Addressing Abuse from Patients by Intervening Early
Healthcare professionals are experiencing greater physical and verbal abuse from patients and their family members. Studies show a significant rise in acts of violence within the very same walls where...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Patient Abuse by Warning Others Early
Workplace violence is on the rise. Globally, every hour, two nurses are assaulted by a patient at work. And that number is based on the reported incidents. As we already know, workplace violence is...
View ArticleReduce Patient Abuse by Making Reporting Easier
When I worked as a staff nurse, there were times when I was treated poorly by a patient prompting me to file an incident report but honestly, it was so complicated that I justified not doing it. Like,...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Interprofessional Conflict
Interprofessional conflict in healthcare is on the rise. Not only does this conflict cause tension between healthcare professionals, but it ultimately impacts patient care. If anyone on the healthcare...
View ArticleStrategies to Navigate Difficult Conversations with Employees
Navigating difficult conversation is an essential skill healthcare leaders must possess to build healthy work cultures. Especially in healthcare, effective communication is the backbone of providing...
View ArticleReducing Microaggressions in Healthcare: 4 Strategies for Leaders
Microaggressions in healthcare cultivate toxicity and hate. This not only negatively impacts the health and well-being of the human spirit but, just as importantly, erodes the patient...
View ArticleConfronting Bullying: The Who, What, and When
Bullying, incivility, disrespectful communication, rudeness, and cruelty are on the rise in healthcare. It’s sad but true. To make matters worse, because we’re currently in a major staffing crisis,...
View ArticleA Key Strategy to Create and Sustain a Great Culture
CULTURE. If you are anyone working in healthcare, you’ve been hearing that word a lot. It seems to be the current buzz word. Every other day there’s a new study, report, article – you name it –...
View ArticleHealthy Workforce Top Articles and Podcasts from 2023
It’s almost time to scratch another year off our list. Hopefully, most of you are ending this year better than you did last year and no doubt, better than the two years before. As we wrap up this...
View Article3 Key Ingredients to Hardwire and Sustain a Healthy Workforce Culture
In the complex world of healthcare leadership today, there’s no shortage of challenges. From spearheading cultural shifts and securing committed leadership to grappling with ongoing workforce shortages...
View ArticleLateral Agility: The Key to Breaking Silos in Healthcare
The longstanding issue of silos in healthcare has been a problem for decades. Physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other professionals operate within their own spaces, despite professing to...
View ArticleNurse Retention Strategies That Actually Work
Navigating the healthcare staffing landscape these days feels like solving a complex puzzle, especially with RN turnover grabbing the spotlight recently. This issue of nurse retention is more than just...
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