Ask any nurse or nurse manager about problems at work, and you'll probably hear the same stories: understaffed shifts, floating, unplanned overtime, last-minute schedule changes, imbalances between experienced and novice staff, rushed calls for contingent nurses, scheduling mistakes, gaps in…
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After surviving the largest mass shooting in American history, Pulse nightclub victim Angel Santiago, a 32-year-old used car salesman, was admitted to Florida Hospital Orlando. Mr. Santiago's experience inspired him to pursue a career in nursing.
Hospital workers at Kindred Hospital-Baldwin Park (Calif.) have voted to join the Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union, an affiliate of the California Nurses Association, according to a CNA announcement.
El Camino Hospital has agreed to a new three-year contract with nurses, according to a Los Altos Town Crier report.
UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif., is using companions to help ease isolation for its geriatric patients, according to NPR.
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Staffing shortages tops the list of concerns for healthcare executives in the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, with 42 percent identifying this as having the biggest influence on their ability to delivery care effectively, according to Premier's semiannual economic…
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants can now participate in a training program for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid abuse, thereby allowing them to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication designed to curb opioid addiction.
Ernest Hemingway once said, "The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." That's easier said than done when the topic at hand is the scheduling of your entire workforce, and that workforce is…
As we approach the new year, now is a great time for your medical group to review the past year, and take steps toward the year ahead.
The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, legal battles, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported after Oct. 21.