Most business leaders recognize the value of innovation. In a study from consulting firm Accenture, 96 percent of executives surveyed said that their organization’s long-term success depends on developing new ideas.
One of the main ways nurses establish trust with patients is through communication. Because nurses are likely to have the most direct contact with patients, effective nurse-patient communication is critical. Nurses can utilize proven therapeutic communication techniques that promote quality care.
Delegation is an important tool for team cohesion and training in any work setting. It can be a critical time management tool for nurses. But how can nurses delegate most effectively?
As the primary point of contact for patients, nurses have a great deal of responsibility when it comes to documenting patient care. Nursing documentation is important for both practical and legal reasons.
For an epidemiologist, understanding how diseases spread is essential. Epidemiologists must learn about diseases and what makes populations susceptible to them, how they move through populations, and what allows them to survive and thrive.
An effective leader can be the difference between a team that succeeds and a team that fails. Leaders set the tone for their teams, and different management styles can affect employees in different ways.
From Alzheimer’s disease to Zika virus, several public health issues have stood out in importance during 2016.
Epidemiologists save lives by studying diseases within populations, according to Public Health Online. They monitor disease outbreaks, discern their causes and develop protocols to treat these diseases and prevent future outbreaks.
Entrepreneurship seems like an elusive opportunity to many. Much of the success traditionally associated with this part of the business world is perceived as driven by luck, connections, or other arbitrary factors. But are there ways to increase your chances of entrepreneurial success?
In any industry, communication is key to collaborative workflow. In healthcare, collaboration is constant: A single patient could be cared for by many different people, from physicians to nurses to technicians.