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High-performing nurse managers attained significantly higher metrics on their units, including more RNs who intended to stay, higher quality of care and lower missed nursing care, compared with low-performing nurse managers, a study found.
Most people said they are “uncertain” whether to believe using acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy can increase the risk of autism in children, according to a KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust.
People who want to get COVID and flu vaccines and older adults who want an RSV vaccine should be able to get them this season.
Public Health Alerts, a new open-access publication led by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, will soon publish critical public health information in the New England Journal of Medicine to fill gaps in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
The continuing government shutdown has caused some hospitals to withdraw from the Medicare hospital-at-home program and require patients to return to the hospital for treatment, resulting in the availability of fewer beds.
The administration released updated guidance on its recent policy to implement a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement released a paper detailing a four-step measurement approach to identify and quantify health disparities to advance health equity.
Nursing leaders at academic medical centers should develop the infrastructure to integrate fully their clinical research nurses, states an article in the October issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.
RN turnover ranged from 18% in hospitals to 100% in skilled nursing facilities between 2012 and 2023, according to a study of 2.8 million RNs and 1.4 million nurse assistants.
A quality improvement project found a simple, low-cost wellness initiative could contribute to decreased burnout and increase retention among new nurses.