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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
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
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 …