Actionable Safety Huddles: A Hospital’s Nurse-Led Approach
It’s no secret that healthcare as an industry could do better at being proactive with quality and safety data. Earlier this month, 13 leaders shared thoughts in NEJM Catalyst on how [...]
Opinion: We Can Howl About Staffing Challenges, Or Start Fixing Them
The government’s promise to impose federal staffing standards could happen any day now. Talk about staffing challenges. This pending mandate has the provider community on edge. For a couple of [...]
Nurse Swoops in Like ‘Batman’ in All Black, Saves Woman’s Life
Madison Johnston, a North Carolina nurse, was visiting Pennsylvania’s North Fayette Township on Wednesday when her out-of-state adventure suddenly turned into another day at the office — a [...]
Nurse Staffing Gaps Seen in Hospitals With Most Vulnerable Maternity Patients
Nurse staffing inconsistent with national standards is more likely to be reported in hospitals serving patients with higher rates of medical or obstetric complications, according to a study [...]
Why Health Care Staffing Crisis Persists Despite Returning to Pre-Pandemic Employment Levels
The American health care system has finally regained the jobs it lost at the onset of the pandemic, but the industry faces a continued uphill battle to bring the next generation of health care [...]
Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation: The First 5 Years
Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (HNHN) is excited to share 5 years worth of nurse wellness data, program progress, and so much more! When HNHN launched on May 1, 2017, we knew that nurses health [...]
What’s changed 1 year after RaDonda Vaught’s conviction?
In the year since RaDonda Vaught was convicted for a fatal medical error, much has been said from leaders at all levels of healthcare about the need to build a strong culture of safety and [...]
80% Of Nurses Plan To Remain On The Job Until Retirement
Despite the nursing industry’s challenges, 80% of nurses plan to stay with their profession until retirement even though most (84%) do not think issues such as understaffing, burnout and pay are [...]
Nurse Shortage Named ‘Global Health Emergency’
A total 13 million nurses will need to be replaced globally within the coming years, according to a March 2023 International Council of Nurses report. With the global nursing shortage as high as [...]
Survey: Nurses Need More Support, Less Abuse
The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) recently released its third annual Pulse on the Nation’s Nurses Survey, a large-scale national survey examining some of the concerns currently facing nurses. [...]
