Natalie Vaughn

Lateral violence in the workplace directly impacts nurses’ job performance and compromises patient care. Learn how to identify and prevent it.

Reducing workplace violence is important for hospitals and health systems everywhere, communication and policy can help them do this.

During National Nurses Week, we share mother-daughter perspectives on what it means to be a nurse and the future of nursing.

Healthcare leaders are working to meet the need for incoming patients, provide high-quality care to current patients, while also mapping out a vaccination plan that overcomes new challenges and makes up for lost time.

A mother shares her personal experience with pregnancy during COVID-19 with insight for both expectant moms and caregivers.

With hospitals across the country facing staffing shortages, effective strategies for recruiting and retaining nurses are more important than ever.

Anxiety and depression directly impact nurses, yet the prevailing stigma prevents them from receiving the support they need. Learn how to identify the symptoms and better support your staff.

Nursing certification empowers nurses and the institutions they work for to provide higher quality care and improve patient satisfaction.

Healthcare organizations must consider all of the pros and cons of nurse residency programs before deciding to implement one.

Mental health for healthcare workers should be a top priority for any facility. Learn how to identify and mediate mental health problems to ensure higher quality care.

Nursing can be a stressful vocation, leading to high turnover rates. Learn about current nurse turnover rates, the cost of nurse turnover, and more from Relias.

Healthcare can be a high-stress environment, this blog looks at the emotional impact it can have on healthcare workers through moral injury.

Healthcare workers often face unique barriers to seeking treatment for mental health issues. Find out why change can’t come soon enough.

Integrated behavioral health can help promote better patient care. We look at the the benefits of behavioral health integration for primary care organizations.

Nurses have strong roles in improving and ensuring patient safety. Learn more about patient safety, best practices, and how nurses can help.

Nurse residency programs are a great way for hospitals to improve their patient care while also minimizing new nurse turnover. This blog will help you understand why.

While 12-hour nursing shifts are often considered the norm in nursing, many believe they could be compromising patient safety and outcomes.

Coronavirus has added unforeseen difficulties for nurses. Healthcare leaders must prepare for what lies ahead and also plan to provide support for nurses.

High patient satisfaction scores and HCAHPS reimbursement go hand-in-hand, underscoring the need for robust patient experience strategies.

As healthcare workers struggle with demands that are contradictory to their training, we look at how to address the growing problem of Moral Injury.

Nurses are one of the most sought after roles in healthcare, and with a 12% projected job growth rate by, ….

Meaningful recognition for nurses can make an immediate impact on improving a hospital’s or health system’s culture and is perhaps needed now more than ever before.

With the right strategy, healthcare administrators can help increase patient satisfaction and boost their organization’s HCAHPS scores.

Good leadership in nursing motivates and inspires nurses to practice at the top of their licensure and drives the entire team’s success. We look at the impact good leadership has on healthcare organizations.

Healthcare workers face significant risks of workplace and horizontal violence. The effects of this can be devastating for those involved. Find out how you can address this in healthcare organizations.

Transformational leadership can play a key role in achieving patient safety, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction. This blog looks at the highlights of our recent webinar, “Design Your Path to Transformational Leadership in 2020”.

With more and more new nurses entering the workforce, we look at 13 specific qualities that hospitals and health systems should be identifying and encouraging to help hire and understand which current nurses on staff would make great leaders.

Most hospitals and health systems fail to incorporate enough multidisciplinary education and training, we look at how to overcome the challenges and provide a real multidisciplinary training solution.