Ryan Bush, MSN, RN-BC, Clinical Nurse Consultant

Undergoing surgery can be a stressful experience for patients and their families as they navigate the ins and outs of the perioperative process. This period constitutes a delicate interplay between doctors, care teams, patients, and their families, underscoring the essential...

Penn State Health is a multi-hospital ecosystem serving patients and communities across 29 counties of Pennsylvania. This includes five hospitals with nearly 1,400 licensed beds, and 2,450 physicians and advanced practice providers – managing 2 million outpatient visits and 133,000...

Too many nurses know the feeling: constant exhaustion, emotional withdrawal, and disillusionment towards the job you once loved. Nurses don’t go into healthcare because it’s easy (long shifts, demanding workloads, and close proximity to illness and death are all part...

The Operating Room (OR) is the heart of a hospital. It’s here that patient lives are saved through the hard work and dedication of surgical staff. It is also the backbone of the facility in terms of revenue and expense....

The Operating Room (OR) is a key success metric of any hospital – with the OR average operating room costing $21 - $133 per minute, it’s imperative to hospital revenue that OR costs are kept low. Speeding OR turnover time...

Every May, we celebrate National Nurses Month to honor the nurses' significant contributions to healthcare delivery. The American Nurses Association (ANA) established the first National Nurses Week in 1985. Since then, it has grown into a month-long celebration honoring nurses...

As healthcare professionals, we all know that the current healthcare system can be stressful and challenging. From managing patient care to collaborating with other clinicians and coordinating with various departments, it can be overwhelming. According to a survey conducted by...

Here’s a sobering thought: 30 percent of all medical malpractice lawsuits today came as the result of poor clinical workflows. These inefficient workflows not only resulted in costs exceeding $2 billion but also caused nearly 2,000 deaths.  Whether it’s a...

The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, with new technologies and innovations being introduced to improve patient outcomes and experiences. However, despite these advancements, the issue of avoidable days remains a significant challenge for hospitals. Avoidable days in healthcare refer to...

This post was originally published on August 29, 2018. The benefits of effective communication in nursing are often unseen and undervalued. Nurse communication is just as much an art as a science, where the art involves establishing a human connection...