Tag: Nursing
Drug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
Significantly increased risk observed for social or behavioral health workers, registered nurses, health care support workers
Latinos With Advanced Degrees Underrepresented in Health Care Workforce
However, all Latino subgroups overrepresented in health care occupations requiring less than a bachelor's degree
Staffing, Safety Concerns Tied to Burnout in Hospital Clinicians
Both physicians, nurses rank improving nurse staffing as the most needed intervention
Review Outlines Issues Relating to Obtaining Surgical Consent
Junior doctors often obtain surgical consent, but the process is likely undertaken suboptimally
Nursing Homes With More Black Residents Have Higher Health Care Utilization
Authors say lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization, emergency department use
Stress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
Review generally revealed low-certainty evidence, particularly for longer-term effects
Allowing Bedside Nurses to Order C. Difficile Testing Cuts Time to Results
However, change in policy not tied to difference seen in time to initiating treatment
About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
Results of a new survey lay bare the pandemic's impact on nursing
Nurse-Led Palliative Care Boosts Advance Care Planning
Increases seen in both advance directives and end-of-life conversations for patients with advanced cancer
Nurse Staffing Gaps Seen in Hospitals With Most Vulnerable Maternity Patients
Guideline adherence scores lower in hospitals with higher percentage of births paid by Medicaid