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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the results of its 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN), filling a decade-long gap in federally gathered nursing workforce data. From 1977 until 2008, the NSSRN provided the most comprehensive data set on…
The Joint Commission is taking steps to help hospitals combat the problems of nurse stress and burnout. Last year, the accrediting agency conducted a national survey of nurse engagement. Fifteen percent of nurses reported feelings of burnout, which the commission considers to be a leading patient…
In partnership with the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), AONL has released a report to help health care organizations achieve an evidence-based allocation of their nursing resources. The Business of Caring: Promoting Optimal Allocation of…
In 2016, about 30% of the more than 14,000 women who gave birth at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, a Magnet hospital in Orlando, Fla., breastfed their babies exclusively at the time of discharge. By 2019, that number was 57%. The hospital credits frontline nurses, who all learned how…
In response to requests from state lawmakers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued letters to Kansas and Ohio representatives in support of bills expanding the scope of practice of advanced practice registered nurse
“Designing, implementing, and evaluating a suite of tools integrated within a vendor EHR to improve patient safety has a variety of challenges.” That’s the conclusion of researchers evaluating a Patient Safety Learning Laboratories (PSLL) project on 12 inpatient units at a large academic medical…
Earlier this week, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced the launch of its division of digital healthcare research.
Surveyed critical care nurses (CCRNs) at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville reported experiencing lower levels of moral distress when they believed they had access to palliative care for their patients. Moral distress often affects nurses who feel they lack clear treatment…
To describe the recruitment experience of foreign-educated U.S. health professionals (FEHPs), researchers surveyed FEHPs recruited between 2015 and 2017 and interviewed a smaller sample of foreign-educated nurses (FENs).
Researchers say a collaborative care model employing certified nurse midwives to lead obstetric care teams is improving the quality of care at one midwestern hospital. Mayo Clinic Health System–Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, Wis., adopted the model in 2014 to counter the growing shortage of…