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IN THIS ISSUE — Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
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Defining the Future: Hospital Recommendations from The Joint Commission
By Amanda Sounart, associate editor
In order to help hospitals adjust to the challenges of the future, The Joint Commission collected insights from some of the nation’s top healthcare analysts for a report that outlines how hospitals should adapt in the areas of finance, technology, staffing, standards of care and hospital design.
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Patient-centered Care Helps Hospitals Boost Patient Satisfaction
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor
While it seems intuitive that nursing care should center on the patient, completing all the necessary clinical and administrative tasks sometimes takes precedence over listening to the patient and tailoring care to his or her priorities.
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Hospitals Receive Beacon Award for Critical Care
By Amanda Sounart, associate editor
For critical care units, taking care of patients often requires going above and beyond the call of duty. Every moment is precious and every decision is crucial. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recognizes the nation’s top critical care units with the AACN Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.
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Finding the Right Candidate
By Lori Robertson, RN, CNOR contributorIn today’s competitive recruiting environment, healthcare institutions are constantly faced with finding better ways to screen candidates for open positions, and to find strong tools for screening applicants.
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Healthcare Briefings Looks Forward to 2009
The staff at Healthcare Briefings wishes you a very happy and healthy holiday season. This will be the last issue of Healthcare Briefings in 2008 but we look forward to offering more industry news and features stories starting Jan. 7, 2009.
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Did you know?
Nurses are considered the most rusted profession, according to Gallup’s 2008 annual "Honesty and Ethics of Professions" survey. Nurses have reached this coveted position for the seventh straight year, with 84 percent of Americans rating nurses as being the most honest and having the highest ethical standards of all professionals.
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