Best Practices
Nurse Scheduling Nightmares
How two clever nurse managers found low cost options to streamline scheduling.
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Latest Studies
Study Finds Nursing Workforce Is Growing More Diverse And Educated
More males and people of color are entering nursing, and more nurses are earning bachelor's degrees compared with...
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
‘Mindful People’ Feel Less Pain
Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others? A study conducted at Wake Forest...
Latest Studies
Patient Beware: Researchers Diagnose Crowdsourced Hospital Ratings
Consumers can go to Google, Yelp and Facebook for crowdsourced insight about the experiences they'll have at a...
Swimming Devices Could Deliver Drugs Inside the Body
A spherical bead-like device that is smaller than a strand of human hair swims inside the patient to deliver life saving drugs to a specific...
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...
Feeling Tired? Skip the Red Bull
New research shows that drinking one 16-ounce energy drink can increase blood pressure and stress hormone responses significantly. This raises the concern that these...
Survey Shows Nurses Okay with Pay, Prefer Different Practice Setting
Most nurses are satisfied with their annual compensation, but 68% to 88% indicate dissatisfaction with their practice setting, and nearly half would not choose...
RNs More likely to Identify High-Risk Medication Discrepancies
A new study out of University of Missouri caught our attention and deals with an important issue for nurses -safe practices and distinguishing differences in...
UV Rays Help Cut Superbug Transmissions
In a hospital, what you can't see could hurt you. Healthcare facilities continue to battle drug-resistant organisms such as MRSA that loiter on surfaces...