An Eau Claire man physically assaulted four nurses while being treated as a patient at an Eau Claire hospital, police say. The 30-year-old patient was charged Thursday in Eau Claire County Court with four felony counts of bodily harm to a healthcare provider.
Front-line workers continue to weather crisis after crisis, from supply shortages, to a mental health epidemic, to an influx of patients sicker from delaying care.
The pandemic exposed just how deep racial inequities across the health care industry are, but how do we fight that? For students and staff at Emily Griffith Technical College, it starts with training.
This year, nursing classes are addressing racial inequities in healthcare more closely than ever before. This school is one of few in the nation training its students using manikins of color.
The mental health system is increasingly reliant on psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) to meet the psychiatric needs of Medicare patients, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
"We were surprised by the degree to which PMHNPs are the de facto mental health prescribers in parts of the country," said corresponding author Michael Barnett, an associate professor of health policy and management at Harvard Chan School. "In the states where PMHNPs have no restrictions on prescribing medications, these providers account for 50 percent of all mental health prescriber visits in rural areas, which was much greater than we had anticipated."
Topeka nurses want to go the extra mile to give you the best care. That's what Carolyn Wittman, RN, a certified emergency nurse at Stormont Vail found in a recent research project she undertook.
She launched a research project, partnering with a fellow staff member and a mentor at Washburn University. She emailed 1,181 Registered Nurses in Stormont's system, and about 30 percent responded. She learned a significant number held certifications.
Thousands of Minnesota nurses will strike for three days later this month, the Minnesota Nurses Association said Thursday.
The strike, which will begin Sept. 12, will involve 15,000 nurses at 16 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth. Union leaders said they have filed the requisite 10-day notice with hospital employers.