice Environments on Quality Outcomes in Nursing Homes
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A supportive nursing practice environment is associated with fewer pressure ulcers and fewer deficiency citations in this study of New Jersey nursing homes.
New Nurses
March 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Programs aimed at increasing nurse retention are important now, before an ease to the recession begins to mitigate a nursing shortage in the future.
Generational Differences Among Newly Licensed Registered Nurses
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
New RNs enter the profession at a range of ages—and have varied needs from their work environment.
Expanding What We Know about Off-Peak Mortality in Hospitals
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Nurses giving bedside care can help researchers learn how off-peak environments affect their work—and variations in patient mortality rates.
Safe Patient-Handling Program "UPLIFTS" Nurse Retention
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A program that promotes nurse safety also can improve retention of older, more experienced nurses.