Agency nurses are just as educated and nearly as experienced as permanent nurses and may be a good solution to the projected nursing shortage, a study says.
A Medicare ruling restoring payments to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists for services performed to the full extent of their scope of practice is raising the ire of some physicians.
As a high-profile violence-against-nurses case goes to trial in New York State, a hospital stands by its nurses. It should come as no surprise that the hospital has earned a long list of quality accolades.
A business school study titled, 'The Value of Bosses,' is the latest piece of evidence to support the idea that the ability to teach is a critical quality among successful nurse leaders.
The way nurses answer one key question strongly correlates to actual patient outcomes and patient-reported data, making nurses a reliable barometer of hospital quality measures, a study shows.
Nurses are more likely to report patient care errors when they feel safe admitting mistakes to their supervisors. That, in turn, leads to a lower overall error rate, research shows.
By saying that 'substituting NPs for doctors cannot be the answer' to the nation's primary care shortage, the American Academy of Family Physicians suggests that there are two classes of care. And therein lies the danger to our system of healthcare.
A portfolio credentialing program is good news for nurse practitioners who are exam-phobic. More importantly, it could open up new avenues for nurses to attain board certifications in niche specialties.
