Providing care is central to the operations of health care organizations. This article discusses how organizations can create a culture of care. It also identifies key elements that health care organizations can implement to build a culture that nurtures both patients and employees.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 2000, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published , highlighting medical errors resulting from failure in perception, assumption, and communication. The handover process is a high-risk activity prone to the communication vulnerabilities described in the IOM report. The handover project started as a 3-month pilot with plans to expand to the entire facility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed the inequity and injustice that African-Americans and those in minority communities face when it comes to their fundamental health rights. The prejudice they see in social situations, politics, and finances has resulted in unfair, organized, and socially manufactured health inequities, especially in those minority communities in New York City. These disparities result in a mistrust of the healthcare system and, ultimately, hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealthcare organizations must be intentional and purposeful in creating diversity programs. A nursing leader mentorship program for racial and ethnic minority nurse managers was introduced at a large academic medical center to meet this need. The program design was based on the successful Leadership Institute for Black Nurses, first conducted at a university school of nursing.
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