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Nursing leadership is critical in establishing a culture of safety, according to a cross-sectional survey highlighted in the Agency for Healthcare Quality’s Journal of Patient Safety.
In an American Hospital Association podcast, WellSpan Health CEO Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN, credits virtual nursing with the system’s high nurse retention rate, as it enables nurses to spend more time with patients and decreases time spent on documentation.
Nurse managers participating in a four-day in-person workweek pilot program at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia had improved job satisfaction and reduced guilt about taking time away from work, a recent Nursing Economics study found.
The American Hospital Association explained how Congress could better support patient access to post-acute care in comments for a hearing held by the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health.
Nurses are invited to fill out the Silence Kills 2.0 survey for a study exploring the caregiver’s capacity to speak up across a variety of circumstances.and identifying behaviors needed to do so more effectively.
With staff nurses rapidly retiring, preceptor training is critical to teach clinical tasks to novice nurses, as well as to foster mentorship, communication and a supportive learning environment.
Provisions to extend key Medicare telehealth waivers and the hospital-at-home programs through Sept. 30 were included in the House-passed continuing resolution bill.
The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation recognized 42 licensure boards and 521 hospitals for changing invasive and stigmatizing mental health questions in their licensing applications.
Researchers found increased continuity in nursing care within intensive care units surprisingly was not associated with fewer in-hospital deaths, challenging conventional thought.
Fostering collaborative relationships between nurses and physicians improves nursing workforce outcomes and promotes a supportive work environment, according to a systematic review of 19 studies published in the March issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.