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Integrating a therapy dog into the classroom improves mental health support for nursing students, according to a study from the St. Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.
More than 5.6 million women live in counties with no or limited access to maternity care services, according to research from the March of Dimes.
The Nursing Community Coalition this week thanked Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., for introducing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2023 (H.R. 3305/S. 1606).
The Nursing Community Coalition praised the Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing its fiscal year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill.
The August issue of Nurse Leader includes a summary of the second part of AONL’s Workforce Compendium.
Older nurse leaders tend to take work breaks and vacation, according to a study published in the August issue of Nurse Leader.
AONL CEO Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, told Becker’s Healthcare nurse leaders should directly address the reluctance of their staff to use well-being and mental health services.
The Joint Commission announced last week it would eliminate and consolidate more than 200 standards in its accreditation programs, effective Aug. 27.
The American Hospital Association will hold a webinar on Aug. 9 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET on how to leverage interdisciplinary collaboration to create age-friendly health systems.
Adoption of quality improvement processes for maternal health care was significantly higher in Oklahoma and Texas urban hospitals than rural ones, a study found.