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Surveyed critical care nurses (CCRNs) at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville reported experiencing lower levels of moral distress when they believed they had access to palliative care for their patients. Moral distress often affects nurses who feel they lack clear treatment鈥
To describe the recruitment experience of foreign-educated U.S. health professionals (FEHPs), researchers surveyed FEHPs recruited between 2015 and 2017 and interviewed a smaller sample of foreign-educated nurses (FENs).
Researchers say a collaborative care model employing certified nurse midwives to lead obstetric care teams is improving the quality of care at one midwestern hospital. Mayo Clinic Health System鈥揊ranciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, Wis., adopted the model in 2014 to counter the growing shortage of鈥
The AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education recently awarded research funding to Kelley Kostich, RN, a PhD candidate at University of Missouri, Kansas City, to investigate the nurse leader's role in patient experience, safety and clinician well-being. Kostich, who is鈥
Making sure the nursing workforce feels safe, engaged and valued should be a top priority for chief nursing officers (CNOs) in 2020. That鈥檚 the view of AONL member Shela Kaneshiro, MBA, RN, vice president, patient care services and CNO at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley鈥
AONL CEO and American Hospital Association (AHA) senior vice president and chief nursing officer Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, lends her voice to a recent AHA podcast looking at maternal morbidity and mortality. The podcast, part of the AHA鈥檚 Advancing Health series, also features Ginny Trainor, program鈥
In a letter to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), AONL stated its support for CCNE鈥檚 position that nurse practitioner (NP) 鈥渞esidency/fellowship programs鈥 are voluntary in nature unlike their medical counterparts.
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a significant decrease in the number of opioids prescribed to adults upon discharge from emergency departments in recent years. CDC researchers reviewed data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey for 2006鈥
The Joint Commission seeks comment by Feb. 3 on two proposed requirements related to medication management. The first defines the minimum required elements of a complete medication order as 鈥渢he medication name, medication dose, medication route and medication frequency.鈥 The second makes changes鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released performance data this week for the Quality Payment Program (QPP), which is intended to incentivize cost-effective care.