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Nurse leaders who ranked their work environments and patient safety culture higher than their staff nurses ranked them led hospitals with higher staff nurse burnout rates, according to a study published in Nursing Outlook.
Nursing leaders should vet artificial intelligence technology and include staff in the development and decision-making involving its use to ensure it benefits staff and patients, says Terry McDonnell, DNP, RN, senior vice president and CNE at Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C.
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education met its fall fundraiser goal to support nursing leadership science, with all donations up to $10,000 matched, thanks to an anonymous nursing leader.
A Health Affairs study found fewer than 40% of Medicare beneficiaries with opioid use disorder received standard care aligning with quality measures. In 2022, 1.9 million Medicare beneficiaries had OUD, and from 2022 to 2023, adults ages sixty-five and older experienced the largest increase in drug…
Medicare patients treated in hospital outpatient departments are more likely to reside in geographically isolated and medically underserved communities and be sicker and more complex to treat than those treated in independent physician offices, an American Hospital Association study found.
U.S. vaccine policies are diverging along party lines, with Democrat-led states pursuing policies at odds with those promulgated by the Health and Human Services Department, likely resulting in confusion and falling vaccination rates.
When parents do not respond to questions about their social needs such as access to food, housing or transportation, providers should ask whether they meant to omit an answer.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement describes four governance strategies for health organizations to employ for responsible and effective artificial intelligence implementation.
A two-part American Hospital Association podcast describes how HCA Healthcare is using artificial intelligence to improve safety outcomes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should track and publicize nursing director turnover in its five-star rating system, say researchers who discovered turnover among nursing directors significantly affects quality outcomes.