Nursing Management

When seeking a new employer, ease of interviewing, onboarding, and ongoing professional development opportunities are critical factors to new graduate and experienced nurses. Using a centralized team to effectively and efficiently manage this process is a cornerstone of workforce sustainability for an acute care hospital system.

In July 2022, the World Health Organization declared the escalating global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. Because smallpox was eradicated worldwide, healthcare providers lack an understanding of this virus. This article presents an overview of monkeypox, its symptoms, nursing care, patient education, and implications for nurse leaders.

Traditional workload measures for in-patient nursing units based on patient days, a once-a-day midnight census, fail to account for other relevant factors. The authors outline how to build a system that's responsive to both patient volume and acuity throughout the day and matched to proper patient-to-nurse staffing ratios.

This study assessed participant satisfaction with Tea for the Soul, an intervention designed to provide support and respite for hospital staff. Of the 295 employees participating in the evaluation, 98% gave positive or neutral ratings of the program's elements.