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Tag: Nurse Leaders
Toolkit: Immediate Strategies to Improve Nurse Staffing
A specially convened Think Tank of a diverse group of front-line nurses, nursing leaders and other key stakeholders has published a set of priorities and recommendations that provide immediate strategies that can be feasibly implemented in the short term (12-18 months) to help address the nurse staffing crisis.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Announces Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2022
Colorado pediatric nurse Beth Wathen is the new president of the board of directors for the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the world’s largest specialty nursing organization.
Nurse Leaders Will Discuss Transforming Leadership in a Pandemic at the Nursing Management Congress Virtual
The Nursing Management Congress (NMC) Virtual will be held online September 22 through 25, featuring educational sessions designed to jump-start nurses’ leadership skills and strengthen practical, critical-thinking, and management expertise to improve the quality, efficacy, and cost of patient care.
Wolters Kluwer signals strategic imperatives for nurse executives in a post-COVID-19 world
Today, Wolters Kluwer, Health released a new report that presents strategic imperatives for nurse executives in a post-COVID-19 world. “Nurse Executives: Driving Change in the Era of COVID-19,” explores how nurse leaders are in a unique position to embrace new opportunities and challenges in a post pandemic reality that can shape longer-term strategies to strengthen the profession.
Nurse Leadership Advocate Rose Sherman Receives AACN Award
Nurse leadership coach Rose Sherman, of Florida Atlantic University, recognized for her role as an early proponent for nurses to have leadership roles throughout healthcare organizations.
Norma Metheny Receives AACN Award for Distinguished Career
AACN honors Norma Metheny, professor and the Dorothy A. Votsmier Endowed Chair in Nursing at Saint Louis University, with its 2020 Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career.
Authentic Leadership Key to Improving ICU Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life
Results from a survey of ICU nurses at the University of Tennessee Medical Center reinforce the importance of nurse leaders to the overall health of the work environment and to individual nurses’ professional quality of life.
Loyola Medicine Names Regional Vice President for Case Management and Utilization Management
Jennifer Scheeringa, MSN, RN-BC, ACM, has been named regional vice president for case management and utilization management for Loyola Medicine, effective March 2, 2020.