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Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership in Nurse Managers

OBJECTIVE: This study describes the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and transformational leadership (TL) in nurse managers (NMs). BACKGROUND: Effective NM leadership is important as...

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Predictors of 30-Day Readmission for Pneumonia

OBJECTIVE: This study examined data from 4 sources: number of hospital-acquired conditions, patient perception of care, quality outcome measures, and demographic data to explain variances associated...

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Avoiding Adverse Events Secondary to Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression:...

BACKGROUND: Guidelines with recommendations for monitoring type and timing of hospitalized patients for opioid-induced respiratory depression have been published, yet adverse events continue to occur....

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Creating a Culture of Safety Through Integration of an Early Warning System

This quality improvement project utilized the Tanner model to identify strategies to enhance the clinical judgment among staff nurses through the development and adoption of an early warning system for...

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Reducing Medication Administration Errors in Acute and Critical Care:...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this medication safety pilot program was to increase RN sensitivity to potential error risk, improve behaviors, and reduce observed medication administration errors (MAEs)....

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Broadening Access to Nontraditional Development Opportunities to Drive...

The nursing workforce is at the center of many changes associated with care delivery transformation. To achieve this transformation, frontline staff must be engaged in their work, committed to their...

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The Relationship of Clinical Nurses’ Perceptions of Structural and...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe relationships between structural empowerment, psychological empowerment, and engagement among clinical nurses. BACKGROUND: Empowerment and...

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Exploring Nurses’ Perception of Dynamic Patient Events

OBJECTIVE: The study aim was to describe nurses’ perceptions of dynamic patient events (DPEs) impact on workflow and patient care. BACKGROUND: The process of determining optimal nurse staffing has...

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World Class Nursing—Innovative Patient Care

This column is adapted from remarks made by Chief ANCC Officer by Linda C. Lewis, MSA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN, at the 2015 ANCC National Magnet Conference®.

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Residency for Transition Into Practice: An Essential Requirement for New...

Nurse residency programs have been developed with the goal of helping newly licensed nurses successfully transition to independent practice. The authors propose that all newly licensed nurses hired in...

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Does an Insulin Double-Checking Procedure Improve Patient Safety?

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a subcutaneous insulin double-checking preparation intervention on insulin administration errors. BACKGROUND: Insulin accounts for...

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Differences in Innovative Behavior Among Hospital-Based Registered Nurses

BACKGROUND: The 2010 Institute of Medicine report, ‘The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health’, advocated for nurses to innovate in their practice, research, and education. However,...

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RN Perceptions of a Newly Adopted Electronic Health Record

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to understand nurses’ perceptions of a newly adopted electronic health record (EHR). BACKGROUND: As use of EHRs in hospital settings increases, leaders prepare...

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Innovating Traditional Nursing Administration Challenges

The evolving and complex practice environment calls for new mindsets among nurse leaders, academics, and nurse innovators to envision innovative ways to manage and optimize traditional tasks and...

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Increasing RN Accountability in Professional Practice: Development of a Pain...

Leaders are challenged to find effective ways to increase ownership and accountability in the nurses’ practice. Two hospitals, a 462-acute care bed facility (hospital A) and a 324-bed children’s and...

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Structure and Suggestions for System Magnet® Designation: Part 1

Achieving Magnet® designation as a system requires careful planning and strategy on the part of nursing leaders. This article delineates system structures to support success.

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Cultural Awareness Among Nursing Staff at an Academic Medical Center

OBJECTIVE: The goal is to identify areas for targeted improvement in regard to cultural awareness and competence among nursing staff and in the work environment. BACKGROUND: Many facilities have...

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Big Data, Big Challenges: Implications for Chief Nurse Executives

As systems evolve over time, their natural tendency is to become increasingly more complex. Studies in the field of complex systems have generated new perspectives on the application of management...

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CNOs Gearing Up While Many Are Winding Down: The Late Career DNP

Nurses are knowledge workers. The evidence that informs our practice is ever changing, and we recognize that one of the obligations of knowledge work is lifelong learning. There is a newly emerging...

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Celebrate Certified Nurses

Annually, Certified Nurses Day honors nurses worldwide who contribute to better patient outcomes through board certification in their specialty. Certification affirms advanced knowledge, skill, and...

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