The benefits of breastfeeding for all babies, especially at-risk newborns, have received new national attention from the U.S. Surgeon General with the expertise of Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
As healthcare becomes increasingly more business oriented, Hopkins Nursing students are learning valuable lessons from business executives.
The fastest way to the hospital may be a helicopter ride. The safest way is with a well-trained acute-care flight nurse with expertise in working in the cramped, noisy, vibrating and extreme hot and cold environment on board the aircraft.
How much exercise are overweight and obese people getting? More than many might think, according to research findings by nurses from Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.
A five-year study co-authored by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor has found that a national report card on nursing homes, which allows consumers to compare the quality of care provided by one facility to another, appears to motivate nursing homes to genuinely improve care.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing offers the Geriatric Resource Nurse Continuing Education Program certificate program for nurses to looking to receive special education in geriatrics.
Emerging trends in patient care combine with advances in healthcare technology as an anticipated 6,000-plus nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients gather in Chicago April 30-May 5 for AACN's National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition.
University of Maryland researchers calculated links between psychological and physical job demands on nurses against outcomes of patients with heart attacks, congestive heart failure, stroke, and certain types of brain surgery.
To better care for their geriatric patients, GMC nurses affiliated with Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE), a national geriatric initiative to improve the care of older hospitalized adults, began to research the use of alternative treatment methods, namely baby doll therapy.
When nurse staffing levels are higher on hospital units, patients tend do to better after discharge, as long as overtime isn’t involved.
Knowledge is power. This sentiment is echoed in the work of today’s nurses and their pursuit of both clinical knowledge and technical expertise. Nurses from New Jersey’s only NCI-Comprehensive Cancer Center and throughout the country will be doing their part to contribute to the art of nursing when presenting at the Oncology Nursing Society’s 36th Annual Congress being held this week in Boston.
Loyola University Health System will celebrate Nurses Week from May 2 – 6. This event takes place each year just prior to May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The theme for the week, “Nurses Trusted to Care,” reflects the confidence patients place in the hands of nurses.
Nurses constantly care for others yet rarely nurture themselves. To fight professional burnout, UCLA Health System offers a unique weekend retreat for nurses and other caregivers.
Thousands of critical care nurses will meet in Chicago for AACN National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition April 30-May 5. The 500-plus sessions will cover evidence-based best practices in patient care, advances in medical technology and more.
As many as 25 percent of hospital nurses go without sleep for at least 24 hours in order to adjust to working on the night shift, which is the least effective strategy for adapting their internal, circadian clocks to a night-time schedule.
AACN Certification Corporation launches initial certification exam for nurses who work in remote or virtual intensive care units. CCRN-E, an extension of the CCRN certification program for acute and critical care, represents the first credential designed for tele-ICU nurses.
As our population ages, a new program is being offered for nurses to gain advanced training in the special needs of geriatric patients.
Loyola University Chicago will break ground for the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Center for Collaborative Learning from 4-6 p.m., Saturday, April 9, at the health sciences campus at 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood, Ill.
The 23rd Annual Ruth K. Palmer Research Symposium will bring the latest nursing research to area health-care professionals. This event will take place from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. , Saturday, April 9, at Loyola University Health System’s John & Herta Cuneo Center, Tobin Hall, 2160 S. First Ave., in Maywood.
Poor communications continue to undermine efforts to prevent avoidable medical errors. The "Silent Treatment" study by AACN, AORN and VitalSmarts focuses on known risks that are left undiscussed -- dangerous shortcuts, incompetence and disrespect.
At a time when there is a shortage of primary care providers, a nurse-led model of primary care offers consumers with limited access to primary care new opportunities to receive high-quality health care. To bring attention to the role of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in solving the primary care crisis, the Nursing Alliance for Quality Care, in partnership with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is hosting “Nurse-Led Medical Homes: Increasing Access to Quality Care,” an April 5, 2011 symposium at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Motivating and educating nurses to help them excel in their daily practice is the focus of this year’s National Conference for Nurse Practitioners: The Conference for Primary and Acute Care Clinicians, May 11-14, 2011, at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, NV. The conference is sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), publisher of The Nurse Practitioner journal, and part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
It's official: Harvey the Cardiopulmonary Simulator checked in for an extended stay at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing last month.
Johns Hopkins Nursing researchers focus on nurses and workplace violence, patient medication, how to safely put a baby to sleep, and more in the latest research news.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and VitalSmarts will release findings from “The Silent Treatment: Why Safety Tools and Checklists Aren't Enough to Save Lives” March 22 in Philadelphia.
Sixteen students from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing will head south for Spring Break, but not for fun in the sun; they're helping communities in need.
The new nurse-midwifery program of Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing has been given initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education’s Board of Review.
Researchers are one step closer to their goal of automating the management of sedation in hospital intensive care units. They have developed control algorithms that use clinical data to accurately determine a patient’s level of sedation and can notify medical staff if there is a change in the level.
Pilot studies on hospice patients suggest that a new tool from the University of Md. School of Nursing has the potential to become standard of care for assessing pain in nonresponsive patients with many medical conditions.
A report, published in the February issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), underscores nurse and physicians’ lack of knowledge about the indicators of human trafficking when they encounter a patient who is a victim of trafficking. The report details how clinicians can recognize the signs of a victim of human trafficking and provides guidance on how to intervene to help victims.
A new study, conducted by Ellen Kurtzman, R.N., M.P.H., FAAN, assistant research professor in the GW School of Nursing, and published in Health Affairs reveals that while nurses have been recognized as pivotal players in improving hospital quality, including that which is driven by performance-based financial incentives, linking reimbursement to quality of care goals could weaken the nursing workforce and threaten the nursing practice environment.
AACN Advanced Critical Care journal publishes symposium series on benefits of certification for acute and critical care nurses and best practices to encourage a culture of certification within teams of clinicians.
Inspiring nurses to reach the pinnacle of their practice is the goal of the Nursing2011 Symposium: The Conference for Clinical Excellence, April 28 – May 1, 2011, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN. The conference is sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, publisher of Nursing2011, and part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Brain Injury patients and their families spend the majority of their rehabilitation time with rehabilitation nurses and yet, not once has the role of the rehabilitation nurse been noted in all the recent media features about recovery. Most likely this is because only those people who have been through this experience truly understand the unique role and very close relationship patients and their families develop with their rehabilitation nurse during this very difficult time.
The American Journal of Nursing’s award-winning photo exhibit, Faces of Caring: Nurses at Work, will be on display today, January 24 through January 28, 2011 (10 am - 5 pm), in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C. The exhibit contains compelling images of nurses and patients, conveying the impact of the everyday courageous and important work that is nursing.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses offers its members Continuing Professional Development Scholarships to support individual learning activities and participation in evidence-based practice, legislative advocacy and nursing leadership programs.
Patient deaths from pneumonia and acute myocardial infarction increased significanly in hospitals where nurses reported long hours and less down time.
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing researcher Cheryl Dennison shares her tips to managing heart health.
Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing has been selected among the nation’s top nursing schools to receive coveted scholarship funds for undergraduate nursing students from the nation’s largest private funder devoted exclusively to nursing students and nursing education.
Johns Hopkins Nursing researchers focus on endangered children, breast cancer, cardiovascular care, e-health and more.
City Tech Nursing Prof. Kathleen Falk's research indicates that a community-based care plan and regular disease marker monitoring made a difference in health outcomes in patients with obstacles to diabetes management.
Program widens reach to five nations to enhance participants' scholarship, professional capacities in HIV/AIDS nursing care.
Nurses earn certifications, publish and present.
Toronto Western Hospital study demonstrates improved wait times for patients suffering back pain.
Consensus paper recommends intraosseous (IO) vascular access as alternative to IV use in variety of healthcare settings. Revised clinical guideline is endorsed by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Infusion Nurses Society and other consortium members.
Six nurse informaticians, all leaders in the emerging nursing informatics profession, are to be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) as Fellows, Saturday evening, Nov. 13, 2010, at the AAN Annual Meeting and Conference. As nurses are feeling the impact of information technology on clinical practice, education, administrative, and research duties, nurse informaticians are looking ahead to how information science will affect workflow priorities and the future direction of nursing, including emerging demand for more trained nurse informaticians.
Paula Hindle, MSN, MBA, RN, has been named the Joan L. Shaver Illinois Outstanding Nurse Leader. Hindle is the vice president of health-care services and the chief nurse executive at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). She will receive this award at the 13th Annual Power of Nursing Leadership Event on Friday, Nov. 19, at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago.
For newborn infants, being held and swaddled is a simple and effective way to reduce pain during routine blood sampling, reports a study in the November/December issue of MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing.
Miscarriage expert Kristen M. Swanson is available for interviews about President George W. Bush’s disclosure of his mother’s miscarriage in his book ‘Decision Points.’ Swanson has 25 years of research experience focused on helping couples resolve grief and depression after pregnancy loss.
GLENVIEW, IL – For millions of enthusiasts worldwide, visiting the virtual world Second Life® on the Internet is simply entertainment. But for a growing population of people with disabilities, the same digital world improves their quality of life, according to the authors of an article in the November/December 2010 issue of Rehabilitation Nursing, published by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN).
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