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June 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 6)	view entire issue

Linked in: Connecting nurses to professional online resources
Nurses need to have readily available access to unit-based and organizationwide resources, as today's busy healthcare environment means that policies, protocols, goals, and even job descriptions are continually changing and being updated. This ever-changing need for information caused Kathleen Gall, MS, RN, NE-BC, a patient care manager on the medical-surgical unit (med-surg) at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, to see an opportunity to establish a unit-based communication tool that would categorize and catalog unit and organizationwide resources.

Improving patient transfers with a SafePath nurse
Editor's note: In the May issue of HCPro's Advisor, we showed how Rob McEver, RNS, BSN, BBA, a nurse manager at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City, OK, received buy-in to implement his SafePath Nurse Program for improving patient transfers from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) to the medical-surgical (med-surg) floor. This month, we identify the specific duties of the SafePath nurse and how the program has improved patient and nurse outcomes.

Other recently-published articles from HCPro's Advisor to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®:

Help fulfill your nurses’ needs with an endowment

Make site visit preparation a top priority

Disseminate data to frontline staff members

Involve frontline staff with an ambassador committee

Caring for children: Leave no room for medication errors

Improving patient transfers with a SafePath nurse

Linked in: Connecting nurses to professional online resources

Strategies to keep nurses at the bedside

Stop keeping nightshift nurses in the dark

New role improves patient transfers and increases staff satisfaction

Handle with care: No-lift environment mobilizes patients and keeps nurses injury-free

Initiatives increase nursing autonomy

The power of complementary therapy

Relieve the pressure

Life after designation

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