Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to S D Kerr.
The reasons why short-staffed hospitals should consider attracting inactive nurses back to practice are clear: they are an excellent potential source of staff, and there are nearly 400,000 of them. How to attract them back, however, is not as evident. A North Carolina health-education agency surveyed approximately 430 inactive nurses, asking them what made them leave and what would bring them back.
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The need for refresher courses is a constant, as is the lack of courses, faculty, and geographically sufficient numbers of students. This article describes an approach that North Carolina nurses developed to address the need for RN refresher programs.
Nurses must be able to keep charts effectively and efficiently while providing high-quality care. Often, nurse educators are responsible for finding a workable system for a particular institution. This article reviews four nursing documentation systems that can be used in a variety of health care settings: Problem Centered, PIE (Problem Intervention Evaluation), Focus, and Charting by Exception.