By AJ Stephens, DNP, MBA/HCA, RN-BC, CMSRN, NEA-BC, Treasurer, Texas Organization of Nurse Executives

The Triple Aim, a compass leading to the maximum optimization of health care, is now a widely accepted model for health care organizations to enrich the patient experience, improve the health of entire populations and reduce per capita cost of providing care. Society is placing increased demands on the health care system and clinicians, and staff are feeling the pressure. A widening gap between patient expectations and the realities of providing care is leading to career burnout in physicians, nurses and staff. Burnout in the health care workforce jeopardizes the objectives of the Triple Aim and, ultimately, the quality and cost of care provided to patients.

Betty Nelson, PhD, RN, ADVANCE
Gregarious. Vocal. Assertive. These are common traits used to describe commanders of groups.

Amy Albin and Laura Perry, University of California
Think "scientific research" and one may imagine doctors, Ph.D.s or technicians toiling away in the lab. But many people don’t realize that nurses do research too.

Diane Peters, The Globe and Mail
It was 1971 and a young nurse named Susan Smith was looking after a ward full of seriously ill patients – people on dialysis and with gastrointestinal bleeding – at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital.

Sallie Jimenez, nurse.com
In 2010, leaders at Rush Oak Park Hospital in Illinois were alarmed by their 20% nurse turnover rate — and the majority of those leaving were new graduates who had stayed with the organization for fewer than two years.

Diane Goodman, ADVANCE
I've reached the age where a few of my peers have dropped off fulltime status in nursing.

Heather Punke, Becker's Hospital Review
Nurse bullying and incivility in the operating room is a real and seemingly ubiquitous problem, as evidenced by a recent discussion hosted by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and streamed live on Facebook.

Laurie Larson, Hospitals & Health Networks
Peter Buerhaus, R.N., a health care economist and a professor of nursing at Montana State University, maintains a multifaceted research program analyzing nursing workforce economics, forecasting nurse and physician supply, and determining public and provider opinion on care delivery issues, among other areas of study.

Julia Quinn-Szcesuil, Minority Nurse
When you’re a nurse, you know your day is going to have some stress.

Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
After a South Carolina health system introduced an electronic system for monitoring handwashing compliance among clinical staff, it saw MRSA rates plummet.

Amy Keller, Daily Nurse
Bill Warner, a concrete mixer driver in North Carolina, had always been a "strong" and "innovative" man, according to his wife, Carla.

Nancy J. Brent, MS, JD, RN, nurse.com
You may recall that I posted a blog on volunteering in March, and a blog by Keith Carlson posted on June 28 also focused on volunteering. I have received several questions about volunteering and its legal ramifications since then.

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Tinker Ready, HealthLeaders Media
The former head of CMS advocates for a single-payer system and for bringing "pride and joy" to the workplace among physicians, nurses, administrators, and executives who are all involved in doing the work of caring.

Mary Jacobs, Dallas Morning News
When he was 20, Bob Evans took an aptitude test that pointed to nursing as a career that might fit his personality and talents. That test's predictions proved accurate more than 30 years later.

Valerie Sweeten, Chron.com
The pillars of any health facility throughout the Texas Medical Center are the staff nurses behind the scenes interacting with patients, doctors and families.

Peter Phillips, Palestine Herald Press
Sherry McIlwain, nurse practitioner with Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates of East Texas, was recently recognized with an Excellence Through Insight award by HealthStream, Inc., for Overall Patient Experience scores in a Clinic or Group – Mid-levels category.

Paige Minemyer, Fierce Healthcare
The healthcare industry is experiencing a period of change, and five key factors are driving this development, according to a new report.

Michael N. Abrams and Gordon Phillips, Hospital & Health Networks
As part of their growth strategy, more hospital executives are seeking to extend the geographic reach of their centers of excellence.