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Hospital Death Rates, Reality or Irrational?
September 5, 2008 10:17 AM by Luke Cowles
Until recently, hospital death rates were a very closely guarded secret. For decades, the data existed but remained as something only discussed in boardrooms, far out of the reach of patients. That all changed Aug. 21 when the Centers for Medicare & Read More...
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Critical Thinking
August 15, 2008 10:05 AM by Lyn McCafferty
Want to spark a lively debate among your peers? Ask them one question and step back while the sparks fly. The question: Do you need a bachelor's degree to be a good nurse? The responses will vary widely depending on who you talk to. Some will even quote Read More...
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Beyond Ps & Qs: Stopping Intimidating Behavior
July 10, 2008 10:17 AM by Abigail Scott
It can be the irate, highly credentialed surgeon who throws an instrument tray at a questioning nurse; it can be the staff nurse who bullies a new grad; or it could be the lab tech who berates a member of the housekeeping staff. These types of disruptive Read More...
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Survival of the Fittest?
May 7, 2008 9:38 AM by Abigail Scott
A task force of representatives from medical groups, universities, the military and government agencies is basically recommending who lives and who dies after a major disaster like pandemic flu or terrorist attack. In essence, the group recommends the Read More...
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Nurses Want ‘IT'
April 1, 2008 2:05 PM by Erin James
If it hasn't been documented, it hasn't been done. With such demands on a stretched-too-thin workforce, could information technology ease workflow? According to a March 31 Government Health IT article, "What Nurses Want" , nurses elbow-deep in paper work, Read More...
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Are We Ready for a National Nurse?
July 5, 2007 4:12 PM by Abigail Scott
The National Nursing Network Organization has been working hard to gather support for the Office of the National Nurse "to complement the work of the U.S. Surgeon General." In addition, the organization seeks to build "a network of volunteer teams of Read More...
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A Positive Image?
May 31, 2007 3:58 PM by Melissa Matta
Have you seen this video by a group of student nurses in New York called "Bringing Nursing Back?" The students, according to an article by the New York Nurse , were asked to answer "What is Nursing?" in their Socialization Into the Professional Role course Read More...
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