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Rapid decision-making during pandemic brings ongoing benefits
The rapid decision-making process, which Atlanta’s Emory Health System began using during the COVID-19 pandemic, is here to stay, according to Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, the system’s chief nurse executive.
APRNs reduce hospitalization of nursing home residents
Researchers with the Missouri Quality Initiative report staffing nursing homes with full-time advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) backed by an operations support team reduced unnecessary hospitalizations of nursing home residents.
Nurse reflects on racial bias in the care of sickle cell disease patient
When Sherri Becker was a new nurse working the night shift in 1983, a young, Black man with sickle cell disease (SCD) was admitted in crisis.
Hospital-level care at home poised to grow
Hospitals eager to ease overcrowding and insurers eager to lower costs are embracing the hospital-at-home concept, already employed by roughly two dozen health systems.
Toolkit facilitates family-presence policies
Pandemic restrictions on the ability of patients’ families to spend time at the bedside has caused suffering for all parties, including nurses.
Intervention reduces non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia by 85%
Non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) presents a serious and preventable threat to patient safety in U.S. hospitals, according to a study in the June issue of the American Journal of Nursing.
Maternal health, workforce resiliency bills clear committee
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions passed three bills to improve maternal health and support front-line health care workers.
Blood tests predict preeclampsia, premature birth
A bioengineering graduate student at Stanford University has created RNA tests with the potential to redefine prenatal care and save lives.
Latest guidance on maternal health covers COVID-19 risks, vaccination
Pregnant women and their health care providers had little information to guide them as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded last year, but evidence and recommendations have since emerged.
The Importance of Governing Boards in Developing a Behavioral Health Strategy
Hospital and health system boards can play a significant role in developing and guiding behavioral health strategy and working with community partners to address unmet health needs in the community and expand access to services.