'Dangerous Precedent' Set by California Supreme Court Decision, Says ANA
August 12, 2013 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) issued the following statement on August 12, 2013, attributable to ANA President Karen A. Daley, PhD, RN, FAAN: (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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The Future of Value-based Nursing Care
August 16, 2013 - Value has become one of the latest buzz words in health care, with the advent of value-based purchasing, with its focus on both outcomes and cost, and passage of the Affordable Care Act, which authorized the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program and expanded accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other value propositions. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 16, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses Report Verbal Abuse Common, Related to Work Environment
August 12, 2013 - Nurses working in negative environments suffer from more verbal abuse from physicians and harbor less favorable work attitudes than their peers, according to a recent study by the RN Work Project. But the investigators could not determine causality and ask whether poor working conditions create an environment in which physicians are more likely to be abusive, or does verbal abuse by physicians create an unfavorable work environment. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Dangerous Precedent Set by California Supreme Court Decision, Says ANA
August 12, 2013 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) issued the following statement on August 12, 2013, attributable to ANA President Karen A. Daley, PhD, RN, FAAN: (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NLN Wins Latest Court Battle with Accreditation Subsidiary
August 10, 2013 - When an internal disagreement between two organizations committed to excellence in nursing education escalated to the courts, the Hon. Anil Singh of the New York Supreme Court upheld the position of the parent organization, the National League for Nursing (NLN). (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 10, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
‘Most Wired’ Hospitals Transforming Nursing and Patient Care
August 2, 2013 - The federal government’s push to achieve meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased the pace at which healthcare facilities adopt technology solutions. This, in turn, has caused facilities to require more technology expertise from their staff, so that everyone can keep up with the new methods of healthcare delivery and documentation. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 7, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
National Initiative Launched Promoting Compassionate Care in Nursing
August 6, 2013 - Leaders with The Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced a new collaboration to recognize nurses who exhibit leadership in compassionate, humanistic care as educators, researchers, mentors and practitioners as well as students who exemplify and demonstrate these qualities. This initiative will mirror what the Foundation has done successfully over the last 25 years in developing Gold signature programming and research opportunities within academic medicine. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Health Care Workers Suffer Highest Total Worker Injury...
July 18, 2013 - Health care workers suffer more injuries and illnesses on the job each year than those in any other industry, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts relatively few inspections of health care facilities and is hamstrung in its ability to take action to resolve unsafe conditions by an absence of needed safety standards, a new report by Public Citizen shows. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 5, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
ANA Recommends Requiring Health Plans to Include APRNs...
July 29, 2013 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) has recommended to a federal agency that health insurers seeking to offer plans on state health insurance exchanges must include a certain number of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in each plan’s network of health care providers for the plans to qualify. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 5, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
‘Most Wired’ Hospitals Transforming Nursing and...
August 2, 2013 - The federal government’s push to achieve meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased the pace at which healthcare facilities adopt technology solutions. This, in turn, has caused facilities to require more technology expertise from their staff, so that everyone can keep up with the new methods of healthcare delivery and documentation. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - August 5, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
ANA Recommends Requiring Health Plans to Include APRNs to Qualify for Insurance Exchanges
July 29, 2013 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) has recommended to a federal agency that health insurers seeking to offer plans on state health insurance exchanges must include a certain number of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in each plan’s network of health care providers for the plans to qualify. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - July 31, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Health Care Workers Suffer Highest Total Worker Injury Toll While Having Few Federal Safety Protections, Study Shows
July 18, 2013 - Health care workers suffer more injuries and illnesses on the job each year than those in any other industry, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts relatively few inspections of health care facilities and is hamstrung in its ability to take action to resolve unsafe conditions by an absence of needed safety standards, a new report by Public Citizen shows. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - July 22, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Preparing Today's Student Nurses for Tomorrow's Careers
July 11, 2013 - With the health care system evolving, new delivery models coming to the fore and a transition to a more collaborative team-based focus, nursing remains a career full of opportunities, albeit in different settings and with varying responsibilities. And nursing schools are busy preparing students for the changes to come. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - July 17, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
California Supreme Court Weighs Nursing Case on School...
June 19, 2013 - In a case that pits organizations committed to patient safety and quality of care--the American Nurses Association and the American Diabetes Association--against each other, the California Supreme Court will decide a legal fight over who is qualified to administer insulin to students while in public schools. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - July 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Flu Vaccine Option...
June 25, 2013 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on June 20, 13 to 0, in favor of recommending FluBlok during the 2013-2014 influenza season for vaccination of persons 18 through 49 years of age with egg allergy of any severity. FluBlok was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2013. Unlike current production methods for other available seasonal influenza vaccines, FluBlok does not use the influenza virus or chicken eggs in its manufacturing process. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - July 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
