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My Respect for Full-Time Staff Nurses
2023 12 May
My dear readers, It is time again for thoughts from the island. May is particularly important to nurses as we celebrate Florence Nightingale's birthday on 12.05, International Nurses' Day. I am very proud to belong to this community. To be part of this epic community is more than sharing professional views and skills. I cannot put... Read more
What Student Nurses Have To Go Through During Their Training
2023 08 Feb
My dear readers, It is time again for nursing thoughts from the island. Before I begin, I hope you all had a great start to 2023. May this year be in some way kinder to nurses, midwives, doctors, and healthcare professionals. But we shall see.... This month, I want to share my thoughts with you about my experiences, which I gathered with... Read more
Being With Mover and Shaker Nurses in Bristol
2022 05 Dec
My dear readers, Time is moving very fast, and we are coming to the end of another big, big year. Last month I wrote about September, when I had the great chance to be in Iceland to attend the European Nurse Managers Congress, which, as I stated, was mind-blowing. My October continued to be absolutely epic – BECAUSE great colleagues from... Read more
The Power of Nurses
2022 18 Oct
My dear readers, It is time again for thoughts from the island. I went to Iceland/Selfoss last month and attended the European Nurse Director Association (ENDA) congress. I am a board member of this great association. Therefore, I met my fellow board members, colleagues and friends in person after meeting each other on a monthly base... Read more
The Impact of Staffing Shortages on Patient Safety
2022 12 Apr
A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that staff shortages and the extra burden on hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the number of acquired infections and threaten patient care. The study examined hospital-acquired infections at two hospitals in Illinois between September 2017 and... Read more
Building a Healthcare System One Individual at a Time – EHMA Workshop
2022 08 Feb
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Burnout in U.S. Nurses: Risks and Consequences
2021 14 Feb
A new study looks into the issue of nurse burnout in the U.S. and associated factors, urging healthcare provider organisations to improve their management effort in this area. You might also like: Resilience: The Airbag for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professions Burnout is recognised as one of the major problems... Read more
Optimal Allocation of Nursing Resources
2020 22 Jan
In today’s pressing environment, it is not always easy to achieve generally accepted evidence-based allocation of nursing resources. While delivering higher quality of care at a lower price is seen as a key goal, proper investing in nurse staff persists as a challenge. The new report (Begley, Cipriano, Nelson 2020) published by the Healthcare... Read more