Critical care units with higher percentages of registered nurses holding national specialty certifications have lower rates of certain hospital-acquired infection, research shows.
It's a paradox, but to avoid employer mandates, healthcare workers and their organizing bodies should be pushing to increase voluntary vaccinations among their ranks—with caveats.
Hospitals are increasingly involving nurses in facility design, consulting on everything from the size of patient rooms to the art that hangs on the walls. This not only helps improve patient care; it can also improve staff morale and employee satisfaction.
Mandatory overtime is "repugnant to most nurses" says a nursing educator. Fatigue, job dissatisfaction, and high turnover rates are just a few of the consequences.
A patient outcomes study published by a nursing journal may do little to dampen hospitals' enthusiasm for certification from a prestigious credentialing center.
The efficiency-minded CEO of a 25-bed rural hospital explains why he opted for a remotely hosted system. Avoiding the upfront costs of onsite implementation was just one reason.
A small Kansas hospital is telling mission-minded physicians that they don’t need to live overseas in order to help people in need. Doctors are listening.
It's critical for rural communities and organizations to develop their own medical talent. Florida, Missouri, Kansas, and South Dakota are among the latest to train rural providers where they'll be practicing.
Despite losing his two medical offices in a tornado, Keith Morrow, D.O., continues to provide healthcare to shell-shocked survivors in the Alabama community where he's been practicing medicine for 25 years.
