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GuitarGirl RN - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For

Who: GuitarGirl RN Blog: Adventures of GuitarGirl RN About the blogger: She is a self-described guitar and bass playing rock-and-roll emergency room RN. What makes this blog so fierce? GuitarGirl RN Read more...

Nurse loses license for unsafely discharging patient who died in blizzard

Earlier this year, we reported that patients who self-discharge ultimately cost hospitals 9 percent more to treat. But for a Maine nursing supervisor who allowed a heavily drugged and under-dressed Read more...

Depression in nurses is depressing me

As you may have read this week in FierceHealthcare, two new studies suggest that nurses working in hospitals are much more susceptible to depression than their counterparts in clinics, schools or Read more...

Do high-volume facilities cause depression in nurses?

Nurses are among the most respected professionals in society and among the hardest working in healthcare. But they also are subject to high patient loads, a lack of respect from superiors, and long Read more...

Nursing research highlighted, honored in magazine issue

Just as nurses poise themselves to take on a more expanded role in healthcare, the latest issue of Johns Hopkins Nursing examines and celebrates the expanding role of nursing research in improving Read more...

Health concerns highlighted in nursing survey

While more than three-fourths of nurses who responded to AMN Healthcare's 2010 Survey of Registered Nurses indicated that they were satisfied with their careers, many responses to the survey seemed Read more...

Nurses need more of a voice in reform, survey says

Despite being some of the most trusted people in the medical profession, nurses aren't seen as important decision makers, and thus, don't have nearly enough of a say on the healthcare reform front, Read more...

Nursing will lead nation in job creation in the decade ahead

Despite the seemingly perennial nursing shortage that affects the U.S., the future of the industry looks bright. By 2018, nearly 600,000 new jobs will be created for registered nurses, making it the Read more...

The state of nursing today, and what's in store for the future

FierceHealthcare recently got the opportunity to talk with Beth Boynton, RN, MS, and author of "Confident Voices: The Nurses' Guide to Improving Communication & Creating Positive Workplaces" Read more...

Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson examine role of nurses in health reform

As health reform efforts steam forward, what role should nurses play in remaking the health system? It's about time that someone asked this question, and the Institute of Medicine has come together Read more...

Press Releases

AMA RESPONDS TO IOM REPORT ON FUTURE OF NURSING

October 5, 2010AMA RESPONDS TO IOM REPORT ON FUTURE OF NURSING Physician-led team approach to care helps ensure high quality patient care and value for health care spending Statement attributable Read more >>

Health Care Reform and Increased Patient Needs Require Transformation of Nursing Profession

Oct. 5, 2010 -- Nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements Read more >>