Posts tagged with: ArticleAWeek

“Inside Looking In” or “Inside Looking Out”? How Leaders Shape Cultures Equipped for Evidence-Based Practice

The Article: Halm, M. (2010). “Inside looking in” or “inside looking out”? How leaders shape cultures equipped for evidence-based practice. American Journal of Critical Care, 19(4): 375-378. Big Idea: How do we move from research to practice? There are numerous... Read More

Moral Distress and Moral Courage in Everyday Nursing Practice

The Article: Gallagher, A. (2011). Moral distress and moral courage in everyday nursing practice. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 16(2). Big Idea: Nurses must be courageous in the profession. Giving bad news, caring for angry patients, and asking tough... Read More

Education Matters: Does Higher Learning Yield Higher Income?

The Article: Hader, R. (2011). Education matters: Does higher learning yield higher income? Nursing Management, 42(7): 22-27. Big Idea: Nursing Management conducted a survey of over 2,800 nurses to learn more about nurses’ educational backgrounds and the relation to salary.... Read More

Blueprint for Nursing Leadership: Creating A Culture of Accountability

Article: Aroh, D., Occhiuzzo, D., & Douglas, C. (2011). Blueprint for nursing leadership: Creating a culture of accountability. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(3): 189-196. Big Idea: Hackensack University Medical Center was the second hospital in the U.S. to receive the Magnet... Read More

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence Development on Nurse Managers

The Article: Codier, E., Kamikawa, C., & Kooker, B. (2011). The impact of emotional intelligence development on nurse managers. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(3): 270-276. Big Idea: Emotional intelligence (EI) has been studied extensively throughout numerous professions – including nursing –... Read More

Work Satisfaction, Intent to Stay, Desires of Nurses, and Financial Knowledge Among Bedside and Advanced Practice Nurses

The Article: Hill, K. (2011). Work satisfaction, intent to stay, desires of nurses, and financial knowledge among bedside and advanced practice nurses. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(5): 211-217. The Big Idea: Compared to the general population, nurses leave the... Read More

Professional Coaching as an Effective Strategy to Retaining Frontline Managers

The Article: Karsten, M., Baggot, D., Brown, A., & Cahill, M. (2010). Professional coaching as an effective strategy to retaining frontline managers. Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(1): 140-144. Big Idea: When a large teaching hospital in Denver went through large-scale... Read More

The Contribution of Hospital Nursing Leadership Styles to 30-Day Patient Mortality

This is part 20 of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Cummings, G., Midodzi, W., Wong, C., & Estabrooks, C. (2010). The contribution of hospital nursing leadership styles to 30-day patient mortality. Nursing Research, 59(5): 331-339. Big Idea: This study... Read More

Willing to Walk: A Creative Strategy to Minimize Stress Related to Floating

This is part 19 of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Good, E. & Bishop, P. (2011). Willing to walk: A creative strategy to minimize stress related to floating. Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(5): 231-234. Big Idea:  Nurses within Aultman Hospital,... Read More

The Internet as a Source of Health Information: Experiences of Cancer Survivors and Caregivers with Healthcare Providers

This is part 18 of the Nursing Research Challenge. I have referenced this article quite a bit lately in scholarly presentations. The Article: Dolce, M. (2011). The Internet as a source of health information: Experiences of cancer survivors and caregivers with... Read More