Nurses Leading the Transformation of Patient Care Through Telehealth.

The essential role of nurses in leading, developing and improving Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) telehealth services and programs was a key reason the organization was selected to receive the American Nurses Credentialing Center 2013 Magnet Prize®. This manuscript details what telehealth is and the innovations within LVHN telehealth; it also discusses essential ingredients to design, implement and evaluate telehealth services

Anatomy of a Project: The Ideal Meets the Real World

1. Developing a PICO Question Christine Yatsko, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC 2. Literature Review and Outcomes Kristine Petre, MLS, AHIP, CCM 3. Dissemination Kim Hitchings, MSN, RN, NEA-BC 4. What Did You Learn? Tricia Bernecker, PhD, R

Friends of Nursing: A Community of Caring to Promote Excellence in Nursing Practice, Education, and Research

More than 25 years ago, the name Friends of Nursing was adopted by an academic, community Magnet(®) hospital to signify a model for community support of nursing. From inception, the intent was to recruit philanthropic dollars to promote recognition of and excellence in nursing practice, education, and research. Although philanthropy in health care settings is common, what is unique about this program is the long-standing, dedicated conceptual framework for nursing philanthropy and the very significant number of philanthropic dollars from literally thousands of donors to support a diverse range of activities to affect and advance the professional excellence of nurses and the quality of patient care. This model has been successfully replicated within a wide variety of other health care organizations and nursing services throughout the United States and abroad