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NewsRecession softens demand for nurses
The demand for nurses in the United States is currently weak and is exacerbated by the slow economy, reported the Dayton Daily News and the Merced (Calif.) Sun-Star. In Dayton, Good Samaritan Read more...
Nurses at four New York hospitals plan Christmas strike
Although they won't be staging the largest reported nurse strike in U.S. history, almost 10,000 unionized nurses at four New York hospitals are threatening to strike during the Christmas holiday, Read more...
PhDs using Dr. title confuse patients
With more nurses, pharmacists, and physical therapists pursuing doctorate degrees, some physicians are fighting back against their using the "doctor" title, reports The New York Times. For example, Read more...
17% of nurses exposed to chemo
About 17 percent of nurses who work in outpatient chemotherapy infusion are unintentionally exposed to toxic drugs, according to a new study by the University of Michigan. "Any unintentional exposure Read more...
Nurse advocates call for more involvement in reform
As health reform continues to take shape, industry experts contemplate how much involvement nurses should have in the process. Some say that because nurses play a broader role in patient care, they Read more...
Nurses key to cutting readmissions
One in five elderly patients discharged from the hospital is readmitted within a month, according to a study in Health Affairs. To mitigate the readmissions, researchers at the University of Read more...
RWJF awards grants for improving quality of care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded $1.3 million in grants to healthcare collaboratives in 16 cities to assess ways to pay for healthcare services based on quality rather than volume, Read more...
Physician-nurse communication better in small teams
Organizing pediatric physicians and nurses into small teams improves the frequency and quality of communication--and likely patient outcomes--concludes a study published in the May issue of the Read more...
Increased nurse OT linked to higher readmission rates
Higher levels of nurse overtime increase the probability of ER visits and readmissions after discharge, according to an online study published in the journal Health Services Research. In contrast, Read more...
Hospitals shrinking as largest part of health spending pie
While hospital care remains the largest single category of healthcare spending, its share as a percentage of total spending for healthcare is declining, according to a recent report from the American Read more...
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