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Nurses are always solving problems for patients. Some of those ideas could be the next big thing
Jackie Anzalone, a nurse at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is well-acquainted with the internal struggle that her peers have each time they
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Why is it So Hard to Make Decisions?
Making decisions isn't easy. Learn how stress, bias, and other psychological factors can impact the decisions we make every day.
Does problem-solving stave off mental decline?
Is it true that by training your brain with problem-solving tasks, you can keep mental decline at bay later in life? A new study delves into the details.
Metaphorical Thinking: Using Comparisons to Express Ideas and Solve Problems
A direct comparison between two indirectly linked, or unrelated, things is called a metaphor. It can create strong images that can be used to great effect in everyday communications and thinking.
The 5 Whys: A Simple Exercise to Get to the Root of Problems—& Solve Them
Sometimes we live with an issue for months or even years without bothering to address it. This simple exercise will help you identify & solve the problem!
How to Solve Problems Faster in 2 Easy Steps
Brene Brown, the author of Rising Strong, explains the important of analyzing emotions to get to the root of a problem.
Amazon's next big thing? Prime, but for healthcare
Amazon has been making a series of moves into the healthcare space. Put them together and you have the outline of a plan for a radical shakeup of the industry.
Why Solved Problems May Still Seem Like a Problem
As the prevalence of a problem decreases, we may find problems that don't exist
Let's learn from our nurses and make medicine great again
Tips for Managing Growth: Put the Patient First
Dr. Timothy Ihrig, Medical Director of Palliative Care at the Trinity Regional Medical Center within the Unity Point Heath System, offers advice on how to ov...
More than sad: Depression affects your ability to think
Depression can cause cognitive problems (for example, thinking through a solution to a problem). Antidepressants may not help much with these symptoms.
Patients are not customers. Here are 6 reasons why.
The patient is a person, not a customer. We must approach each patient with humanity, not customer service.
Patients much likelier to choose hospital that employs their doctor
When patients have to go to the hospital, they're likely to choose a facility that employs their doctor, a new study suggests. The study, which finds that patients of independent doctors often choose low-cost and high-quality hospitals, hints that not all organizations are successfully integrating care.
How physician IT use would be assessed under MACRA
Scoring approach would encourage patient engagement, security, information exchange.
3 Ways Obamacare Is Changing How A Hospital Cares For Patients
For the first time, doctors have a financial incentive to keep patients out of the hospital. That's leading to some interesting changes.
7 tips for improving patient safety in hospitals
An AHRQ report shows hospital efforts to improve patient safety have resulted in about $19.8 billion in cost savings.
Do-It-Yourself Health: How the Maker Movement is Innovating Health Care
Nurses are natural problem solvers. That's why MakerNurse encourages nurses to continue devising their own solutions, then give them the tools to create them.
6 Big Things Millennials Should Know About Entering the Sandwich Generation
Caregiving for an older loved one is never easy, and results of a new survey show just how difficult it can be for people these days—especially when they’re also raising their own children at the same time. The survey, which was conducted by digital life insurance agency Haven Life, specifically looked at members of the [...]
How Nurse Innovation Can Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs
Challenges in healthcare require novel solutions, particularly for major issues like surgical site infections, which exact a heavy toll on patients and hospitals alike. Being at the forefront of healthcare, clinicians have a unique opportunity to create and drive innovation solutions. Perioperative nurse Kim Haines, director of perioperative clinical services at Medline, is one example. … Continue reading "How Nurse Innovation Can Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs"
Thoughts on fixing the patient waiting game
Our columnist considers what the new culture of technology-enabled instant gratification means for patient satisfaction. Can providers better leverage those same technologies to improve practice workflows and minimize patient wait times?
13 Things That Only A Nurse Would Do
We asked our Funny Nurses family to fill in the blank after “You know you’re a NURSE when…” (above) and we got some pretty great responses!
