In this digital era, patient experience is a vital part of healthcare and a top-priority for health systems. It is a critical component of your ability to attract and retain patients. Better patient experiences are associated with being able to provide timely, cost-effective evaluations for your patients, along with reassurance [...]
Welcome to autumn, a favorite time of the year for many of us. Autumn means leaves changing, trees glowing, back to school – and getting sick. The temperature is cooling down, and the flu season is upon us. With the flu/cold season comes an influx of phone calls from concerned [...]
On July 23rd, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkey outbreak a public health emergency because of the rise in cases causing panic and confusion among people. In response to that, Schmitt-Thompson released new monkeypox nurse triage protocols, to assess virus symptoms for patient callers. Read on to learn more about this update, ways [...]
Monkeypox cases are rising quickly in the United States, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the situation a “Global Health Emergency”, leaving many patients confused and wondering what this means for our society. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of August 18, 2022, there [...]
Schmitt-Thompson, the world’s leading nurse triage guidelines, played a critical role during the 2020 pandemic outbreak. Working hand-in-hand with the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the organization updated its clinical protocols throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Their efforts helped protect both patients and their families, as well as frontline healthcare workers. In [...]
Steve Jobs, an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor, was the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Apple Inc.; chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company‘s board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs was widely recognized as a pioneer [...]
During the tumultuous times brought on by the rapid spread of and panic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’d like to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Dr. Barton Schmitt and Dr. David Thompson and the host of clinical nurse contributors and reviewers who collaborated with them to author [...]
For the unfamiliar, physician burnout is a long-term stress reaction experienced by physicians (as well as others working in the medical industry), that’s typically marked by depersonalization, mental and emotional exhaustion, as well as a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. It’s a problem that’s plagued healthcare workers for decades. A 2020 [...]
A common and unfortunate situation that many patients find themselves in is having a physician explain something only for the patient to not understand what was said. Picture it: a patient’s sitting in their doctor’s office after recently having surgery. The doctor begins explaining the appropriate aftercare instructions to the [...]
In a 2019 survey conducted by AMN Healthcare, it was revealed that there are (at the time of writing) several internal factors that are negatively impacting the ongoing nursing shortage. In this survey, AMN Healthcare surveyed nearly 20,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) from all around the United States, attempting to identify challenges [...]