Nursing’s Post

My new article about nurses' perception of work and life in the covid-19 pandemic, which is a qualitative study with a content analysis approach, is posted for your reading.

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It's easy to understand the correlation between higher #nurse-to-patient ratios and poor #patientoutcomes. But, I never really considered the effect of intention to leave and workload on #patientmortality. According to this study, "A 10% increase in intention to leave and an increase of one unit in nurse-patient workload increased likelihood of inpatient hospital mortality by 14%, respectively." Wow! Let's think about this for a second. Why do nurses want to leave their #bedside roles - #burnout, poor work-life balance, #incivility and bullying, #unsafe work environments, inadequate #staffing - the list goes on and on. None of these things happen overnight and cause you to leave the next day. They start slowly and take a toll on the nurse over weeks, months, or even years. This study highlights the impact all of these #nursingworkforce issues have on patient outcomes. All the things that make a nurse want to quit their job are important! This means we have to start attacking the problem from every angle and ensure nurses have: 💪 Supportive work environments where #teamwork and culture rule. 💰 Competitive compensation and benefits with opportunities to earn more. ⚖ Work-life balance through the use of flexible scheduling, reasonable work hours and workloads, and access to mental health resources. 👩🎓 Professional development and career advancement opportunities to support specialization and certification in areas of interest. 💙 Safe and healthy work environments, including adequate supplies and resources, policies that prioritize staff and patient safety, and education on strategies to de-escalate situations and handle aggression and violence. 🌈 Respectful and inclusive cultures that value diversity, inclusivity, and respect for all staff. It's time to fix our broken system to create stability and sustainability for the #nursing workforce to protect the one thing that all #healthcare professionals value - #patient care and outcomes! #nursingonlinkedin #healthcareonlinkedin

🗞 CU Emergency Medicine Faculty Help Meet Colorado’s Need for First Responders with UCHealth MEDIC Program 🗞 Angela Wright, MD, Andra Farcas, MD, and Jacqueline Ward-Gaines MD, celebrate one year of leading education for the program. “Health equity training needs to be a part of paramedic training across the country. If we start there, and work with our providers, there's no limit to how great our [nation’s] healthcare can be.” Read our latest article to learn more about what program leaders have accomplished over the past year and what their goals are to improve for the future. #EMS #Paramedics

Interesting read.

Insightful observations on the state of healthcare workforces

We speak about Nursing being grounded in evidence based practice but yet studies that demonstrate workload and ratio impacting patient outcomes in a negative light often are pushed aside. We cannot cherry pick which evidence we like and discard the evidence that actually supports the need for dramatic changes #nursing #workloadsmatter #staffing #evidencebasedpractice #truthbetold #research

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight the stark disparities in health outcomes between urban and rural areas, with rural Americans facing higher risks of heart disease, cancer, injuries, respiratory conditions, and stroke compared to their urban counterparts. In 2023, North Carolina's demographer revealed that the state boasts the second largest rural population in the U.S., with nearly 3.5 million residents residing in rural areas, constituting about a third of the state's population. Addressing nursing shortages necessitates innovative solutions like masters-level nursing programs. Programs such as the one at East Carolina University College of Nursing are pivotal in training experienced nurses to take on leadership roles and bridge the healthcare gap across the state. Learn more about how nursing education programs are shaping the future of healthcare in North Carolina: https://lnkd.in/e-KyS4az

Are you familiar with the Perinatal Safety Nurse Role?  Sharing some information on the value of this dedicated nurse leader role as part of a comprehensive perinatal safety program. The literature shows that maternal morbidity and mortality rates are unacceptably high in the U.S. Hence, we need to do better, and what this looks like is concerted work around building sustainable perinatal quality and safety programs and reducing preventable perinatal harm.  Yet, there are many barriers to getting this work done: staffing shortages, minimal administrative time for project work, competing priorities, and lack of personnel to do the work are all examples. As such, there is a significant need for a dedicated Perinatal Safety Nurse Role, whose sole focus is on patient quality and safety efforts in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Check out the full blog article at  https://lnkd.in/eK3Av5rb For Nursing Faculty: This content is useful to share with nursing students to generate discussion around perinatal quality and safety, and alternative nursing roles/careers.  #PerinatalSafetyNurse #PatientSafety

Nurses don’t just study the science of the human body, function, and disease processes, but also use the art of humanity to learn how to promote health and wellness. Nurses’ constant drive to help improve the lives of others has led to countless innovative ideas that have shaped healthcare as we know it. We deliver 90% of the worlds health care while continually advocating for patients, communities, populations, and our profession. Johnson & Johnson poses the perfect question - where would we be without nurses? #nurseschangelives