Nurse Retention: Impacts on Quality of Care and Strategies to Improve
Nursing shortages, nurse retention, and nurse burnout are ongoing concerns for healthcare systems globally, and it’s nothing new. Before the pandemic, the World Health Organization reported a global shortfall of 5.9 million nurses. Exacerbated by the emotional and physical demands of work, increased stress and workloads, higher risks of infection, retirement, and inadequate staffing levels, […]
Stanford Children’s Implements Kahuna
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health enriches its orientation, onboarding, and clinical skills development with Kahuna’s modern competency management platform. Houston, TX – January 18, 2023 – Kahuna Workforce Solutions announces the successful implementation of its skills and competency management software for Stanford Medicine Children’s Health across their clinical staff population. In the continuously changing healthcare environment, […]
What are QSEN Competencies in Nursing?
What are the QSEN competencies? The six QSEN competencies were created to help prepare and equip nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to provide quality and safe care in the health systems in which they work. Incorporating specific QSEN competency statements delivers needed standardization across nursing education, licensing, and certification programs. Why are QSEN competencies […]
Kahuna Collaborates with Wolters Kluwer
Kahuna collaborates with Wolters Kluwer to enrich nursing competency testing and development. Houston, TX – April 12, 2022 – Kahuna Workforce Solutions announced it is working with Wolters Kluwer to combine Kahuna’s modern competency management platform with Lippincott Solutions® evidence-based clinical-information solutions. Together, the two resources will help health systems provide a rich learning and competency […]
Kahuna 2021 Year In Review
Well, it’s January 2022 otherwise known as the 25th month of 2020. Our high hopes for a complete return to normalcy may have been naïve but achieving significant milestones within the skills and competency management space, despite the ebbs and flows of uncertainty is a testament to the strength of our people and our incredible […]
Telehealth Usage Is Rising and Increasing the Need for Digitization
Technology has been a trend this year. The many forms of it have allowed us to stay connected in countless ways. Most of us have relied on it while being away from family and friends, to check in with coworkers while working remotely, and to support our favorite restaurants in our cities with online ordering. […]
Use Competencies to Rapidly Deploy Resources to Critical Areas
The events of 2020 are showing us that a fundamental understanding of your healthcare organization’s competencies is vital to your ability to respond to changing conditions. Without a digitized platform for competency and skills management, you are operating in the dark when it comes to deploying resources to your most critical areas. When the dust […]
