Karen Bankston: A leader who listens
ANA’S Mary Mahoney Award honors significant contributions to advancing equal opportunities in nursing for members of minority groups. Karen Bankston, PhD, MSN, FACHE, has devoted much…
Leading the Way
Look inward and lead
At first, Faith’s excited to be selected as director of critical care, but after spending time with her fellow directors she has second thoughts.…
Seizing opportunities for positive change
A summer job changed Christopher Otto’s career path—and ultimately his life—igniting a passion for providing care to critically ill cardiac patients and working to prevent…
Addressing moral distress and resilience in nursing
ANA joined leading nursing organizations at a State of the Science Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland from August 11 to 12, 2016. Forty-six nurse leaders…
Choosing your political battles
Mary*, a new manager in the operating room, prides herself on being a strong advocate for her staff, quickly acting on every issue with…
A conversation with Patricia Flatley Brennan
Patricia Flatley Brennan, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest biomedical library and the producer of digital information services…
Assessing nurses’ competency to achieve highly reliable care
As tenured nurses leave the workplace, healthcare organizations are striving to provide additional development and support for the less-experienced new hires who replace them. Assessing…
Internal agency nurses provide an integrated, centralized staffing solution
Use of various just-in-time staffing solutions (unit PRN staff, facility float pool, overtime, per diem agency, and travelers) to meet patient care needs creates…
Principled leadership and the imperative for workplace civility
Civility is not situational. What a leader must manifest all day, every day, is civility, because civility is—or at least should be—an expectation and…
Three first steps for effective succession planning
In light of the predicted nursing shortage, nursing leaders need to take strategic action to prepare nurses to assume key leadership roles in the near future. Proactive succession…
Implementing purposeful daily leadership rounding: A broader approach to measuring quality
Patient satisfaction has long been one way that hospitals measured quality, albeit indirectly. The surgical services division of Rush University Medical Center, an academic…
The power of Lean Six Sigma
Lean and Six Sigma are well-established quality improvement tools. Combining the two creates a synergistic effect, boosting effectiveness. In the hospital where I work,…
Karen Bankston: A leader who listens
ANA’S Mary Mahoney Award honors significant contributions to advancing equal opportunities in nursing for members of minority groups. Karen Bankston, PhD, MSN, FACHE, has…
Look inward and lead
At first, Faith’s excited to be selected as director of critical care, but after spending time with her fellow directors she has…
Seizing opportunities for positive change
A summer job changed Christopher Otto’s career path—and ultimately his life—igniting a passion for providing care to critically ill cardiac patients and working…
Addressing moral distress and resilience in nursing
ANA joined leading nursing organizations at a State of the Science Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland from August 11 to 12, 2016. Forty-six…
Choosing your political battles
Mary*, a new manager in the operating room, prides herself on being a strong advocate for her staff, quickly acting on every…
A conversation with Patricia Flatley Brennan
Patricia Flatley Brennan, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest biomedical library and the producer of digital…
Assessing nurses’ competency to achieve highly reliable care
As tenured nurses leave the workplace, healthcare organizations are striving to provide additional development and support for the less-experienced new hires who replace…
Internal agency nurses provide an integrated, centralized staffing solution
Use of various just-in-time staffing solutions (unit PRN staff, facility float pool, overtime, per diem agency, and travelers) to meet patient care…
Principled leadership and the imperative for workplace civility
Civility is not situational. What a leader must manifest all day, every day, is civility, because civility is—or at least should be—an…
Three first steps for effective succession planning
In light of the predicted nursing shortage, nursing leaders need to take strategic action to prepare nurses to assume key leadership roles in the near future.…
Implementing purposeful daily leadership rounding: A broader approach to measuring quality
Patient satisfaction has long been one way that hospitals measured quality, albeit indirectly. The surgical services division of Rush University Medical Center,…
The power of Lean Six Sigma
Lean and Six Sigma are well-established quality improvement tools. Combining the two creates a synergistic effect, boosting effectiveness. In the hospital where…
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