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See how PREFcards is helping OR nurses and leaders gain precise preference cards, reduced supply costs, and improved operational efficiency. Read the article here https://lnkd.in/guMdUU4G #surgicalefficiency #prefcards #ornurse #operatingroom 🎯 Enhanced preference card accuracy. 💰 Significant supply cost savings. 🔄 Consistent updates to high-use preference cards.

🌟 Exploring Quality of Care in Long-Term Care Facilities 🌟 As a Nursing Home Administrator, ensuring top-notch quality of care is at the core of our mission. But to truly excel, we must identify the obstacles and challenges that can impact this commitment. I'm embarking on a research project to uncover the hurdles we face in providing excellent care and to understand what's most difficult to maintain. 📊 🤔 I want to hear from you: What do you believe are the most significant challenges in maintaining quality care in long-term care facilities? Your insights matter! Share your thoughts in the comments below, and let's spark a meaningful conversation. 💬 Together, we can work towards solutions that make a difference. 💪🏥 #QualityCare #Research #LongTermCare #HealthcareLeadership

Please consider selecting this option in the NS Healthcare Improvement Challenge: Allow for Audiologists to send direct referrals to Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) physicians instead of making patients go to their primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) to get this referral. This simple change in process can improve access to care for NS patients. Follow this link to select 3 of the 20 great suggestions:  https://lnkd.in/eqXQFdTA

Good morning to all my seniors, friends, and colleagues in the healthcare industry. Today, I want to emphasize the importance of PATIENT EXPERIENCE. Having worked in this industry for the past 24 years, I have seen firsthand how anxiety and worry can affect patients and their loved ones. As healthcare providers, we have a major role in being there for them, holding their hands, and assuring them of a speedy recovery. While clinical care is crucial, non-clinical caregivers also play a significant role in a patient's healing process. From the moment a patient enters our healthcare premises, we must create an environment that makes them feel mentally at ease. This includes factors such as ambience, facility, and people. Ambience refers to the color combination, greenery, smell, and pictures in the hospital. Facility includes parking, sitting arrangements, comfortable chairs, air conditioning, drinking water, and signage. People include security guards, transport boys, receptionists, lift men, housekeepers, F&B team, pharmacists, phlebotomists, gardeners, billing personnel, ward secretaries, and others. When patients feel connected with the hospital team and comfortable with the environment, clinicians and nursing teams can help them heal faster. Nowadays, patients choose a hospital not only for the doctors but also for the facilities available for a comfortable stay. If we all take care of the above factors along with clinical care, our patients will have a lovely experience and will not have any trauma from being hospitalized. Remember, health is a major thing in life, and we must do everything possible to make our patients feel better mentally and physically. #patientexperience #hospitality #hospitality

Demand for Urgent Care continues to expand... why? ➡️ Consumer Preferences Have Shifted to Flexibility & Time-Savings ➡️ ER Visits Decrease 17.2% When an Urgent Care Center is Nearby Urgent Care patient volume has grown 60% since 2019 and the patient volume per clinic, per day, is poised to increase by 23.4%. Is your Urgent Care workforce trained to thrive in this fast-paced and rapidly growing environment? ThriveAP offers a transition to practice curriculum, endorsed by American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners, designed specifically with the unique attributes providing care in this environment in mind. Learn More >> https://hubs.la/Q022z83Z0 ----🚀 #ThriveAP #UrgentCare #Healthcare #ContinuingMedicalEducation #AAENP

Long wait times in emergency departments have become a growing concern across the health care industry. Conduit Health Partners’ Nurse-First Triage Line can significantly reduce ED wait times and optimize resource allocation, enhancing the overall patient experience and relieving pressure on an overwhelmed ED, by triaging patients to the appropriate level of care before they get to the Emergency Department. Contact Conduit to learn how we can provide a customized nurse triage solution tailored to the specific needs of your organization and community. https://lnkd.in/g5i3JmH5

It’s really hard getting in to see a doctor these days. Sometimes it takes days, or even weeks, to see your regular doctor. And if you're sick, you can't wait that long! But turning up at an A&E can mean hours of waiting, too. You may find yourself in that waiting room for an entire day before you're seen. Especially if you have a young child or older parent, it's worrying to think of all the bugs they're exposed to as they sit there. This can be extremely frustrating. But there's a huge shortage of doctors, nurses and health care workers in New Zealand. Which means this problem is not going to change in a hurry. As a doctor who's worked in an urgent care and emergency department for a long time, this has always bothered me. I hated seeing people waiting for hours, not knowing when they'd be seen. I empathised with their frustration. But at the same time, I knew we were trying our best to see everyone within an acceptable timeframe. This got me thinking - there has to be a better way. Which is why I started an urgent care service where anyone needing medical care urgently, on the day, could see our available appointment slots online and book a time that suits. Or you can walk into our clinic, and be offered a guaranteed booked appointment slot. This means you can get the treatment you need without all that waiting. So you can get on your way to feeling better soon.

Nursing in a faith-based environment is different from nursing anywhere else. Apply today to learn more about the culture that sets us apart and sets you up for success. https://bit.ly/3UJogYG #healthcare #highquality

Take a moment and picture it: A resident's face lighting up because the right nurse walked through the door - their door. That spark of joy? It's contagious 🔥. Here's what I mean: 🌟 Seeing the comfort a nurse brings to someone's grandparent, just by lending an ear or sharing a story. 🌟 Knowing that the nurse I placed is not just filling a shift but becoming part of someone's life story. 🌟 Realising that it's not only about the clinical care but also about the laughter and companionship provided. These are the heart-warming scenes behind the scenes in healthcare recruitment. And let me tell you, the satisfaction is as real as it gets! 🤗 I'm in it for those moments when I know we've not just made a placement, but we've made a difference. If you're curious about how we make these perfect matches or you're keen to create those moments yourself, pop over to https://lnkd.in/eeq-DQhP. #HealthcareHeroes #MakingADifference #NursingHomeLife

Summer vacations and callouts can make this a challenging time for healthcare providers to maintain staffing levels. Having reliable access to CNAs, LPNs, RNs and more who can fill those critical shortages is key to maintaining safe staffing levels. Innovative models like our Nurse on Demand program can help facilities avoid a summer staffing shortage by putting a network of licensed and vetted professionals at your fingertips.