Picot Statement P: Nurses and Nursing. Nursing leadership and patient outcome Review of studies and literature that examine the association and relationship between nursing leadership practices and patient outcomes. O: Evidence suggests relationships between positive relational leadership styles and higher patient satisfaction and lower patient mortality, medication errors, sentinel events, and hospital-acquired infections. Over three months Healthcare faces an economic downturn, stressful work environments, upcoming retirements of leaders and projected workforce shortages, implementing strategies to ensure

Nursing Theory Analysis Theory-based nursing is the phenomenon that has been researched much during the past two decades. Nursing theory has become the foundation for nursing practice with its own knowledge base. The current paper is an analysis of King's theory of goal attainment. King acquired her goal attainment theory model from an interpersonal system and a behavioral science. The nurse and patient communicate to achieve a common goal of patient

Abstract Nurse managers play a critical role in the nursing profession. In essence, nurse managers are the primary interaction between nursing staff and patients. As the nature and form of healthcare continues to transform and grow, nurse managers will require more knowledge and skills to effectively perform their functions. As Moore et al. (2016) observe, nurse managers who contribute towards the creation of conducive work environments largely motivate nurses to better

Nursing Home Report on Conditions at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust The following report is based on extensive observation of the conditions for patients living at the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. While some patients received moderate care, overall, the quality of care in this facility was appalling. All patients -- all people -- deserve to be treated with dignity, and this was far from the case. The

The findings in this study suggest that understanding collective learning processes contributes to knowledge about technology adoption and organizational innovation, an area of research that has been conducted almost exclusively using an organization-level lens. Our study suggests an important role for a group-Level lens, with attention to how interdependent team members view a technology and the nature of the challenge it presents. How a technology is framed can make the

Nurse Leadership Interview ReflectionAbstractThis paper provides a reflection on an interview with a nurse leader at a medical surgical unit. The nurse leader provided responses to questions about her philosophy of leadership, her methods, and factors that influence staffing. While she applied a team leadership style, some elements of transformational leadership, authentic leadership and servant leadership could be detected in her approach. As for staffing, she observed that telemedicine could