WHO: Nurses to Play Key Role in Reducing NCD Deaths
March 28, 2013 - Noncommunicable diseases kill 60 percent of the world’s people, and nurses and midwives have an opportunity and responsibility to play a critical role in lessening the risk and burden of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, co-authored by a UCLA nursing professor. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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AACN CSI Academy Helping Nurses Become Clinical Change Agents
April 5, 2013 - Critical care nurses at seven Pennsylvania hospitals have begun their journey into learning about managing quality improvement initiatives from conception through sharing findings while tackling their own project as participants in the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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New Nursing Care Standards for Patients with IDD Published by ANA
April 8, 2013 - Nurses whose practice specialty focuses on the intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) population face specialized challenges and opportunities. This unique client population is present in all communities and healthcare settings, and caring for them requires the specialized expertise of nurse practitioners. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Joint Commission Calls Attention to Alarm Fatigue
April 11, 2013 - Although well intentioned, the constant beeping of alarms and an overabundance of information transmitted by medical devices such as ventilators, blood pressure monitors and cardiac monitors is putting patients at serious risk, so The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert urging hospital leaders to take a focused look at alarm fatigue. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Male Nurses Becoming More Commonplace, Census Bureau Reports
February 28, 2013 - The nursing profession remains overwhelmingly female, but the representation of men has increased as the demand for nurses has grown over the last several decades, according to a U.S. Census Bureau study released February 25, 2013. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Early Elective Deliveries on the Decline
March 1, 2013 - Early elective deliveries seem to be on the decline, but there’s still a great deal of room for improvement. And children’s health advocates say that nurses can continue making a positive difference in the rate of preterm births.
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Health Care at What Cost? Hospitals Can't Always Tell Their Patients
February 21, 2013 - Think about the last time that you bought a car. You probably did some research, visiting several dealerships, scouring websites for reviews and comparing offers. Yet, many people go into surgery without even thinking about shopping around to make sure they’re getting the best deal. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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What Patients Really Want
February 21, 2013 - Health care is becoming more patient focused, with patients expected to assume greater responsibility for their health and to rate their satisfaction with their care. So what do patients value and how can nurses deliver on it? (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Report Sees Revolving Door of Patients Returning to...
February 13, 2013 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a report showing that one in eight Medicare patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being released after surgery in 2010, while patients in the hospital for reasons other than surgery returned at an even higher rate of one in six. Both rates were virtually unchanged from 2008. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Healthcare at What Cost? Hospitals Can't Always...
February 21, 2013 - Think about the last time that you bought a car. You probably did some research, visiting several dealerships, scouring websites for reviews and comparing offers. Yet, many people go into surgery without even thinking about shopping around to make sure they’re getting the best deal. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Is Your Hospital One of America’s 100 Best Employers?
February 14, 2013 - Hospitals and healthcare clinics have made great strides in recent years in creating workplaces and cultures that help nurses and other staff members to thrive. In fact, they represent a good portion of the top employers ranked by Fortune magazine in their annual 100 Best Companies to Work For list. On the newly-released 2013 list, 11 health care delivery organizations were recognized. That makes seven years in a row that health care service providers have comprised at least 10 percent of the organizations achieving recognition as one of the country’s 100 best workplaces. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Report Sees Revolving Door of Patients Returning to the Hospital
February 13, 2013 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has released a report showing that one in eight Medicare patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being released after surgery in 2010, while patients in the hospital for reasons other than surgery returned at an even higher rate of one in six. Both rates were virtually unchanged from 2008. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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This Week Marks Annual Celebration of Nurse...
January 21, 2013 - Administering anesthesia across the United States for 150 years, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and thousands of their colleagues around the country are celebrating this year’s 14th annual National Nurse Anesthetists Week campaign, Jan. 20–26, 2013.
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Overall Health Status of Baby Boomers Appears Lower...
February 5, 2013 - Dana E. King, M.D., M.S., of the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, and colleagues studied the overall reported health status of aging baby boomers compared with the previous generation by analyzing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
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AMN Healthcare and HELPS International Join Forces for...
AMN Healthcare, in partnership with HELPS International, is seeking medical volunteers to assist a 50 member medical team going to San Cristobal, Guatemala, from April 6 to 17, 2013. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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