Healthcare workers in the United States continue to experience high levels of job-related stress and burnout, particularly among nurses in the frontlines of healthcare delivery. Burnout is an ...

A recent report by Press Ganey identified communication with nurses as a “rising tide” patient experience measure — one that influences a host of other HCAHPS measures, including responsiveness of ...

Communication is a critical component of healthcare, particularly when you consider the potential for miscommunication in a hectic environment when a delay or misunderstanding can cause needless ...

In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, Drexel University nursing and medical students joined together online for a large-scale simulation of the critical conversations physicians and ...

A standardized handoff can prevent inconsistent and inaccurate discharge summaries, a new study says. Transition of patients from hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) often results in ...

For years, many patients in Uganda have expressed their dissatisfaction about the attention nurses give them at the respective health care centres. Effective nurse-patient communication is the biggest ...

Improving the communication skills of clinicians and nurses builds rapport and trust with patients. Communication between staff and patients is a crucial component of patient experience at hospitals, ...

Hospitals should follow best practices to improve communication with nurses, which is a key measure of patient experience under the value-based purchasing program, according to a Press Ganey report.

Communication happens all the time and is essential to interaction in the workplace. Effective communication is much more valuable and sought after. Communicating effectively is important in any ...

Although nurse practitioners (NPs) may spend as much as two thirds of patient-encounter time in interpersonal communication, the literature is sparse when it comes to NP-patient communication styles.

Improving nurse communication can potentially affect 15 percent of hospitals’ value-based purchasing incentive payments, according to a Press Ganey report. The report, “The Rising Tide Measure: ...