Being able to recognize a patient’s coexisting mental and medical conditions while avoiding the development of their own mental disorder might sound like a job for Super Nurse. But this weekend the Oakland University School of Nursing plans to equip local nurses with the tools to make these dueling tasks easier. The fifth annual Envision Conference will welcome several experts on Friday, Oct. 19 at the Royal Park Hotel to hold workshops and discussions about co-morbidity, or the … [Read more...]
Chuckling, compassion and co-morbidity: Annual conference aims to improve nurse-patient relationships
October 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Crittenton Hospital Medical Center and Oakland University School of Nursing Partner in $2 Million Endowed Professorship
August 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There is a belief that the relationship between health care professionals and their patients is critical to the healing process and care satisfaction of patients as well as to the satisfaction of nurses. Crittenton Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) and Oakland University School of Nursing (OUSON) have set out to show the efficacy of Relationship Based Care (RBC), a care delivery model, through a $2 Million gift from the CHMC Foundation to the OUSON, that will support the advancement of … [Read more...]