We Care Online

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Some valuable volunteering roles for healthcare jobs include: First-aider: Volunteering for a first aid charity is a great way of gaining experience in caring for and treating patients. Supported care home staff with meal preparation, room cleaning, and basic patient care, including personal hygiene.

Transfers 57

Transfers Hospice Follow-Up Teamwork 57

DropStat

APRIL 2, 2024

However, showing compassion and integrity, which is characteristic of a nurse, counts for top patient care, too. A 2022 nurse turnover study found that 17.6% This shows the importance of nurses having good teamwork skills. A good nurse must possess several essential nurse characteristics.

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Problem Solving Skills Teamwork Scheduling Communication 40

Relias

AUGUST 4, 2023

Overcoming staff shortages while still providing quality patient care has challenged many healthcare organizations. Here are the top factors that can cause a lack of engagement (and eventually turnover), as cited in our 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report. To confront this, leaders are avidly seeking nurse engagement strategies.

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Teamwork Communication Huddles/Rounds Continuing Education 52

Relias

MARCH 4, 2024

High nurse turnover rates With the national registered nurse (RN) turnover averaging at about 23% in 2022, healthcare leaders are struggling to keep vacancies low. Research has shown that less time and resources for each nurse due to low staffing can negatively impact patient safety.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Unit Organization and Environment Critical Thinking Patient Satisfaction 52

Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

So as the students are doing, for example, the SIM lab or the simulation lab or standardized patients and taking care of patients, not real patients yet, they do that in an interprofessional fashion, so that recognizing taking care of patients takes teamwork. I will say this. I agree with you. [20:58]

Medication 52

Medication Admissions Communication Patient Care 52

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This environment of care is ripe for error and unsafe patient care outcomes. When direct care nurses and nurse leaders fully understand how the environment impacts patient safety, they can develop a better awareness of the behavioral choices nurses make when providing care and build ways to decrease the likelihood of error.

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Patient Safety Teamwork Shared Governance Medication 105

Relias

MARCH 16, 2022

How’s your organization doing in keeping your patients safe? Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 13-19, 2022, so it’s a good time to ask this question and make an honest assessment of where you stand. What is Patient Safety Awareness Week? cynicism), and loss of a sense of personal accomplishment.

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Patient Safety Huddles/Rounds Teamwork Communication 98