Nursing
Nurse burnout is often framed as a staffing or clinical issue. Data from a national survey of more than 2,600…
Nurses must carry a large amount of medical knowledge and quickly pick up skills on the job, which can be daunting for new clinicians. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked four Atlanta nurses to discuss moments in their careers that built up…
Opioids kill 130 Americans per day, and nurses play a critical role in screening and identifying patients with substance use disorders, according to AJC Pulse.
The Oncology Nursing Society has established a Center for Innovation at its Pittsburgh headquarters to develop resources, projects, programs and applications to promote nurses' expertise in cancer care.
Indianapolis-based Riley Hospital for Children shut down its 20-bed psychiatric unit this spring, just three years after the facility opened in 2016, according to The Indianapolis Star.
Sponsored by Cardinal Health Remote pharmacy models provide numerous patient safety and efficiency benefits to the pharmacy by ensuring timely, 24/7 reviews of medication orders. Yet a remote pharmacy team also helps nursing spend more time with patients. From reducing…
Staff
The Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine, is temporarily closing its dialysis center to outpatients due to a nursing shortage, CBS-affiliate TV station WGME reports.
NorthShore University Evanston (Ill.) Hospital created a pilot program to help mental health patients access care sooner after an emergency department visit, reports the Chicago Tribune.
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Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, Mass., is closing its 11-bed inpatient pediatric unit, according to a Worcester Business Journal report.
Thirty-one members of the medical team at St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital gave birth to 32 babies in 2018, according to Fox 9.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Brenham (Texas) has suspended labor and delivery services until Dec. 21, according to The Banner-Press.