Smart Nursing: Nurse Retention & Patient Safety Improvement Strategies, Second Edition (Springer Series: Nursing Management and Leadership)

CE credit available through the No Dakota Nurses Association "Smoothly written and effectively blending hard facts and personal observations, the book is peppered with inspiring success stories about "what works" in terms of improving morale and the quality of nursing practice." Sean Clarke, RN, PhD, CRNP University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing "[Fabre's] not afraid to tackle the tough issues .Implementing Smart Nursing concepts will result in energy enhancing experiences for your nurses and better care for your patients." --Susan Keane Baker, MHA Author, Managing Patient Expectations Too many health care organizations are using short-term fixes to patient health care delivery problems. Patients, however, require long-term solutions that treat the whole person, not just their particular ailment. What the profession needs is Smart Nursing. Smart Nursing provides practical guidance on patient care that every nurse, manager, and health care facility can use to restore patient safety, generate revenue, reduce nurse turnover, and stimulate realistic health care solutions. In this new edition, Fabre presents the recently updated Smart Nursing model. This practical model uses seven basic elements to deliver improved results, improved patient care, and increased employee job satisfaction. These simple yet critical building blocks- caring, respect, simplicity, flexibility, integrity, communication, and professional culture-allow nurses to create a positive work environment, and provide holistic care to patients. Special Features: Provides practical, cost-effective solutions to business and management problems, such as strategies for improved staffing and retention Includes guidance on leadership and mentoring, building high-performance teams, and accelerating professional development Presents strategies and recommendations for developing strong relationships with staff for increased communication and efficiency "

CE credit available through the No Dakota Nurses Association

Smoothly written and effectively blending hard facts and personal observations, the book is peppered with inspiring success stories about what works in terms of improving morale and the quality of nursing practice.
Sean Clarke, RN, PhD, CRNP
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

[Fabre's] not afraid to tackle the tough issues?.Implementing Smart Nursing concepts will result in energy enhancing experiences for your nurses and better care for your patients.
--Susan Keane Baker, MHA
Author, Managing Patient Expectations

Too many health care organizations are using short-term fixes to patient health care delivery problems. Patients, however, require long-term solutions that treat the whole person, not just their particular ailment. What the profession needs is Smart Nursing.

Smart Nursing provides practical guidance on patient care that every nurse, manager, and health care facility can use to restore patient safety, generate revenue, reduce nurse turnover, and stimulate realistic health care solutions.

In this new edition, Fabre presents the recently updated Smart Nursing model. This practical model uses seven basic elements to deliver improved results, improved patient care, and increased employee job satisfaction. These simple yet critical building blocks- caring, respect, simplicity, flexibility, integrity, communication, and professional culture-allow nurses to create a positive work environment, and provide holistic care to patients.
Special Features:

• Provides practical, cost-effective solutions to business and management problems, such as strategies for improved staffing and retention
• Includes guidance on leadership and mentoring, building high-performance teams, and accelerating professional development
• Presents strategies and recommendations for developing strong relationships with staff for increased communication and efficiency

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CE credit available through the North Dakota Nurses Association

"Smoothly written and effectively blending hard facts and personal observations, the book is peppered with inspiring success stories about "what works" in terms of improving morale and the quality of nursing practice."
Sean Clarke, RN, PhD, CRNP
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

"[Fabre's] not afraid to tackle the tough issuesÖ.Implementing Smart Nursing concepts will result in energy enhancing experiences for your nurses and better care for your patients."
--Susan Keane Baker, MHA
Author, Managing Patient Expectations

Too many health care organizations are using short-term fixes to patient health care delivery problems. Patients, however, require long-term solutions that treat the whole person, not just their particular ailment. What the profession needs is Smart Nursing.

Smart Nursing provides practical guidance on patient care that every nurse, manager, and health care facility can use to restore patient safety, generate revenue, reduce nurse turnover, and stimulate realistic health care solutions.

In this new edition, Fabre presents the recently updated Smart Nursing model. This practical model uses seven basic elements to deliver improved results, improved patient care, and increased employee job satisfaction. These simple yet critical building blocks- caring, respect, simplicity, flexibility, integrity, communication, and professional culture-allow nurses to create a positive work environment, and provide holistic care to patients.
Special Features:

• Provides practical, cost-effective solutions to business and management problems, such as strategies for improved staffing and retention
• Includes guidance on leadership and mentoring, building high-performance teams, and accelerating professional development
• Presents strategies and recommendations for developing strong relationships with staff for increased communication and efficiency

CE credit available through the North Dakota Nurses Association "Smoothly written and effectively blending hard facts and personal observations, the book is peppered with inspiring success stories about "what works" in terms of improving morale and the quality of nursing practice." Sean Clarke, RN, PhD, CRNP University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing "[Fabre's] not afraid to tackle the tough issuesÖ.Implementing Smart Nursing concepts will result in energy enhancing experiences for your nurses and better care for your patients." — Susan Keane Baker, MHA Author, Managing Patient Expectations Too many health care organizations are using short-term fixes to patient health care delivery problems. Patients, however, require long-term solutions that treat the whole person, not just their particular ailment. What the profession needs is Smart Nursing. Smart Nursing provides practical guidance on patient care that every nurse, manager, and health care facility can use to restore patient safety, generate revenue, reduce nurse turnover, and stimulate realistic health care solutions. In this new edition, Fabre presents the recently updated Smart Nursing model. This practical model uses seven basic elements to deliver improved results, improved patient care, and increased employee job satisfaction. These simple yet critical building blocks- caring, respect, simplicity, flexibility, integrity, communication, and professional culture-allow nurses to create a positive work environment, and provide holistic care to patients. Special Features: Provides practical, cost-effective solutions to business and management problems, such as strategies for improved staffing and retention Includes guidance on leadership and mentoring, building high-performance teams, and accelerating professional development Presents strategies and recommendations for developing strong relationships with staff for increased communication and efficiency Contents......Page 8 Contributors......Page 10 Foreword......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 PART I: WHY USE SMART NURSING?......Page 16 Introduction......Page 18 1 Relationships: The Importance of a Staff-Friendly Culture......Page 24 2 Research: Show Me the Evidence......Page 36 PART II: THE SEVEN CORE VALUES OF SMART NURSING......Page 46 3 Respect: Learn to Value Nursing......Page 48 4 Simplicity: Focus on the Basics......Page 58 5 Flexibility: Be Adaptable......Page 64 6 Integrity: The Foundation of Ethical Practice......Page 76 7 Culture: The Art of Creating a Staff-Friendly Organization......Page 82 8 Communication: A Key Ingredient of Collaboration......Page 90 9 Caring: The Energy Source of a Compassionate Staff......Page 104 PART III: APPLICATIONS OF SMART NURSING......Page 110 10 Staffing: Recruiting and Retaining the Best Nurses......Page 112 11 Teamwork: Building High-Performance Teams......Page 134 12 Safety: Preventing Medical Errors......Page 144 13 Diversity: The Magic Is in the Staffing Mix......Page 156 14 Leadership: Coaching and Mentoring Others......Page 162 15 Problem-Solving Strategies: Creating Opportunities from Challenges......Page 174 PART IV: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE......Page 184 16 Benefits to Groups Outside Nursing: How CEOs, Physicians, Trustees, and Managed Care Professionals Can Help......Page 186 17 Becoming a Lifelong Learner: Accelerate Your Professional Development......Page 200 18 What Individual Nurses Can Do: How You Can Make a Difference......Page 210 Appendix......Page 220 References......Page 222 C......Page 226 G......Page 227 N......Page 228 S......Page 229 W......Page 230 Relationships : the importance of a staff-friendly culture / with contribution by Jeanette Ives Erickson Research : show me the evidence Respect : learn to value nursing / with contribution by Kristin L. Gillen Simplicity : focus on the basics Flexibility : be adaptable Integrity : the foundation of ethical practice Culture : the art of creating a staff-friendly organization Communication : a key ingredient of collaboration / with contribution by Beth Boynton Caring : the energy source of a compassionate staff Staffing : recruiting and retaining the best nurses / with contribution by Diana Halfer Teamwork : building high-performance teams / with contribution by Beth Boynton Safety : preventing medical errors / with contribution by Patricia Byrnes Schmehl Diversity : the magic is in the staffing mix Leadership : coaching and mentoring others / with contribution by Linda Pullins Problem-solving strategies : creating opportunities from challenges Benefits to groups outside nursing : how CEOs, physicians, trustees, and managed care professionals can help Becoming a lifelong learner : accelerate your professional development / with contribution from Susan Hoolahan and Jacqueline O'Brien What individual nurses can do : how you can make a difference. "Smart Nursing provides practical guidance on patient care that every nurse, manager, and health care facility can use to restore patient safety, generate revenue, reduce nurse turnover, and stimulate realistic health care solutions."--BOOK JACKET