There are many different ways to demonstrate the value of nursing, according to these nurse leaders.
What is the value of nursing?
It’s an age-old question that circulates throughout C-suite meeting rooms in health systems across the country. And as of now, nursing often does not have a separate line item on many budgets, despite making up a large portion of the healthcare workforce.
Here are some ways that health systems could show the value of nursing on paper, according to To Katie Boston-Leary, director of nursing programs at the American Nurses Association (ANA), and Rudy Jackson, senior vice president and chief nurse executive at UW Health. Both Boston-Leary and Jackson are also HealthLeaders Exchange members.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
Hospitals and health systems must invest in nursing and find ways to show that nurses contribute to the bottom line on paper.
Leaders should rethink the metrics they use to show growth and success, because the traditional measurements often don't tell the full story.