Vol. XI, No. 7Archive > July, 2010
Staffing
How Tight Is Your Team?
Jenny Pietrick, RN
We've all heard about the importance of open communication, about how it can improve patient outcomes, limit infighting and free nurses to do what they do best. There's not a manager alive who would disagree with those notions. But do you have the patience, persistence and guts to turn around a communication-challenged staff? The hard truth: It's very tough to do, but it is doable if you work at it.
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