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Ennis K, Brown-DeVeaux D. How Can Organizations Support a Culture of Care? Nurs Clin North Am 2024; 59:131-139. [PMID: 38272579 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2023.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
Providing care is central to the operations of health care organizations. This article discusses how organizations can create a culture of care. It also identifies key elements that health care organizations can implement to build a culture that nurtures both patients and employees. Additionally, the article examines the benefits of implementing practices that demonstrate compassion toward both employees and patients. This article explores the significance of creating and supporting a culture of care for both patients and employees in health care organizations. Finally, the article identifies prevalent practices that contribute to a culture of care.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kimberley Ennis
- Department of Nursing NYU Langone Health, Site Lead for Nursing and Patient Care Services, NYU Langone Othopedic Hospital, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA.
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- Department of Nursing NYU Langone Health A, 10514 Flatlands 10th Street, Brooklyn NY 11236, USA
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Woods-Giscombe CL, Yearwood EL, Wilson PR, Bravo L, Ngugi D, Minarik P, Brooks J, Rodney T, Starks S, Pasini M, Tatum ML, Martin VH. Honoring the past and charting the future: The International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses' commitment to advance diversity and equity in mental health care. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2022; 41:354-358. [PMID: 36428072 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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For more than two decades, the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses has dedicated its efforts to improving mental health care services worldwide, focusing on leveraging the psychiatric nursing workforce and advocating to eradicate systemic health disparities. Part of this labor included creating a culturally centered initiative, the Position Statement on Diversity, Cultural Competence and Access to Mental Health Care to fortify the cultural awareness of ISPN members to improve health-care quality delivered to diverse individuals, families, and communities across the life span and to improve these populations' access to mental health care.
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- Cheryl L Woods-Giscombe
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Carrington Hall, S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States of America
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- Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, 3700 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America.
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Carrington Hall, S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States of America
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Carrington Hall, S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States of America
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- Samuel Merritt University School of Nursing, 3100 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609, United States of America
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Carrington Hall, S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States of America
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- Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing, 701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, CA 91702, United States of America
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States of America
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- University of Louisville School of Nursing, K-Wing 555 South Floyd Street Suite 3019, Louisville, KY 40202, United States of America
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