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The American Hospital Association provided feedback to Congressional Telehealth Caucus leaders.
A study found 19.5% of neonatal intensive care unit admissions were Latin American, but only 5.7% of neonatal nurse practitioner students were Latin American.
A University of California Los Angeles program uses nurses as trusted messengers to ensure taxpayers access and maximize their receipt of federal tax credits.
A shortage of workers, including nurses, is causing rural nursing homes to close.
Meaningful recognition for nurses varies widely, according to a Journal of Nursing Administration study.
Patients do not accurately remember their discharge instructions, according to a study in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Organizations should re-evaluate attempts at improving medication administration safety and include nurses in identifying solutions, according to a study.
States allowing full practice authority for nurse practitioners have NP workforces that are more diverse and more racially and ethnically align with the state’s overall population, according to a study.
Many experienced nurses over the age of 55 would continue to work if hospitals offered flexible scheduling, non-traditional shifts and reduced patient assignments when they are training novice nurses, a study found.
February’s Nurse Leader contains an interview with AONL 2023 keynote speaker artist Phil Hansen.