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If ever the time was rightThe economic crisis provides stimulus for health care organizations to take definitive action on evidence-informed practice. Empowered by technologyCreative application of technology improves access to health care and empowers clinicians and patients alike. Ken Dion: Touching lives at the point of careIn the ongoing battle to improve health care, it’s nurses, contends Kenneth W. Dion, RN, MSN, MBA, who are on the front lines. From their unique bedside vantage point, where they deliver the lion’s share of patient interventions, nurses can also recognize needs that may be opportunities for innovative products that improve patient care. Learn more about this successful nurse entrepreneur. Putting nurses in the driver’s seatMost nurses became nurses so they could care for patients, but studies show they spend less than half of their work time delivering direct patient care. Transforming Care at the Bedside, a collaborative effort by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and 13 hospitals across the United States, is out to change that, and is enlisting nurses to help make its case. COMING: To a hospital near youImagine a hospital where a personal phone replaces a nurse’s feet as his or her most important communication device. That’s just one idea the author shares for fixing nursing. |
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