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Patient care staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles can take 10- to 20-minute work breaks in one of 13 “serenity lounges” equipped with massage chairs, aromatherapy oils and artwork.
A work environment with organizational trust contributes to oncology nurses’ speaking up to prevent medical errors and improve patient care, according to a study.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released a proposed rule that would impose minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities ─ including skilled nursing facilities ─ participating in Medicare and Medicaid.
AONL will hold a webinar exploring ways nurse leaders can use social media to influence nursing on Sept. 13 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.
Kit Bredimus, DNP, RN, CNO of Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas, discusses how he provided updates to the media about the COVID-19 crisis and how individuals could mitigate the spread.
Clinicians raised concerns about patient safety and quality of care delivered to boarding patients in emergency departments and said boarding negatively affected their satisfaction, according to a study.
COVID-19 hospital admissions rose 18.8% to 15,067 from Aug. 13 to Aug. 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Residents in long-term care facilities who were infected with the BA.1 or BA.2 Omicron variant in 2022 were more likely to get COVID-19 again, compared with people in the facilities who never tested positive for the virus, according to research.
At least four in 10 people say they have heard each of 10 specific false claims about COVID-19, reproductive health and gun violence, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey on health misinformation.
With support from the American Hospital Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements initiative.