Tag: Nursing
Opioid Use Treatment at Intervention Clinics Continues to Rise for Third Year
OUD treatment continued to increase in intervention versus usual care clinics in trial of office-based addiction treatment
Decline Expected in HIV Care Providers in Next Five Years
Authors say findings highlight need to expand primary workforce capacity
Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators Negatively Impacted by Pandemic
Rates for indicators peaked in 2020 but have not yet reached prepandemic levels
Nurse Burnout Tied to Lower Quality of Care
Nurse burnout also tied to worse patient safety outcomes and lower patient satisfaction
Family Medicine-Only Staffing at Birthing Hospitals Tied to Fewer C-Sections
Additionally, family medicine-only staffed hospitals have stronger nursing-rated safety culture
Readmission Varies With Discharge Setting for Adult Sepsis Survivors
High risk for 30-day readmission seen with discharge to skilled nursing facilities, home health care, and home
Cutting Proportion of RNs on Care Teams Tied to Worse Outcomes
Worse outcomes include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, decreased patient satisfaction, excess costs
Low Nurse Staffing Tied to Higher Risk for Patient Death
Low staffing effects only partially mitigated by having temporary staff
Nurses Report Improved Workplace Conditions in 2023 Versus 2022
However, planned departure rates, abusive or violent events, and unsafe conditions remained high
Substituting Lower-Wage Staff for Registered Nurses Tied to Worse Outcomes
Harms include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, excess Medicare costs and forgone cost savings
