Staffing software brings benefits on, off the clock

The drive to enhance job satisfaction for nurses is constant because it contributes to effective patient care, nurse retention and reduced operating costs.

Hospitals around the country are finding ways to reach these objectives. Staffing software, whether targeting nurses or the general workforce, makes a significant difference in some hospitals.

Nocturnal nurses need sleep routine

Stay-at-home mom by day, full-time nurse by night – this is the life of many night shift nurses.

The night shift enables nurses to be home when their children are, but the schedule can be hard on a person’s sleep hygiene, said Cory Allnutt, RPSGT, supervisor of Olathe Medical Center’s sleep disorders center.

Sesame provides healing

It’s no secret dogs are great companions. They are willing playmates and fierce protectors. Day after day, they happily greet us with warmth and acceptance. Sometimes their presence alone is enough to bring life to an otherwise lonely home.

They’ve wholeheartedly earned the nickname “man’s best friend,” but it doesn’t stop there. Some dogs, like Sesame, possess the power to heal.

Nurses use various factors to select jobs

Some nurses might choose the summer as a time to launch the next phase of their careers.

Industry growth and a shortage of nurses keeps health care and related industries recruiting. Nurses who do not want to work for their current employers want to make informed decisions about potential career changes.

Nurse goes bald for bifida

Overland Park Regional Medical Center nurse Michelle Shaffer, RN, CCRN, struts her buzz cut with style.

Shaffer recently went “Bald for Bifida” to raise money for the Spina Bifida Association.

St. Luke’s nurses showcase research

Health care providers often change lives one patient at time, but Marion “Buzz” Reno, BS, RN, discovered a way to broaden his impact on patients.

Reno participates in research at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza.