Tag: Nursing
Nurse Work Environment Affects Patient Outcome
Surgical patients in hospitals with good nurse environment less likely to be admitted to ICU, have 30-day mortality
COVID-19 Proning Teams Benefit From Wound Care Specialist Nurse
Findings show inclusion significantly cuts odds of pressure injuries in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19
Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for Quality of Home Health Care
Rural home health care agencies perform better on process measures; urban agencies perform better on outcome measures
U.S. Military Medical Personnel Being Deployed to Ease Shortages
More than 1,000 will begin arriving at hospitals nationwide starting next week
Employment of Nurses Decreased Early in COVID-19 Pandemic
Employment rebounded during the course of 2020, apart from nursing homes, where it remained lower in June 2021 than February 2020
Health Care Workers Had Acceptable Preparedness During First COVID-19 Wave
However, female health care workers had lower preparedness and awareness scores than male counterparts
Simulation Can Improve Time to First Shock in IHCA
Online education and code simulation improves performance of intensive care unit nurses when responding to in-hospital cardiac arrests
Hospitals Lag in Sexual Harassment Policies
Findings reveal few of the top U.S. medical centers have policies addressing harassment of physicians and staff by patients
30 Percent of Hospital-Based Health Care Personnel Unvaccinated
COVID-19 vaccination coverage increased from 36.1 to 60.2 percent from January to April 2021, then slowed, reaching 70.0 percent as of Sept. 15
Vaccines Effective in Preventing Symptomatic COVID-19 in Health Care Workers
Findings seen even for those at risk for severe disease and racial and ethnic groups disproportionately affected by the pandemic
