Nursing

3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
The mandates mark the first time nursing homes have been told how to spend payments from the government programs and...
Contract Nurse Pay-Rate Data Made Available to All Hospitals and Health Systems
Reports allow hospitals to make 'the most informed staffing decision possible,' COO says.

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University of South Carolina Nursing Faculty and Students Recognized for Administering Mass COVID-19 Vaccines
The nursing school's efforts 'reflect the true spirit of nursing and of the NP profession,' American Association of Nurse Practitioners...
Yelp Ratings of Healthcare Facilities May Reveal Death Rate Disparities
Unfiltered online repositories such as review sites and social media can contain valuable patient feedback, researchers said.
'They Treat Me Like I'm Old and Stupid': Seniors Decry Health Providers' Age Bias
Nearly 20% of Americans age 50 and older say they have experienced discrimination in healthcare settings.
United Healthcare, Optum Launch Virtual-first Health Plan
NavigateNOW is being touted as "a simpler, more convenient experience at approximately 15% less premium cost than traditional benefit plans."
Hygienists Brace for Pitched Battles With Dentists in Fights Over Practice Laws
Illinois trails many other states in allowing dental hygienists unsupervised contact with patients. In Colorado, on the extreme end, hygienists...
The ridiculous practice that stopped some nurses from working in a pandemic
On Oct. 8, 2020, three Wyoming nurses got a nasty shock: A judge ordered them to stop providing home health...
The U.S. needs more nurses, but nursing schools don't have enough slots
Across the country, hospitals desperate for nurses ? especially in acute care ?are trying to address intense burnout among health...
Texas nurse convicted of killing 4 men with air injections
TYLER, Texas (AP) ? A Texas nurse was convicted this week of capital murder in the deaths of four patients...
Nurses taking concerns over 'unsafe' conditions public in WNC
Nurses at a Western North Carolina hospital are taking their concerns for patient safety public after conversations with hospital leadership...
Call the midwife? State senate passes measure to license midwives without nursing degrees to ‘give folks options and choices’
Midwifery moved a step closer to becoming a licensed profession in Illinois on Wednesday thanks to a measure advanced by...
‘People have shown up’: Nurse’s plea for break room upgrade receives overwhelming community response
After another tough weekend at work, Grace Brooks, a pediatric ICU nurse at Children's Minnesota had an idea.
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