Nurses who question the status quo or seek better solutions should be celebrated, Yale New Haven Hospital's CNO says.
"We trust our nurses to take care of the most acute patients—the sickest of the sickest—so why can't we trust them to make decisions about their practice?" — Ena Williams, PhD(c), RN, chief nursing officer, senior vice president, Yale New Haven Hospital Yale New Haven Hospital's strong culture of nurse innovation isn’t by accident—it’s been cultivated carefully and intentionally. For this week's lead story, I spoke with Ena Williams, PhD(c), RN, Yale New Haven’s chief nursing officer and senior vice president, about how she and her colleagues have encouraged nurses to question the status quo and use their experience and skills to improve their practice to benefit patients. | | |
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