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Healthy Work Environments for Nurses: An Expert Interview with Dr. Beth Ulrich
June 12, 2009
In 2005, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) issued national standards for establishing and sustaining healthy work environments for critical care nurses. In 2006, and again in 2008, AACN, the Gannett Healthcare Group, and the Bernard Hodes Group Conducted a national survey of over 5500 critical care registered nurses to determine whether these standards were being met. A presentation on the newest survey and the issue of healthy work environments was featured at the AACN's 36th Annual National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition, held from May 16 to May 21 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
To find out more about the challenges nurses face in their current work environments, Medscape Nursing interviewed presenter Beth Ulrich, EdD, RN, FACHE, FAAN, a coauthor of the work environment survey published in Critical Care Nurse in April 2009. Dr. Ulrich is vice president of business analytics and research for Versant, an organization that provides hospitals with nurse residency programs. Dr. Ulrich has also led the consulting services division of the Gannett Healthcare Group and is editor for the Nephrology Nursing Journal.
To view the Medscape interview with Dr. Beth Ulrich click here.
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