Tag: Nursing
Nurse Understaffing Ups Inpatient Infection Risk
Findings show 15 percent increased risk two days after understaffed day and night shifts
May 2019 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for May 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Pressure Injuries at Time of ICU Admission Tied to Longer Stays
Pressure injuries also may have modest association with higher risk for mortality
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Shortage Looming
White paper calls for research on practice and policy to support maximizing contributions of PNPs
April 2019 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for April 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Public Disclosure Law Improves Nurse Staffing Ratios
After enactment of N.J. law mandating reporting of staffing info, patients per RN fell for 10 specialties
Many NPs Unable to Prescribe Meds to Treat Opioid Addiction
Greater practice restrictions lead to lower percentage of NPs with waivers to prescribe buprenorphine
Readmission Risk Up With Shorter Stay at Nursing Facility
For patients with heart failure discharged to SNF then home, risk highest during first two days at home
Many ICU Workers Contaminated With Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Improper removal of protective equipment tied to higher risk for drug-resistant organism contamination
March 2019 Briefing – Nursing
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Nursing for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
