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Black adults use emergency departments for mental health disorders at higher rates than other race and ethnicity groups, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The National Academy of Medicine Culture of Health program will hold a virtual meeting on March 9-10 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
A mentoring program to build the diversity of the nursing workforce is seeking health system partners.
Schools of nursing should collaborate with AONL and other organizations to address challenges to meet workforce needs, states a recommendation in a report about the future of nursing faculty.
Nursing students participating in a study are receiving coaching on meditation and stress-reduction techniques.
An immersive, virtual reality education experience can help prepare nursing students to practice on a busy hospital floor at Hertzing University in Milwaukee.
Peer support is at the center of a program to reduce nurse burnout.
Unit culture, peers and scheduling were top factors influencing front-line nurses’ decisions to remain in their positions, according to a study.
A recent bipartisan bill would no longer require certified registered nurse anesthetists to practice under physician supervision under Medicare Part A conditions of participation.
Bipartisan legislation introduced in February 2023 would require the government and its independent committees to study expanded telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommend potential enhancements to telehealth access and quality.