Growing the Nursing Workforce
Healthcare educators are taking decisive steps in growing and strengthening the U.S. nursing workforce, with efforts ranging from simplifying the transfer of credits between higher education institutions to creating alliances with hospitals or health systems to building more nursing schools.
Nurses Battle the Growth of Maternity Care Deserts
The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the U of M School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete about 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The program begins in fall 2024.
The Exec: New Nursing Technology Replicates ‘the Best Preceptor You Ever Had’
The platform provides nurses with a resource hub they can consult for bedside care by delivering hospital best practices in readily digestible resource formats such as interactive guides, how-to video clips, concise updates, and intuitive checklists.
How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages
The NLC has been operational for more than 20 years, though a new and modernized version of the language was drafted and approved by boards of nursing in 2015. Since then, 38 states and two territories—Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands—have enacted the NLC legislation.
Pediatric NPs Gain a New Tool to Strengthen Mental Healthcare for Young Patients
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) is launching NAPNAP Cares, with online continuing education (CE) courses designed to support pediatric-focused NPs and advanced practice RNs (APRNs) as they respond to the growing need for mental health care among young patients.
3 Areas That Illuminate a Disconnect Between Nurses and Health Systems
The 2023 Healthcare Executive Report is the first-ever public study of health system executives by healthcare career marketplace Incredible Health and reveals the challenges that healthcare organizations face.
Nearly 80% of Nurses Have Seen or Experienced Workplace and Nursing School Discrimination
RWJF examined nurses’ experiences and perceptions of racism and discrimination in both healthcare settings and nursing schools through a nationwide survey of nearly 1,000 nurses from March 2022 through April 2022 conducted by research organization NORC at the University of Chicago.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 79 – Data-Driven Recommendations to Improve Medication Safety
On episode 79 of PSQH: The Podcast, Susan Montminy, risk management director at Coverys, talks about how to reduce medication safety risks and improve patient safety.
Nursing Grant Could Be a ‘Total Game Changer’
The IHP’s Nursing Expansion Grant is one of 25 totaling more than $78 million that the labor department recently awarded to nursing programs in 17 states to address critical staffing challenges and to strengthen and diversify the workforce.
Empower Nurses to Reduce Medication Administration Risks
Adverse events pose risks to patients and can heighten feelings of stress nurses already face. A recent study of nurse-related malpractice claims indicated that 47% involved a patient death or a high level of injury and accounted for 77% of the nursing indemnity paid. Overall, nursing events were 13% more costly than non-nursing events.