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Good Nursing Environment Lowers Readmissions

PHILADELPHIA—New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that Medicare patients treated in hospitals with a good work environment for nurses had up to 10 percent lower odds of readmission than those treated in hospitals with a poor work ...More
December 20, 2012
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Nurse Practitioners Can Ease Doctor Shortage in Michigan

ANN ARBOR—Reports indicate that Michigan faces a physician shortage much larger than the national average. Yet, Michigan law prevents the medical professionals who could best mitigate this shortage from doing so, because it prohibits advanced practice registered nurses ...More
November 15, 2012
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Study: Nursing Burnout Linked to Hospital Infections

WASHINGTON—Nursing burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates (HAIs) and costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of ...More
July 30, 2012
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Ariz. Coalition called to help 'Future of Nursing' Campaign

PHOENIX—The Arizona Action Coalition has been selected as an "action coalition" by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, coordinated through the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA). The CCNA is an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the ...More
March 15, 2012
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Understanding Older Generations at Work

Mandatory retirement has been illegal in most industries for decades, but some managers are still reluctant to hire and retain workers older than 65. Frequently, workers in this age group are characterized as inflexible, slower and reluctant to evolve with technology. But ...More
December 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Nurse Workforce Growing Fast; Younger Nurses Joining Ranks

The number of young people entering the nursing profession is surging, providing relief from the recent nursing shortage, according to an article in the December Health Affairs. Aggressive efforts to make nursing a more attractive career choice have helped spur a 62 percent ...More
December 9, 2011
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Report Explores Impact of Nurse Staffing on Patient Health

Staffing a healthcare facility once hummed along as a basic clerical function, but thanks to today's pressure-cooker healthcare environment and other complex issues, staffing has become the operations linchpin that determines whether organizations succeed. ...More
August 24, 2011
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Study: Advanced-Practice Nurse Care Comparable to Doctor Care

Today’s primary care physicians in the United States are too few in number to meet the healthcare needs of a burgeoning population; healthcare reform will only amplify the problem. That’s where nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and other advanced practice nurses enter the ...More
August 5, 2011
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New Nursing Apps Aim to Reduce Job Stress

One out of five new registered nurses (RNs) quit before the end of their first year of nursing, according to a 2009 Rnworkproject.org study. Reasons they gave were that they were overworked, underpaid, unappreciated and overstressed. ...More
August 4, 2011
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Stand Out From the Crowd: How Education Can Advance Your Nursing Career

Nursing is a competitive landscape, and with 2.5 million jobs is the largest healthcare occupation, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Not all positions are created equal, and nurses will have to contend with quantity versus quality. Education is the best way to get ...More
July 28, 2011
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