The nurse advocate and care for the caregivers.
Dramatic improvement in morale, increased retention and an enhanced atmosphere of optimism resulted from introduction of a Nurse Advocate role in an acute care hospital. Within the context of a collaborative governance model, the Nurse Advocate was able to empower individuals and groups to immediate successes. Use of registry nurses was reduced by 99 percent!
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D002140:California; D004526:Efficiency; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support