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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.
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.
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The LEAP project identified 30 primary care practices that use health professionals and other staff in ways that maximize access to their services, so these workforce models can be replicated and adopted more widely.
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 ...
October 28, 2010 | Story
New studies look at nurse residency programs and their impact on nurse retention, and identify nurses' top time-wasters.
June 24, 2010 | Story
After a childhood spent in and out of hospitals, where she was treated for asthma, Burnes Bolton understands better than most that nurses are healers.
November 29, 2012 | Story
Hidden flaws in procedures during hospital handoffs endanger patients, RWJF grantee says.