http://hansten.com/blog Improving Healthcare One Conversation at a Time Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:23:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Diane DiFiore submitted this information about Oakwood's nursing assistant program based on the RROHC program.  This has put new vitality into their teams! We are proud of what Diane and her organization has done! OAKWOOD HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ROC AMBASSADOR PROGRAM Oakwood Healthcare System is the first healthcare system in southeast Michigan ... http://hansten.com/blog/?p=510 Please join me in congratulating Margaret Orn, MS, RN, CCRN, PCCN, Education Coordinator at Harrison Medical Center, Bremerton, Washington!  Margaret authored an article, "Impact of Incorporating a Patient-Centered Care Model," which appears in the current issue of  Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, Volume 26, Number 4, 164-169. In the article, ... http://hansten.com/blog/?p=487 In Nurse Leader, June 2010, Steven Shaha, PhD, DBA, reveals research that quantifies predictive relationships with nursing care, financial success, and satisfaction for both nurses and inpatients.  This study shows that when nurses have developed efficient and effective care models that reflect understanding of the patient's actual needs, there are positive ... http://hansten.com/blog/?p=463  Knowing your patients well enough to be able to address, or at minimum, refer a patient to explore the patient's spiritual needs,  will affect the last days of  incurable diseases patients.  The Dana Farber Cancer Institute found better quality of life at the end of life when spiritual needs are discussed, and often patients do ... http://hansten.com/blog/?p=461 "How to Thrive Under Pay for Performance: Leading Home Care Organizations toward Patient & Family Outcomes and Quality Results" was presented for the first time to a national home care agency audience on June 16th.  Ginny Kenyon, RN MN, from Kenyon HomeCare Consulting, Ruth Hansten RN PhD FACHE, and Linda ... http://hansten.com/blog/?p=459 Welcome back everyone! Hacking  has been deleted from our websites (www.Hansten.com, and www.RROHC.com) andour blog is back functioning thanks to our wonderful support team!  Thanks to Jim at Newwebtech, his team, and of course Kathy and Marcie.  We appreciate  your assistance! Thank you! Ruth Hansten and the RROHC faculty http://hansten.com/blog/?p=457 This is a test of the RROHC blog. http://hansten.com/blog/?p=454 Norwalk Hospital has been recognizing nurses for their dedication. Many times nurses need to get  an incentive to keep going up the way to achieve the best . At the same time, is a way to remind to the rest of our colleagues that our performance is recognized. http://hansten.com/blog/?p=452 Suzi Waddill-Goad led our nursing salon over pizza and beverages to describe the impact of leadership principles in actual case studies.   As you can see, all were rapt as they listed to Tales from the Field.  The RROHC Intensive facilitators rated Suzi's input as one of the most enjoyable of ... http://hansten.com/blog/?p=444 http://hansten.com/blog/?p=442