Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
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Texas nursing program shutters after 44 years
Houston Community College no longer offers its Associate Degree in Nursing program, according to the Texas Board of Nursing. -
25 states where virus levels are high as flu holds steady
Flu activity remains high across most of the country, with increases reported in half of HHS regions. Meanwhile, key metrics for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus continue to trend down. -
Nevada reports record high C. auris cases in January
Nevada reported record high numbers of Candida auris cases in January, with 69 clinical cases and 133 colonization cases, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Feb. 22. -
Why 1 hospital launched a 'designated education unit' for new nurses
Mercy Fort Smith (Ark.) Hospital has launched a new 18-bed unit, which will have a 4:1 patient to nurse ratio. The unit is specifically designed to provide close contact, hands-on training for new graduate nurses. -
Arkansas system breaks rules
If you could break any rule at your health system, what would it be? -
Clinical Loss Aversion & Safe Patient Handling and Mobility: The Impact on Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Organizations
Loss aversion is the concept that losses are more psychologically impactful than gains. This is the most important idea in behavioral decision-making (1,2,3) and plays a huge role in healthcare. -
New Sparrow hospital chief of staff begins term
Michael Kent McLeod, MD, has started a two-year term as chief of medical staff at E.W. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich. -
FDA issues warning about glucose monitoring with smart devices
The FDA is warning health providers and patients to avoid use of smart devices like watches and rings that purport to measure glucose levels without piercing the skin, the agency announced Feb. 21. -
Clinicians, local advocates decry Mission Hospital's immediate jeopardy correction plan
A group of physicians and patient advocates are criticizing HCA Mission Hospital's plan of correction to revoke its immediate jeopardy status because it makes no mention of increasing staff, local news outlets reported Feb. 22. -
35 measles cases reported in 15 states: CDC
Louisiana and Indiana have joined the ranks of 13 other states reporting measles cases this year amid a national resurgence of the virus. -
Norovirus climbs across US
Norovirus has been on the rise since October, and the stomach virus is now positive in 12.4% of tests sent to labs, according to CDC data. -
'Adjusting the sails': Hackensack hospital's path to a rare Magnet achievement
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has been recertified as a Magnet-designated hospital for the seventh consecutive year. Chief Nursing Officer Ramonita Jimenez, DNP, RN, says the achievement is one any facility can reach; it is all about "adjusting the sails." -
Patients undergo 'promising' long COVID therapy
A type of respiratory therapy that involves breathing 100% pure oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber improved symptoms of fatigue, brain fog, mood and pain in patients experiencing long COVID-19. -
C.diff guidelines revised for patients with recurrent infections
A common practice for treating patients with gastrointestinal conditions has been revised by the American Gastroenterological Association, it announced Feb. 21. -
CHS adds 1K+ bedside nurses; contract labor down $260M
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems added more than 1,000 bedside nurses as part of its centralized clinical recruitment strategy in 2023, executives said during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Feb. 21. -
AMA, National Quality Forum partner to standardize patient symptom data
To tackle the persistent challenge of diagnostic errors, the American Medical Association and National Quality Forum have partnered to establish standards for collecting and sharing patient symptom data in clinical care. -
The strategies that dropped vacancy rates at 10 systems
In the midst of staff shortages, health systems and healthcare groups have become more creative and focused on retention strategies. -
How to close the research gap in women's leading cause of death: Viewpoint
In 1912, a researcher described cardiovascular disease in men. It was not until 1928, however, that the same researcher wrote another paper showing women also suffered from the disease. This is one example of how research into and treatments for heart disease in women, the leading cause of death in women, has lagged for decades, a Feb. 1 Circulation Research article said. -
Results are in on 'tripledemic' viruses' hospital burden this season: 4 notes
The combined effects of flu, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 this season led to similar levels of hospitalizations and illness, but there were smaller peaks of COVID-19 and RSV compared to the 2022-2023 virus season. -
10 states where 'nurse burnout' is Googled most
Arizona Googled the term "nurse burnout" the most out of all states, a Betternurse.org study found.
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