Healthcare workers can use social media to encourage vaccination against COVID-19, but many are not doing so, according to a study published June 8.
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Advocate Aurora Health is paying nurses and other staff members to step away from their jobs for a day to participate in a "renewal day" focused on employee wellness and connection.
U.S. Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., introduced a bill June 7 to protect healthcare workers from violence that is modeled after existing protections for aircraft and airport workers.
To make a real change in the culture of a healthcare organization, chief wellness officers must first be willing to learn and listen from all individuals, according to a June 3 American Medical Association article.
Violence against healthcare workers is a subject that has been highlighted by healthcare organizations nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of recent shootings on hospital campuses, including on the campus of Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Okla.,…
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Over a year's time, the median nursing tenure in the U.S. fell by 19.5 percent amid increased demands on workers, according to a new study by Epic Research, an Epic Systems journal.
Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Vibra Healthcare has expanded Vibra Travels, its travel nursing and healthcare staffing business.
Healthcare added 28,300 jobs last month, spurred by a gain in hospital employment, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Workforce shortages have embroiled the healthcare industry, posing threats to patient safety, staff well-being and retention efforts. Outside of these key concerns, several healthcare leaders told Becker's shortages are also indirectly interfering with routine hospital protocols and compliance standards.
Looking to combat workforce shortages and treat COVID-19 patents, healthcare facilities turned to locum tenens physicians and healthcare workers to temporarily help ease the strain, according to a May report from AMN Healthcare.