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The Importance of Patient Experience for Margin and Market Share

If you’ve worked in healthcare for any length of time you’ve probably heard the saying “no margin, no mission.” As a nursing leader, I had to learn terms like EBIDA, productive versus non-productive hours, fixed assets, expense variances, and the intricacies of tax accountability for regular payroll versus bonus hours.

Helping Patients Feel Comfortable Giving Feedback

One of the realities of life is that we are constantly giving and receiving feedback. Sometimes feedback is formal, such as annual performance reviews or meetings with supervisors or faculty. Other times it is as casual as a reassuring smile from a colleague or mentor when mastering a new task or comforting another. How we process and apply feedback is influenced by many things. Comments or feedback might take the mind to a similar stressful experience in the past or to a pleasant memory surrounding a success.

Linking Executive and Nurse Leader Rounding to Magnet Stories

Every January, millions of people start the new year with good intentions, if not true resolutions. For the past 16 years, January has marked a different milestone for me – an uptick in organization activities related to the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® and a 10-month countdown to the annual ANCC Magnet Conference. The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic prevented me from attending the conference in person for the first time since 2003.

The Value of Nurse Leader Rounds During Crisis

As the surge of the novel coronavirus pandemic reaches a crisis level in many areas of the country, nurse leaders are barely able to address the day to day operations of their facilities and units, let alone think about if, and how, they can round on patients and families during this difficult time. But right now, the value of these rounds goes far beyond our patient satisfaction goals or standardization of processes.

Thank you to our clients and the healthcare heroes in 2020
Dear Nobl Partners, As we eagerly step into 2021, I'd like to pause for a moment to thank you for the partnership with Nobl and your engagement using the platform during these extraordinary times. During this period of great disruption, we saw so many of you pivot, change and adapt your rounding programs to meet the new and ever changing demands of delivering care during a global pandemic.
Press Release: Nobl Team Members Earn Top Certification as Patient Experience Professionals

Lincoln, NE – Nobl is pleased to announce that the Katie Haifley and Erika Allison, BSN, RN have recently earned the credential of Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP).