Tag: Nursing

Nurse practitioners overrepresented among clinicians with the highest and lowest rates of inappropriate prescribing

Proportion of visits delivered by nonphysicians varies across conditions, from 13.2 percent for eye disorders to 41.5 percent for respiratory infections

Subcutaneous anchor securement system better than adhesive securement device for reaching end of need with a single PICC

High resilience among nurses associated with better quality of care and contributes to job satisfaction

12-week app-based intervention reduced depressive symptoms, burnout, and absenteeism

Significantly increased risk observed for social or behavioral health workers, registered nurses, health care support workers

However, all Latino subgroups overrepresented in health care occupations requiring less than a bachelor's degree

Both physicians, nurses rank improving nurse staffing as the most needed intervention

Junior doctors often obtain surgical consent, but the process is likely undertaken suboptimally

Authors say lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization, emergency department use