The California strike that was discussed here did in fact happen yesterday. Today, the nurses who participated in the strike were locked out by hospitals, in a continuing dispute over health care costs, sick leave, and staffing levels. Official numbers on how many nurses went on strike on Thursday don’t seem to be available, but […]
A study has found that nurses tend to find work that is close to the nursing school that they graduated from. This means that areas without nursing schools — such as rural areas — tend to have a harder time finding nurses. And if there aren’t enough nurses to go around, that has serious implications […]
A study published in June of 2000 in the Journal of the American Medical Association painted a pretty bleak picture of the future of nursing. Of particular concern was whether there would be enough nurses to go around by the year 2020. They projected that there would be 20% fewer nurses than would actually be […]
Many hospitals are moving towards a policy of “walk the talk” when it comes to the health of their employees. Some will no longer hire smokers, and prospective employees can expect to be tested for tobacco products at the first interview with a mouth swab. Hospitals want their employees to set an example for patients, […]
Nebraska is concerned about the nursing shortage, and especially the fact that is likely to worsen over the next decade. Juliann Sebastian, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, says that this shortage is different because of the large number of aging Nebraskans, and the fact that they’re staying alive longer […]
A study has shown that home nursing visits for post-delivery well-baby check-ups are not only as effective as office-based care, they actually have a few extra benefits as well, from cost-effectiveness to the comfort level of the mothers: “Generally, moms and babies are discharged from the hospital less than 48 hours after delivery,” said Ian […]
A survey has found that one way to improve patient care is to improve the work environment for nurses. Staffing levels are also important, but this survey indicated that even just a single incremental increase in how nurses rated their physical work environment resulted in a nearly five times greater chance that nurses would rate […]
Nursing’s reputation as being a recession-proof profession is taking a bit of a hit as more people enter nursing schools and then more graduates vie for the available jobs. Even so, nursing school graduates are able to find jobs within a relatively short time. An article about Orange County, California indicates that there is plenty of […]
Lots of high tech healthcare jobs are coming, if the estimated 9,000 new positions in informatics materialize in the next five years. According to projections of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, an estimated 50,000 new IT jobs will open up within five years. Eighteen percent, or 9,000, will fall into […]
It’s a stressful job, but it’s also an important one. Nurses in a program called SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) specialize in dealing with rape victims. Nurses such as Barbra Chikowore know how to put these patients at ease, from introducing herself by her first name to taking a seat on the floor if she […]
