Here's How a Court Ruling in North Carolina Could Affect Liability for Nurses Nurses in the state can now be held liable for patient harm even when following doctors' orders Sep 08, 2022
Mucus Too Sticky? NAC Injections May Help Trial shows benefit with IV N-acetylcysteine in hospital setting Sep 05, 2022
Education Program Had Limited Effect on Coercive Practices in Psych Hospitals Decrease in use of seclusion rooms, but increase in forced meds, study in Finland finds Aug 31, 2022
Knock Knock, the Nurse Is at the Door A response to misconceptions about hospital-at-home programs Aug 30, 2022
Kentucky Nurse Accused of Killing Elderly Patient Eyvette Renee Hunter allegedly sedated 97-year-old against orders Aug 24, 2022
Are Patients Safe Enough in Hospitals? Harlan Krumholz, MD, on why recent improvements in patient safety still aren't good enough Aug 12, 2022 video
We're Reacting to Medical Errors the Wrong Way They're systemic problems, not individual Aug 09, 2022
Is the Travel Nurse Pay Boom Really Over? Industry executives say pay is down, but factors on the ground might keep wages, contracts higher Aug 04, 2022
See Who Made This Year's List of Best Hospitals The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report Jul 26, 2022
Urinary Incontinence a Significant Burden in Long-Term Care Facilities Over half of nursing directors surveyed said managing incontinence contributes to CNA turnover Jul 22, 2022
American Nurses Association Apologizes for Racism, Past and Present Organization extends olive branch to ethnic nurse organizations, minority nurses Jul 14, 2022
Therapeutic Use of Cannabis: Risks, Benefits, Legality Increased availability and use challenge clinician knowledge to keep pace Jun 29, 2022
Nurse in Missing Fentanyl Case Gets License Back; Abortion Ban Exceptions Useless? This past week in healthcare investigations Jun 29, 2022
Stating the Case for Early, Aggressive Intervention in Prediabetes Risk of micro-, macrovascular disease, most patients progress to frank diabetes Jun 28, 2022
Obesity Epidemic Fuels Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnoses Common signs, symptoms, multiple comorbidities pose diagnostic challenges Jun 27, 2022
Effective Treatment of Obesity Begins With a Conversation Stigma, bias continue to impede progress against the growing epidemic Jun 25, 2022
Awareness of Abuse Potential Among Noncontrolled Substances Is Growing From commonly used antidepressants to antihypertensives, risk of abuse hides in plain sight Jun 23, 2022
NP Allegedly Faked Diagnoses, Stole Doctors' Identity in Loan Fraud Scheme Catherine Seemer often charged borrowers 10% to 20% of loan amount, DOJ says Jun 23, 2022
Should Doctors Be Selling Patients on MLM Products? While not illegal, ethical concerns remain, and patient trust hangs in the balance Jun 22, 2022
Healthcare Workers a 'Catch' for Multilevel Marketing Companies Businesses see pandemic opportunity, as burned-out healthcare workers may be ideal sellers Jun 22, 2022
New Hampshire Hospital Lost Nearly 8 Gallons of Fentanyl Leadership sanctioned; diversion played a role, but couldn't explain all of the missing bags Jun 15, 2022
Is Sleep Deprivation Driving the Burnout Crisis in Healthcare Workers? Panelists discuss fatigue as a mediator of occupational stress Jun 06, 2022
Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt's Feds said Vaught wasn't the only one who erred; hospital had four "immediate jeopardy" flaws Jun 02, 2022
More RN Hours Linked With Better Sepsis Outcomes Facility needs to have enough nurses on staff for such "complex care," researcher warns Jun 01, 2022
Inhaled Interferon Fails in Pivotal COVID Trial, but Developer Pushes On Enough hints of benefit in SPRINTER to warrant further studies, officials say May 17, 2022
The Chilling Effect of the RaDonda Vaught Prosecution The threat of criminal charges will not create better providers or patient outcomes May 17, 2022
Nurse Vaught Sentenced for Deadly Medical Error Former Vanderbilt nurse gets 3 years probation for negligent homicide, adult abuse May 13, 2022
Nurses' March Calls for End to Workplace Violence, Safe Staffing Importance of fair pay and preventing bias stressed during march on D.C. May 13, 2022
More Support Needed to Shore Up Nurse Pipeline, Experts Say There have to be more nurses in health system governance "at the highest levels" May 11, 2022
Second California Nurse Dies by Suicide on the Job A suicide at Santa Clara Medical Center follows another at Stanford Hospital in January May 03, 2022
To the Next Generation of Nurses You can still find joy and fulfillment as the profession evolves Apr 28, 2022
Striking Nurses Stare Down Pay Cuts, Loss of Health Coverage Labor group says hospital system is "weaponizing" nurses' medical benefits Apr 21, 2022
Hospitals Turn to Signing Bonuses to Lure Nurses, Survey Says A fourth of hospital leaders said they expect 100 or more nurse position openings in 2022 Apr 21, 2022
Nurse Practitioners in New York Granted Full Practice Authority State budget removes need for formal, documented relationships between NPs and MDs, facilities Apr 12, 2022
Tufts Nurses Rally for Children's Access to Care as Closure Looms "It's really scary and heartbreaking to think about when we're not an option" Apr 08, 2022
Indiana Nursing Board Must Allow Use of Opioid Treatment Meds, DOJ Says Ruling follows complaint from nurse who was denied access to state monitoring program Mar 31, 2022
Wisconsin Makes Threats Against Healthcare Workers a Felony Offenders could go to prison for 6 years, but is that enough to prevent harassment and violence? Mar 25, 2022
