Care Lacking Due to Nurse Shortage
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPShortages of healthcare professionals have compromised access to care in their areas, some CEOs report. Forty-six percent said access to care has been compromised by physician shortages, and eight percent said access has been compromised by nurse shortages. This may not seem like a big number, until one realizes that 8 out o f 100 [...]
Engage Nurses to Retain Nurses
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPI had the privilege of presenting 2 sessions at the Press Ganey National Client conference in Washington D.C. last week. I was thrilled that attendees benefited so from my Each One Reach One Nurse session ,where I shared over 150 tips on recruiting and retaining nurses, and they brainstormed even more!
As an expert in nurse [...]
Millions of Jobs in Healthcare!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPWhile many jobs were lost last year, jobs in health care fields actually increased. Over the last eight years, of the 3 million new jobs in the private sector, 2.5 million of those were related to health care.
Experts agree this trend will continue. And the good news is, health care jobs can’t be outsourced like [...]
From Novice to Expert
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPAs a nurse motivational speaker, I had the grand privilege of presenting at Avera Health’s Nursing Conference in South Dakota last week. The highlight of the event was the award ceremony at the end. One award that stood out for me was the Novice to Expert award. This award honors a nurse who has practiced [...]
Who are Your Role Models?
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPThis is the first time in the history of our country that we have 4 generations of nurses all working together. In creating my new keynote, What’s This Generation Coming To? I’ve learned enormous amounts about how we “seasoned” nurses can help retain the “new” ones.
Considering that 20% of first year nurses quit, we need [...]