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Building Skills and Confidence in CPR

Developing caregivers to provide high-quality CPR should include regular training and measurement-based feedback. One training solution may be to adopt a NASCAR style approach—training the team to perform like a pit crew.

April 01, 2021

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The Impact of Accredited Nurse Residency Programs: CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth

CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth of Beaumont, TX was barely a year into its nurse residency program when it decided to pursue accreditation by the ANCC. The impacts to retention and the working environment were impressive.

April 01, 2021

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Transition Nurses to New Practice Settings with Accredited Nurse Residency Programs

In this eBook, we examine the benefits of CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth’s recent success in gaining accreditation for their nurse residency program from ANCC (the American Nurses Credentialing Center).

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Workforce Trends: Millennials Are Changing and Improving Healthcare

We are also approaching a situation where millennials will make up the largest percentage of the healthcare workforce, bringing a new focus to the future of care.

April 01, 2021

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Work-life Balance in a Nursing Career

Nurses can have an especially difficult time balancing work and personal life because of the increased amount of physical and emotional stress that nurses experience.

April 01, 2021

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Global Maternal Mortality Rates are Grim—And the U.S. is Not Excluded

US maternal mortality rates are the highest of any high resource country, and they are still going up. If we are going to reduce our rates as a nation, significant changes must take place in hospitals and in how we train caregivers.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Coalition Participation—Fulfill CMS Requirements and Ensure Assistance in a Crisis

Understand how healthcare coalitions ensure compliance with CMS Emergency Preparedness Program requirements and help organizations be prepared to share the burden of responding to potential crises.

April 01, 2021

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12 Major Findings about Healthcare Provider Enrollment

We present our 2017 research findings collected by VerityStream from 505 credentialing and provider enrollment professionals throughout the U.S. It examines the current and changing landscape of provider enrollment and has implications for medical groups, hospitals, and healthcare organizations.

April 01, 2021

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HealthSouth Honored for Advanced Support of High Quality Resuscitation

HealthSouth reaffirmed its commitment to high quality resuscitation training and refocused efforts to support consistency and standardization in CPR training.

April 01, 2021

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The Benefits of Nurse Residency Program Accreditation

In a recent conversation about nurse residency programs, HealthStream’s Kimberly Herold, Director of Professional Development Pathways, and Kimberley Guthrie, Senior Pathways Engagement Coach, spoke about the value of accreditation.

April 01, 2021

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How Healthcare Workforce Data Is Reshaping Hiring & Development

Workforce data can and is reshaping the healthcare workplace. But does anyone understand exactly how, and why it is so important?

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Compliance Faces a Complicated Future

Healthcare isn’t going to stop evolving anytime soon, and so providers—and their compliance officers and related professionals—must always be thinking ahead.

April 01, 2021

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Yale New Haven Health Uses HealthStream Learning to Improve Infant Sleep Safety Training

At Yale New Haven Health (YNHH) the hospital’s Safe Sleep for Infants policy, which strictly limits crib contents while a child is unsupervised, was not being strictly followed by clinical staff. A virtual crib environment created better understanding of the policy.

April 01, 2021

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Four Core Elements to Incorporate into an Emergency Preparedness Plan

James Paturas details the four core elements required of a CMS Emergency Preparedness Program—risk assessment and planning, policies and procedures, communication plan, and training and testing.

April 01, 2021

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Patient Advocacy and the Culture of Safety: Nurses Are Central

As the primary caregiver and advocate for the hospitalized patient, the bedside nurse is exposed to all facets of the patient’s care. The nurse is also likely to be the one with whom patients will address their concerns about the quality or safety of their care.

April 01, 2021

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Healthcare Compliance Professionals Increasingly Have Varied Backgrounds

Healthcare has historically grown its leaders from within. Can compliance officers and other c-suite professionals from different industries add value and help create a better future in healthcare?

April 01, 2021

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Creating Healthcare Experts—6 Things to Understand about Adult Learners

Education done correctly can have a huge impact on patient outcomes. Here are six important concepts to keep in mind when creating educational experiences for adult learners.

April 01, 2021

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Resuscitation Training Tips For Preventing Learner Injuries

One goal in any Resuscitation Certification Training Program is to avoid preventing any injuries. Here are some general tips for protecting learners from hurting themselves.

April 01, 2021

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Sexual Harassment Can Create Havoc In Healthcare Settings

The healthcare industry isn’t immune to sexual harassment, and because it has concentrated power in certain positions such as physicians, training and reporting can pose significant obstacles.

April 01, 2021

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Forrest General Hospital Uses HealthStream Learning to Transform Clinical Development

Forrest General Hospital needed to boost clinical competency skills among staff. Volumes for their new Simulation Center have risen from between 10 and 20 to approximately 200 employees per month, for training that includes Codes simulations.

April 01, 2021