In the Atlantic, Christine Mackey-Ross writes about the importance of improving the quality of health care, not just driving down costs, and the new breed of health care leaders that have been attracted by this challenge: physician and nurse executives. Many organizations are now forming Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with the goal of improving quality […]
A study indicates that the nursing shortage is over, but that it will likely come roaring back. By 2020, it might be more difficult than ever to fill nursing vacancies. An article in the Detroit News indicates that the the number of full-time nurses grew by about 386,000 from 2005 to 2010, according to a recent […]
Physicians are resisting legislation that is geared towards allowing advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) like nurse practitioners to practice independently. This has been proposed as a solution to the problem of increasing health care costs. The main objection stated by physicians has been that while they understand that NPs have an important role, NPs simply […]
The US News and World Report has published a list of the top ten jobs of 2012. At the very top of the list — above jobs such as web developer and pharmacist — is “Registered Nurse.” All ten of the best jobs of 2012 fall one of two broad categories, either healthcare or computers. […]
The face of the nursing profession is changing as as healthcare morphs into a new paradigm of care for the twenty-first century. The number of nursing positions in hospitals has declined and there has been a shift to more community-based positions that define new models of nursing care. In order to prepare new nurses for […]
An article in the Sacramento Bee examines the role that nurses have in the political sphere in California, especially in terms of their ability to use strikes effectively. There have been a series of strikes or threatened strikes recently, such as this one on January 31st, 2012. Rose Ann DeMoro is always ready for another […]
The Texas Health Care Association said that Texas’s skilled nursing facility sector will continue to be a significant source of new jobs throughout the state in an article in the Bradenton Herald. They cited a new report from the U.S. Department of Labor which projects that the health care and social assistance sector will gain […]
An article in the Las Cruces Sun-News notes that a report released recently by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that now through 2020 should be a good time for people in the health care field. In the list of jobs that should show growth during that period, registered nurses placed at the very top. […]
A new study that is part of the RN Work Project has shown that state-mandated caps on mandatory nursing overtime has a positive effect on patient safety. The laws effectively reduce overtime hours, which have been shown to reduce fatigue and the problems that come along with it, such as increased mistakes. Nurses routinely work […]
In Dayton, Ohio, the nursing shortage has evaporated — at least for the time being. One hospital in Dayton recently has been telling nurses to stay home rather than come in for scheduled shifts. Some of the nurses at this hospital lost up to a third of their regularly scheduled hours during the holidays, according […]
