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Marie Manthey's Nursing Salon
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
John Nelson --- nurse researcher, president of Healthcare Environments and CHCM adjunct faculty ---frequently shares data with us about the outcomes of our work with our clients. One hospital implementing Relationship-Based Care found that a richer skill mix decreased the dollars per Adjusted Patient Day, decreased ventilator-associated pneumonia and decreased patient falls with injury. John would hasten to add that this is a statistical correlation that does not indicate causality, but only a relationship between variables. I think the more we learn how to interpret and correctly discuss this kind of statistic, the better able we are to explain the importance of adequate staffing.
After the "reengineering" of nursing in the nineties (which had nothing to do with nursing, and everything to do with changing skill mix to save money), we lost sight of simple truths and replaced our authentic experience with "grids" which supposedly save money but which in reality wreak havoc with common sense.
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Monday, June 18, 2007 |
The Nursing Salon has enjoyed some good publicity in the current issue (May/June) of NurseWeek, the Heartland Edition. We continue to experience, with the Salon, a healing of the hurts sometimes created by deep-seated problems within nursing practice. A sense of hope continues to be the most prevalent content on our check-out at the end of each discussion. No matter the number of people, no matter the age, no matter the level of education (we have LPNs and PhDs) no matter the specialty, no matter the setting -- when we come together to talk about what is currently on our mind about nursing, the talk is authentic, value-driven, and powerful.
I would love to see this idea spread. I believe some other groups have started up and I would love to hear from you, how it is going. I would be happy to help anyone get another group started, and I have information on how to go about doing so. It is practically stress-free for all of us.....me as the host and all those who come. If anyone wants info or help, email me at mmanthey@chcm.com. I will share our experiences, answer your questions and to what I can to support to your group.
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Last update: 6/19/2007; 11:08:35 AM.
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