“We got about 150 nurses from across our whole system, our six state footprint, and our patient care techs as well. And we had them participate in a nursing insight work group”
Becker’s Healthcare - Clinical Leadership Podcast · Redesigning Nursing Care to Give Nurses More Time at the Bedside with Mandy Richards, DNP
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assembled about 150 nurses and patient care techs into a nursing insight work group to identify barriers and propose solutions
150 nurses
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