Progress Implementing the IOM’s Future of Nursing...
December 13, 2013 - Three years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report, much progress has occurred, including raising awareness of the role the health care professionals play in improving America's health, promoting nurses’ academic progression and advancing changes in scope of practice so nurses can practice to the fullest extent based on their education and licensure. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Gallup Poll: Nurses Are (Once Again) the Most Trusted...
December 18, 2013 - Once again, nurses are tops. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 19, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Progress Implementing the IOM’s Future of Nursing Recommendations
December 13, 2013 - Three years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report, much progress has occurred, including raising awareness of the role the health care professionals play in improving America's health, promoting nurses’ academic progression and advancing changes in scope of practice so nurses can practice to the fullest extent based on their education and licensure. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 14, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Sshh! Nursing Initiative Reduces Hospital Noise, Improves Sleep for Patients
December 9, 2013 - Hospitals are inherently noisy places. Alarms clang. Pages blare overhead. Doors open and close. TVs drone. And, of course, people talk. Nurses discuss their patients at shift change, and visitors chat with their loved ones. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 10, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Associate Degree Nursing Organization Joins ANA as Affiliate
December 6, 2013 - The American Nurses Association (ANA) announced today that the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) has joined ANA as an organizational affiliate. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 7, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
How Social Media Usage is Changing RN Job Searches
December 6, 2013 - If you enjoy posting photos of your family on Facebook, watching videos on YouTube or pinning pictures of mouth-watering desserts or stylish outfits on Pinterest, you’re not alone. But nurses are increasingly, and more strategically, using social media for professional purposes, too. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 7, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New Appraisal Tool Provides View of RNs’ Health,...
November 18, 2013 - Registered nurses (RNs) constantly evaluate the health and wellness of their patients and provide guidance and educational resources. But how many RNs really know the status of their health, and how to improve their wellness? (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 5, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nursing Interventions Help Patients Stay on...
November 27, 2013 - A targeted effort to help high-risk heart failure patients stay on their medications did improve adherence to drug regimens, but had surprisingly little effect lowering hospital readmission rates, according to a study at Duke Medicine. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - December 5, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nursing Interventions Help Patients Stay on Medication, Not Necessarily Avoid Readmission
November 27, 2013 - A targeted effort to help high-risk heart failure patients stay on their medications did improve adherence to drug regimens, but had surprisingly little effect lowering hospital readmission rates, according to a study at Duke Medicine. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 27, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New Appraisal Tool Provides View of RNs’ Health, Wellness, Safety on Job
November 18, 2013 - Registered nurses (RNs) constantly evaluate the health and wellness of their patients and provide guidance and educational resources. But how many RNs really know the status of their health, and how to improve their wellness? (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 23, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Maryland Becomes Second State to Adopt Nurse Residency...
October 29, 2013 - The UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program,
developed jointly by UHC and the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing, has been selected to implement the program's curriculum in
Maryland's new statewide nurse residency collaborative. Maryland is the
second state in the country to create such a collaborative. UHC will
support the lead agency, the Maryland Organization of Nurse Executives
(MONE), to provide in-hospital training to help first-year nurses
transition from the classroom to the bedside. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New President-Elect Named for the American Academy of...
October 30, 2013 - Bobbie Berkowitz, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of
Columbia University School of Nursing and senior vice-president of the
Columbia University Medical Center, has become the American Academy of
Nursing’s president-elect, it was announced at the Academy’s annual
policy conference in Washington, DC. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses Report Satisfaction with Career Choice; Current...
November 5, 2013 - After all the sacrifices and hard work, are you still happy with your choice to pursue a nursing career? (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Access to Nurse Practitioner Care Strongly Supported...
November 13, 2013 - The American Association of Nurse
Practitioners (AANP), the largest professional membership organization
for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the world, recently released survey
results that show widespread, national support among the general public
for legislative and policy proposals that give patients access to NP
care and services. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Access to Nurse Practitioner Care Strongly Supported in Recent Poll
November 13, 2013 - The American Association of Nurse
Practitioners (AANP), the largest professional membership organization
for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the world, recently released survey
results that show widespread, national support among the general public
for legislative and policy proposals that give patients access to NP
care and services. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - November 14, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
