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The Health Resources and Services Administration issued this month a Bureau of Health Workforce Footprint Map.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will create an Office of Health Equity as part of an announced restructuring following widespread criticism during the pandemic.
Jonathan Perlin, PhD, MD, Joint Commission president and CEO, discussed his decision to enact fewer, more meaningful requirements for hospitals.
A nursing program in upstate New York sought to address incivility after every faculty member said it was a major issue, and their efforts were detailed in the journal Nursing2023.
Fewer than 20% of nurse practitioners seek help from a mental health professional, even though 60% experience burnout and nearly 40% are depressed, according to a recent Medscape report.
New Mexico, Arizona, Florida and Indiana recently passed legislation to enable nursing schools to educate more students.
On nursing units where nurses miss more required care, very low birthweight infants have greater odds of acquiring a bloodstream infection and staying longer in the hospital.
Using creative staffing and flexible scheduling are strategies hospitals can implement to attract and retain nurses.
AONL extended to Feb.21 the application deadline for the AONL Foundation for Nursing Research Leadership Education Researcher of the Year Award.
The American Hospital Association highlights factors contributing to maternal health deaths and amplifies promising initiatives to combat rising maternal morbidity and mortality rates.