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In an interview with HealthLeaders Media, AONL CEO Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, describes how hospitals and health systems are pursuing near- and long-term solutions such as upskilling, collaboration and nontraditional support to recruit and retain nurses.
Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit mothers and their newborn infants, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a request for applications to participate in the Making Care Primary Model, a value-based payment model starting in July 2024 in Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, upstate New York, North Carolina and Washington.
Four health systems are piloting for three years Stress First Aid, which teaches individuals how to identify stress in others, as well as in teams or at the organizational level.
Higher levels of job satisfaction among intensive care unit nurses, lower rates of missed nursing care and increased levels of nurse staffing are associated with fewer hospital-acquired infections, a study found.
To improve its C-difficile infection rates, hospitals should survey front-line staff to determine whether guidelines and improvement strategies are effectively translated into practice, a study found.
Artificial intelligence can be used to better manage patients and adjust nurse workloads, reducing stress and burnout, according to David Benton, PhD, RGN, CEO of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
A $2.6 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will enable a rural Michigan nursing college to prepare nurses from disadvantaged or underrepresented backgrounds interested in working in rural or underserved areas, primary care or mental health.
The National Quality Forum will join the Joint Commission, while maintaining its independence in convening and developing consensus-based measures.