MHA's Organization of Nurse Executives

Commentary: Nurses Too Scared to Speak Up

Data shows more than four out of five nurses have concerns about incompetence demonstrated by their colleagues, but many keep quiet. What's the point in training staff to use a checklist or follow certain steps if nurses are too scared to speak up and say something when an error is revealed?

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Medical Device Integration: Nursing and IT Collaborate for Meaningful Use

On April 19, the Mississipppi Hospital Association will host a webinar, Medical Device Integration: Nursing and IT Collaborate for Meaningful Use, from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. Medical Device Integration is emerging as a key strategic IT initiative and enabler of core hospital HITECH, business and clinician goals.

A variety of technical, cultural and cost issues have prevented more widespread adoption of this technology. Many organizations lack a clear understanding of the impacts of workarounds prevalent today in medical device capture and documentation processes.

Register online here. For more information, contact Judith Forshee at (800) 289-8884, (601) 368-3216 or jforshee@mhanet.org.

Shalala to receive AONE honorary member award

The American Organization of Nurse Executives will present its 2011 Honorary Member Award to former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala during the AONE annual meeting April 15 in San Diego. The award recognizes a person who has made a noteworthy contribution to the health care field and to nursing leadership practice, and who has supported the mission of AONE through work, research or service to the health care community at large.

Shalala currently serves as professor of political science and president of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. In 2009, she was appointed chair of the Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing at the Institute of Medicine, a two-year effort to respond to the need to assess and transform the nursing profession.

AONE is an American Hospital Association subsidiary.

The MHA Organization of Nurse Executives asks you to
SAVE THE DATE

September 22, 2011

MHA ONE Annual Meeting - to be held at the MHA Conference Center in Madison

MONE Board ready to ride

 

The MONE Board visited the MS Museum of Art as a part of their Retreat March 3-4 at MHA. Seated in the limo, from left to right are Debra Spring, M-OADN, Representative; Brenda Castleberry, Society President Elect; Pam Reeves, M-OADN, Representative; Marsha Jones, Central Council President; and Kathy Beck, Member At Large