Hundreds of workers at Danbury (Conn.) Hospital and New Milford (Conn.) Hospital are seeking to unionize, union officials said last week in a news release.
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A workplace mindfulness-based intervention can reduce the stress levels of healthcare workers in high-stress settings, like nurses in an intensive care unit, according to a study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
One in four registered nurses in Massachusetts has reported that excessive patient case loads have directly contributed to patient deaths, according to a Massachusetts Nurses Association survey.
After showing very little growth in March — the nation added just 85,000 jobs then — the nation bounced back in April, as employers added 223,000 jobs. Healthcare contributed 45,200 jobs to that total, according to the most recent jobs…
Nurses make up a vital part of the healthcare industry, providing care to patients and filling leadership roles at hospitals, health systems and other organizations. In honor of National Nurses Week, here are 50 statistics, facts and figures regarding these…
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Los Altos Hills, Calif.-based Daughters of Charity Health System has signed a short-term contract extension with Service Employees International Union and the California Nurses Association, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.
University of Chicago Medical Center nurses represented by National Nurses United have approved a new four-year agreement with the hospital.
National Nurses Week, a time to show appreciation for nurses and the care they provide, begins today and runs through May 12.
Nurses who are looking for new jobs may want to consider some states more strongly than others, according to Wallethub, a personal finance social network.
Although the hourly personnel cost may be more for supplemental RNs than for permanent RNs, minimal to modest use of supplemental RNs in certain situations could be cost-efficient or breakeven for a hospital, a study published in the Journal of…