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Concern is growing that 60 days of postpartum care in not enough to diagnose and treat some of the conditions contributing to poor maternal outcomes in the United States. Women who become Medicaid-eligible during their pregnancies automatically lose their coverage 60 days after giving birth,…
Potentially preventable deaths from the five leading causes are consistently higher in rural counties than in urban ones, according to a study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rural/urban gap in the percentages of preventable deaths widened from 2010…
Researchers affirmed the benefits of teamwork after studying the relationship between teamwork processes and clinical and process outcome measures in acute care settings. A systematic review and meta-analysis in BMJ Open, comprising 1,390 teams, found teamwork positively correlated with both…
In an interview with HealthLeaders Media, consultant Kate Fenner, PhD, RN, said the public focus on sexual harassment makes it “imperative that executives lead their organizations on this pressing issue.” In her view, hospitals must put clear policies and procedures in place; educate staff,…
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education and the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN) are partnering on a research study to identify gaps in current knowledge, prioritize research topics for nursing leadership and administration research, and develop a…
Research on the effects of responding to mass casualty events on health professionals is limited, but interviews conducted by a MedPage Today reporter suggest they can linger for years. Megan Duke, RN, of Loma Linda University Medical Center treated victims of the 2015 San Bernardino shooting.
The Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) is urging every nurse who serves on a board to register that service with the coalition and “Be Counted.” The NOBC believes all boards—whether local, state or national; in health care or in other arenas—benefit from the perspective nurses bring to the table.
In a recent post, Johns Hopkins University Professor Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, shared