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The Development And Implementation Of A Resource Nurse In The Float Pool: A Review Of The Literature And A Pilot Study Plan, Crystal M. Wiley Jan 2019

The Development And Implementation Of A Resource Nurse In The Float Pool: A Review Of The Literature And A Pilot Study Plan, Crystal M. Wiley

Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council

The Development and Implementation of a Resource Nurse in the Float Pool: A review of the Literature and a Pilot Study Plan.

Crystal M Wiley, BSN, RN, CMSRN

Background/Literature: It is pivotal that resources are available at the point of care allowing excellence in nursing care and exceptional outcomes. Currently, the staff have multiple resources to help with ethical dilemmas, patients who are unstable, and research. Discussion with leadership revealed a need for a support to busy units with a few newly hired staff and an interest in a resource nurse program to address these concerns and areas for improvement. …


Is Trucking Along Enough? An Exploration Of Mid-Career Nurses’ Satisfaction, Heather Docherty Jan 2017

Is Trucking Along Enough? An Exploration Of Mid-Career Nurses’ Satisfaction, Heather Docherty

Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council

Is trucking along enough? An exploration of mid-career nurses’ satisfaction

Heather Docherty RN, BSN, BA, MA, CMRSN

Background: The topic of nursing retention and satisfaction has been the focus of much research; many studies have focused on the experience of novice nurses. This project focuses on exploring the factors that influence the job satisfaction of nurses who are “mid-career” in a sample of hospital’s medical surgical units. The approach to this work is informed by the theoretical work of Benner’s model of novice to expert as well Maslow’s work on hierarchy of needs.

Literature Review: A literature search was conducted …