Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership Articles
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Where 'automation has not been kind to nursing'
While automation holds the lucrative promise for many fields of removing mundane tasks from workloads, some nurse leaders are hopeful — but questioning — if emerging technology will do the same in their field. -
New vaccine could boost immune system to fight HAIs: Study
A new type of vaccine could stimulate the innate immune system to prevent deaths from hospital-acquired infections caused by a variety of bacteria and fungi, according to a recent study. -
Johns Hopkins launches nursing leadership, policy institute
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is unveiling a new institute Nov. 1 aimed at shifting the perception of nurses from a "necessary cost" to a "valued asset," the Baltimore-based university said. -
146 hospitals, systems ranked by nurse support
Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, N.M., ranked highest in the country for nurse organizational support, an MIT Sloan Management Review report found. -
CDC debuts tools for hospital leaders to combat employee burnout
The CDC has launched a federal campaign to offer hospital leaders a collection of resources to strengthen workplace policies around employee well-being and to reduce healthcare worker burnout. -
Optometry association issues alert over latest FDA eye drop recall
Following on the heels of the FDA's updated recall list of contaminated eye drops, the American Optometric Association issued an alert Oct. 31 warning individuals to completely halt usage of the 26 products in question. -
Half of long COVID-19 patients don't improve after 1.5 years
More than 50% of patients experiencing long COVID-19 did not improve after 18 months, according to new study findings that included more than 800 patients. -
2nd patient to receive pig heart transplant dies
The world's second patient transplanted with a genetically modified pig heart has died, the University of Maryland School of Medicine said Oct. 31. -
Admissions, vaccines and a new variant: 5 COVID-19 updates
A new omicron subvariant, HV.1, now accounts for more than a quarter of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., CDC data shows. Meanwhile, uptake of the new vaccine has been slow and new hospital admissions continue to decline. -
Healthcare wants to fly as high as the aviation industry. Can it?
Hospital executives often rave about aviation's success in dramatically lowering the number and scope of accidents over the last 50 years — but when it comes to vastly improving safety, the healthcare industry has failed to leave the runway. -
Brain abscesses tripled after pandemic: CDC
The CDC found brain abscesses tripled and the baseline almost doubled since pre-pandemic times, Science Alert reported Oct. 30. -
The type of virus that may cause the next pandemic
While some health experts suggest that the next pandemic could be between five and 10 years away, what that pandemic could be caused by and if the U.S. will be ready for it are separate questions. -
FDA warns of infection risk from 26 eye drop products
The FDA issued an alert Oct. 27 warning consumers to stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of the potential risk of eye infection that could lead to partial vision loss or blindness. -
Strep cases in hospitals jump as antibiotic supply runs low
Children's hospitals scattered around the U.S. are reporting a significant increase in strep throat cases amid a monthslong shortage of amoxicillin, NBC News reported Oct. 28. -
New COVID strain dominant in US: 4 notes
A new COVID-19 variant, HV.1, is now dominant in the U.S., accounting for more than 25% of cases, according to the latest CDC data. -
146 hospitals, health systems ranked by best compensation for nurses
MIT Sloan Management Review published a "Nursing Satisfaction Index" that shows how nurses at 200 of the largest healthcare employers in the U.S. rate employee experience. -
Fall interventions similar across patients with different risk levels: 4 notes
Overall, there is little variation in interventions used to prevent patient falls, despite different risk levels, according to a new data analysis from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. -
CDC director greenlights mpox, meningitis vaccines
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, signed off on new committee recommendations for two vaccines: mpox and meningitis. -
5 hospitals, systems seeking chief quality officers
Below are five hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings for chief quality officers. -
New nursing specialty certifications introduced in 2023
U.S. nurses can now become certified in two additional specialties: burn nursing and cannabis.
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