The 2008 Employee and Nurse Check-Up Report included the opinions of more than 45,000 nurses employed at 423 organizations throughout the United States. This latest study found that nurses remain the least satisfied of all employee groups.
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Although men comprise only about five percent of the registered nurse workforce, the cardiac surgical intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, serves as a magnet for men, having drawn nearly 20 male nurses to its ranks in recent years.
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Effective in Q4 of 2008, CMS will begin denying additional payments for hospital services that result in untoward patient outcomes. Termed “never events,” these hospital acquired conditions could potentially affect the amount of reimbursement received by hospitals from CMS.
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This nurse was recruited to care for the country's first seven astronauts. Forty-nine years later, she still enjoys her space agency career.
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Every profession has unique terminology and tools, and nursing is no exception. Take for instance, the ubiquitous “write-up.” In composing a write-up, it is important to strictly adhere to your facility’s policies. Remember to keep it brief, confining your information to relevant facts and avoiding ...
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Little did this nurse know the concept of a male nurse was not a trend in the 1980s. Read this brief history lesson on men in nursing. Their role goes back centuries.!
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Founded at the Hartford Hospital in 1992, the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program is now in use at more than 220 hospitals across the United States and Canada. The program was started to help teach nurses how to care for the special needs of the elderly population, and has
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A recent survey from Aflac shows that the vast majority of nurses weigh the type of healthcare benefits an employer has before making a decision to sign on with a specific hospital
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We asked you to tell us how your hospital is responding to CMS's October 1st rule that Medicare will no longer pay for ten Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs). We've provided a selection of submissions from RNs across the country.
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Friends, family, the media and so forth can't stop talking about the economy. But how are nurses feeling the strain? With the ongoing nursing shortage, some nurses may find comfort in believing that nursing positions will always be available.
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Nurses are taught that patients and families come first when making decisions about care, but sometimes nurses must think about a third element—evidence. ER and trauma nurses are usually the first to see anything that could be used as evidence.
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