TONL Monthly

Zack Budryk, FierceHealthcare
The next generation of nurses can change healthcare for the better if they are willing to rethink and disrupt the nursing status quo by addressing the role of inequality and social factors in healthcare, argues Nicole Smith, an alumna of UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/why-next-generation-nurses-must-look-social-determinants-health/2015-08-20 to view the full article online.

Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
Bedside nurses and nurse executives will be less affected than others by the advent of ICD-10 coding on October 1. It may take time for their organizations to adjust, but ICD-10 will eventually give nurses the data to make timely adjustments to healthcare delivery rather than simply being reactive.

Visit http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=NRS&content_id=320011 to view the full article online.

Cathryn Domrose, Nurse.com
For the first 12 years of her career at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, Betsy D. Driggers, BSN, RN, CCRN, never thought of herself as a leader. Then her new nurse manager asked her why not. "She said, ‘What are you doing? You’re good at this and you’re such a leader,’" recalled Driggers, who works in the newborn critical care center. "That little bit of confidence meant the world to me."

Visit https://news.nurse.com/2015/08/10/targeted-for-success-identifying-leaders/ to view the full article online.

Tamara Rosin, Becker’s Hospital Review
Leaders are charged with various complex responsibilities. On a daily basis, they must ensure the success of their organization within volatile markets while simultaneously meeting employees' demands and making their organizations great places to work.

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/your-guide-to-classic-yet-contemporary-leadership.html to view the full article online.

Nancy Brent, JD, RN, Nurse.com
Cross training is not a new concept in nursing practice. If done properly by the employer, it can be helpful when staffing is short in one area of the facility and staff can be pulled to that area to assist with patient care.

Visit https://news.nurse.com/2015/08/24/can-nurses-be-forced-to-cross-train-and-work-on-a-unit-they-dont-want-to/ to view the full article online.

The Monitor
An innovative partnership between South Texas College, Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance, South Texas Independent School District, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District and Region One Education Service Center that aims to provide dual enrollment high school students with the opportunity to earn an associate degree in nursing, has received approval from the Texas Board of Nursing.

Visit http://www.themonitor.com/life/nation-s-first-dual-enrollment-nursing-program-receives-approval-from/article_dde74480-4783-11e5-a06c-472f90e590cc.html to view the full article online.

Tamara Rosin, Becker’s Hospital Reviews
It makes sense that great leadership produces a positive trickle-down effect; great leadership often leads to superior management, engaged and committed employees and loyal customers.

Visit http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/14-mistakes-top-leaders-don-t-make.html to view the full article online.

Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
Investing in technology and services is a crucial step for healthcare organizations that need to be ready for anything, including unfamiliar infectious diseases, says a CNO who speaks from experience.

Visit http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=NRS&content_id=316679 to view the full article online.

Maulik S. Joshi and Todd C. Linden, Hospitals & Health Networks
Do you know your hospital's bottom line in patient safety and quality? Tracking individual adverse event rates is important, but measuring a total patient harm rate is essential for hospitals and health care systems as they improve patient safety and quality.

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/Daily/2015/August/total-harm-rate-patient-saftey-qualityblog-linden-joshi to view the full article online.

Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
A dean of nursing, a CNO, and a former staff nurse share their thoughts on issues that have long plagued nursing, and discuss how to create a more cohesive profession.

Visit http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=NRS&content_id=319506 to view the full article online.

April Dembosky, NPR
Jane Lazarre was pacing the hospital waiting room. Her son Khary, 18, had just had knee surgery, but the nurses weren't letting her in to see him.

Visit http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/20/432872330/can-health-care-be-cured-of-racial-bias to view the full article online.

Ilene MacDonald, FierceHealthcare
Patients with chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary disease are at a greater risk for unplanned and expensive hospital readmissions, new research shows.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/5-factors-indicate-patients-are-risk-unplanned-readmissions/2015-08-19 to view the full article online.

Joe Sylvester, The Daily Item
By Jan. 1, all of Geisinger’s registered nurses in the system’s eight hospitals, clinics and nursing home throughout 44 counties will wear the same color scrubs – pewter – with a sewn Geisinger logo and a name tag with "Registered Nurse" spelled out.

Visit http://m.dailyitem.com/news/geisinger-scrubs-individuality/article_2bcdc55c-479d-11e5-b605-ef22e170ca82.html?mode=jqm to view the full article online.

Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
When she noticed RNs weren't always able to make patient discharge a top priority, Baptist Health Lexington's CNO created a new nursing position to improve the discharge process. The result has been a direct benefit for pay-for-performance indicators.

Visit http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=NRS&content_id=319254 to view the full article online.

Edward Leigh, MA, EndoNurse
"Work has been a challenge because of my stomach problems. I am always running to the bathroom. It is a constant struggle." A very well-meaning nurse responded to this patient’s statement by saying, "The doctor has a variety of medications that should be able to help you."

Visit http://www.endonurse.com/articles/2015/08/emotionally-connecting-with-patients-dramatically.aspx to view the full article online.

Andrea E. Perez, The Monitor
From an early age, Laura Palacios-Disque was exposed to the world of nursing from a family friend. As a child, Palacios-Disque looked up to Cindy Alonzo-Salinas, a neighbor who was a registered nurse.

Visit http://www.themonitor.com/life/questions-with-local-nurse-appointed-to-texas-board-of-nursing/article_c5c7552c-41d2-11e5-8c57-2b20c446503e.html to view the full article online.

Polo Rocha, The Texas Tribune
Susan Hernandez is the chief nursing officer at UT Southwestern University Hospitals. Hernandez started her nursing career in 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee, where she held leadership roles at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute and the Vanderbilt Clinic.

Visit https://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/17/q-susan-hernandez/ to view the full article online.

Cheryl Clark, HealthLeaders Media
New federal regulations mean hospitals must count vaccination rates for anyone who works in a healthcare facility between October 1 and March 31.

Visit http://healthleadersmedia.com/content/QUA-319603/Push-to-Vaccinate-Healthworkers-is-On to view the full article online.

Philip Betbeze, HealthLeaders Media
The value of participating in risk-based reimbursements is not only in the (short-term) gainsharing achieved, but in redirecting processes and protocols to achieve (long-term) lower costs and higher quality healthcare.

Visit http://healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-319926/How-to-Learn-to-Stop-Worrying-and-Love-ValueBased-Healthcare to view the full article online.