Patient Care
What Do You Think? –A Nurse Is Prosecuted For A Fatal Medical Mistake
No doubt you've seen the headlines about a former nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that was arrested and charged with reckless homicide and abuse in February for making a medical...
Best Practices
Nurse Scheduling Nightmares
How two clever nurse managers found low cost options to streamline scheduling.
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Latest Studies
Even The Best Healthcare Facilities Can Do More To Prevent Infections
Healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 55 percent by systematically implementing evidence-based infection prevention and control...
Latest Studies
Words Matter
A new John Hopkins study found stigmatizing language in medical records may affect the care a patient receives.
When...
Latest Studies
Nurse Staffing Levels Linked To Patient Satisfaction
Patients' unfavourable views of hospital care are strongly linked to insufficient numbers of nurses on duty, rather than...
Advice Lacking On Infant Care Recommendations
Many new mothers do not receive advice from physicians on aspects of infant care such as sleep position, breastfeeding, immunization and pacifier use, according...
When You Disagree With The Doctor’s Orders
Warning: We’re not here to pick a fight. This is not about who is right or wrong. This is not about doctors versus nurses.
Now that...
How To Improve Safety For Patients With Limited English Proficiency
Our Nation is becoming increasingly diverse and the role of language barriers and their impact on adverse events is now receiving greater attention. Approximately 25 million,...
Top 5 Most Expensive Conditions Treated in U.S. Hospitals
Costs associated with inpatient stays constitute the largest single component of healthcare spending. Working as a healthcare professional, you are on the frontline of...
30 Day Readmission Rates to U.S. Hospitals
Hospital readmissions can sometimes feel like a revolving door. Now a new study from AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) is shedding light...
Nurses Request Discussion on Health Effects of Climate, Environment Crisis
Leaders of unions representing leading nurses and other healthcare workers in 18 countries from every major continent requested a meeting with Pope Francis during his...