Low complication rates for procedures performed by advanced practice providers Advanced practice providers (APPs) performed office-based neonatal circumcisions with results comparable to those of physicians, according to two studies reported here. A circumcision clinic led by nurse practitioners (NPs) had
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But low-ranking hospitals had nearly double the risk The estimated number of avoidable deaths in U.S. hospitals each year has dropped, according to updated analysis prepared for The Leapfrog Group by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers. Matt Austin,
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Work-life balance is a hot concept in the nursing profession. We hear we need it. We want to achieve it. But does it really exist? That question has piqued the interest of Adele A. Webb, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, senior
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Years after “To Err is Human” report, studies show marginal improvement Failure to improve working environments for nurses poses a threat to patient safety, a speaker said at a panel discussion hosted by Health Affairs. In addition, clinician delays in
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Expect more non-physician professional hires in correctional institutions When correctional nurse author and educator Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, was writing a book about nursing in prison, her publisher asked her who would buy the book. “We were trying to figure
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In-hospital patients with delirium are vulnerable during the early posthospitalization period In-hospital delirium is a predictor of readmission, emergency department visits, and discharge to a location other than home, recent research shows. The development of delirium in the hospital setting impacts about 12.5% of general
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Some nurses charge the program has strayed from its original mission Like many nurses, Alene Nitzky, PhD, RN, went into nursing because she wanted to help people. She had moved through the U.S. healthcare system as both a patient and
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Fewer nurses on staff linked to increases in length of stay Ask a nurse and they will tell you that staffing levels matter. Now a study in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine supports that popular opinion, providing further evidence to make the case
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Lauren Bond, a traveling nurse, has held licenses in five states and Washington. She maintains a detailed spreadsheet to keep track of license fees, expiration dates, and the different courses each state requires. The 27-year-old got into travel nursing because
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Four distinct types of anti-vaccination content seen in Facebook posts Anti-vaccination messages on Facebook could be divided into four distinct themes: trust, alternative, safety, and conspiracy, according to researchers who analyzed comments posted in response to a pediatrics clinic’s pro-vaccination
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