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...

Nurse Scheduling Nightmares

How two clever nurse managers found low cost options to streamline scheduling. ...

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...

Words Matter

A new John Hopkins study found stigmatizing language in medical records may affect the care a patient receives. When...

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...

New Study Sheds Light on Racial Differences In Trust of Physicians

A new Emory University study could help provide a clearer understanding of why black and Latino patients are less likely to trust their physicians than...

They Can Take Your Sanity, But They Can’t Take Your Humor…Or Can They?

Hospital humor—it’s one of the most “insider” elements of the medical world, and little understood (or appreciated) among visitors. And it’s been called a...

Experienced Nurses : Great For Patients, Great For Hospitals

Patients cared for by more experienced nurses not only receive better care, but also have shorter hospital stays. This finding comes from an extensive study...

Who to Treat With Statins

. Atherosclerosis Arises When . Fat, cholesterol, and other substances accumulate along artery walls and form a sticky buildup known as plaque. Left untreated, atherosclerosis can...

Test Results via Email, Text or Web Portal?

The results of common medical tests are sometimes delivered to patients by email, letters or voice mail, but are these the most preferred methods?...

Can (and should?!) nurses be shamed into washing their hands at work?

Do you wash your hands as much as you should on the floor? New systems use a powerful emotion to make sure nurses and...