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To mitigate workforce challenges, AONL this week released the second section of its three-part Nursing Leadership Workforce Compendium.
Leaders should use a trauma-informed approach to make the individual and structural changes necessary to create a culture free of racism and focused on equity, according to a Campaign for Action blog.
Utilizing a standardized handoff during discharge from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility significantly decreased the wait time for patients to receive prescriptions for controlled medications and IV antibiotics, a study found.
The Biden Administration last week took steps to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and to bring greater transparency about nursing home citations to families.
The Health Resources and Services Administration issued this month a Bureau of Health Workforce Footprint Map.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will create an Office of Health Equity as part of an announced restructuring following widespread criticism during the pandemic.
Jonathan Perlin, PhD, MD, Joint Commission president and CEO, discussed his decision to enact fewer, more meaningful requirements for hospitals.
A nursing program in upstate New York sought to address incivility after every faculty member said it was a major issue, and their efforts were detailed in the journal Nursing2023.
Fewer than 20% of nurse practitioners seek help from a mental health professional, even though 60% experience burnout and nearly 40% are depressed, according to a recent Medscape report.
New Mexico, Arizona, Florida and Indiana recently passed legislation to enable nursing schools to educate more students.