The Majority of Nurses Report Feel Emotionally Exhausted at Work. Here’s What CNOs Can Do.
According to a 2026 report by Joyce University of Nursing & Health Sciences, 74% of nurses have felt emotionally exhausted multiple times a week over the course of a month. For Gen Z nurses in particular, 28% have felt burnt out from work every day.
Is Unprofessional Conduct Poisoning Your Care Teams and Clinician-Patient Relationships?
Between high rates of burnout and intensifying workplace violence incidents, having clear, professional communication between physicians and patients is more important than ever.
Boosting Clinician Engagement Is Essential for Improving Operational Performance. Here’s Why.
According to a literature review published by BMC Health Services Research, physician engagement was found to boost operational performance in four areas: quality and safety, patient outcomes and experience, efficiency and costs, and staff satisfaction.
PSQH Quick Poll 2026: Taking the Pulse of Patient Safety
As part of PSQH’s celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we decided to reach out to our readers with a few questions to find out the state of patient safety efforts in 2025. The survey had a total of 127 respondents.
Strikes Drag Down Job Growth, Forcing Hospital CEOs to Confront Workforce Tensions
For hospital CEOs, these strikes reveal deeper workforce tensions that can affect retention, recruitment, and organizational culture even after a contract dispute ends.
RWJBarnabas Health Maintains Momentum of Emergency Department Efficiency Initiative
Emergency rooms are indispensable patient front doors for health systems and hospitals, and efficiency improves patient and staff experience. RWJBarnabas Health saw a need to improve ED efficiency after the coronavirus pandemic and started by implementing new processes at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.
Can Clinicians Be ‘Nudged’ to Take Better Notes?
Intermountain Health is hoping that technology can help ease that cumbersome task for care teams and improve efficiency in a new partnership with Solventum, whose CDI platform is now integrated with the EHR. In the process, they might also help clinicians become better caregivers.
How a Learning Culture Can Shore Up Hospitals Against Risks of Nursing Shortage
There’s no single or quick fix. But the sector is ramping up initiatives to help relieve the pressure. A critical focal point is education. But related efforts must be thoroughly weighed to counter the downside risks.
How AdventHealth’s Clinical Ladder Programs Flipped the Script on Nurse Turnover
When health systems lose nurses, it has sweeping effects on the organization’s culture and budget. The average cost of turnover for a single bedside RN is $61,110, which stacks with the cost of overtime labor or contract labor to help cover the care gap.
Investing in Nurse Wellbeing: An Essential C-Suite Partnership
Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, and prioritizing nurse mental health and wellness results in lower turnover rates and increased cost savings.