Reduce Patient Abuse by Making Reporting Easier
April 19, 2023
When I worked as a staff nurse, there were times when I was treated poorly by a patient prompting me to file an incident report
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How to Reduce Patient Abuse by Warning Others Early
March 15, 2023
Workplace violence is on the rise. Globally, every hour, two nurses are assaulted by a patient at work. And that number is based on the
Addressing Abuse from Patients by Intervening Early
February 15, 2023
Healthcare professionals are experiencing greater physical and verbal abuse from patients and their family members. Studies show a significant rise in acts of violence within
How to Create a Learning Culture for Unprepared New Graduate Nurses
January 18, 2023
You have frustrated preceptors in your office complaining about your new graduate nurses. Not only are they asked repeatedly to precept new nurse after new
10 Best Bullying and Incivility Strategies from 2022
December 14, 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, we can look back and agree, bullying and incivility have finally received the attention they deserve. There is evidence
How to Reduce Bullying, Burnout, and Turnover
October 19, 2022
What do you do if you’re a healthcare executive and your recent employee engagement data indicates that you have a significant bullying, burnout, and turnover
How to Resolve Interdepartmental Conflict
September 7, 2022
I worked as a Neurosurgical Step-Down nurse for many years. We typically received our patients from the ED, OR, or Neuro ICU. When our patients
How to Reduce Racism in Healthcare
July 6, 2022
Racism in healthcare is widespread within the nursing profession. We’ve all seen it whether we realized it or not. And may have been a part
Strategies To Make Sure You Don’t Hire a Bully
June 8, 2022
With the Great Resignation still upon us, it’s easy to understand why healthcare organizations are making hiring and retaining their existing staff their number one
Strategies to Create a Positive Organizational Culture
May 11, 2022
Chances are you’ve heard the saying: People don’t leave jobs; they leave toxic work cultures or People leave managers, not companies. It’s the truth! No
How to Deal with Negative Employees
April 13, 2022
Many leaders find that they spend more time and energy dealing with negative employees than actually managing their departments. You know, the employees who seem
8 Primary Attributes of a Healthy Team
February 2, 2022
For more than 10 years, we’ve been working with healthcare leaders and their teams to create a healthy workplace by first, addressing bullying and incivility.
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