Tag: Nursing

“We Have Gotten Too Far From our People and the Core...

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Mark's Note: Today's post is written by Ken Segel, the managing director of Value Capture, LLC. This is the first of what I hope...

Lean Shouldn’t be a Reason for Nurses to Strike

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A retired labor leader from the automotive industry (who reads this blog) sent me a link to this article: #RedforMed: 1,800 Vermont Nurses Are On Strike Demanding Their Hospital Put Patients Over Profits The article isn't from a newspaper; it's from a site that provides "independent and incisive coverage of the labor movement and the struggles of workers to obtain safe, healthy and just workplaces." Again, for the record, I'm all in favor of "safety, healthy, and just workplaces." That's what Lean management aims to deliver.

Podcast #281 – Julie Firman, a CNO’s Role in Lean Transformation

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Joining me for Episode #281 of the podcast is Julie Firman, DNP, RN, FACHE, the Vice President/ System Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at Southern Illinois Healthcare.

Hospitals Can Be Like Hotels, But Safety is a Far More...

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This article caught my eye recently: Skip the Fancy Towels, and Hire More Nurses (via the NY Times)

The One Where @TheNerdyNurse Talks About the Power of #Lean in...

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It's one thing to hear Lean professionals or specialists talking about the power of this methodology to improve healthcare. To me, it's not just theory, it's...

What These Nurses Had to Say About “Lean Hospitals”; Free Gift...

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I recently learned that a company called Anderson Continuing Education offers continuing education (CE) credits for nurses related to my book Lean Hospitals. See their page...

Lean Would Be a Solution for What These Nurses Complain About

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In my time working with hospitals, I've always been very sympathetic to front-line nurses (and other staff). They are far too often overburdened and...

Stuff I’m Reading March 2015: Womack, Sweatshops, Hospitals, and Surveys

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As often happens, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog about. Too much WIP...

“Safety is always our top priority” – From lip service to...

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It's really easy to make statements like "patient safety is our top priority." That same statement can be applied to hospital staff, as well. Or,...

Talking About Breaches of Ebola Protocol is NOT “Blaming Nurses”

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Note: Scroll down to see comments for additional links, articles, videos and discussion. As I've written about (here and here) poor systems, a lack of...

Why “More Nurses” Isn’t the Best Way to Solve What Ails...

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There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding job, but it's far more frustrating for...

Debate about Lean at SF General Hospital – Hire a Consultant...

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Happy June, everybody! Summer is here. We've actually had a delightfully long spring here in San Antonio, which means the temperature hasn't really been...