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Erectile Dysfunction is Red Flag for Silent Early Cardiovascular Disease

In addition to being an important health and quality of life issue for men, erectile dysfunction has long been associated with CV disease. Risk factors for erectile dysfunction and CV disease are...

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Infographic: The Role of Nurse Leadership in Today’s Healthcare Industry

A nurse practitioner degree not only sets NPs apart from their peers, but also makes NPs a leader among other nurses. As a leader, NPs are responsible for inspiring the next generation of nurses to...

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Public Disclosure Law Improves Nurse Staffing Ratios

After enactment of N.J. law mandating reporting of staffing info, patients per RN fell for 10 specialties

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More Awareness of Choosing Wisely Campaign Needed for Nurses

Only 38.3 percent of nurses who were members of AACN reported being familiar with Choosing Wisely

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Survey of U.S. Registered Nurses Points to Worsening Shortages

Problem likely will be exacerbated with one in five nurses saying they will retire in the next five years

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Tobacco Screening & Counseling in the Pediatric ED

Previous studies have shown that the pediatric ED tends to underuse parental tobacco screening and brief cessation counseling. Recently, a study was conducted to look at the attitudes and perceived...

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13 apps to help nurses improve patient care

Nurses play a crucial role in improving the care of a hospital’s patients. As technology comes increasingly into play, health apps may be particularly beneficial to improve patient care. Here are 13...

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Nurse Practitioners Step in to Fill Growing Need for House Calls

Researcher: States could revisit regulations on NPs to help meet demand. Nurse practitioners are increasingly providing house calls for frail and elderly patients, eclipsing any other specialties in...

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Each State’s Predicted Nursing Demand

  NURSING@GEORGETOWN The demand for health care professionals — especially those who work in primary care — is predicted to increase through 2020. This is due in large part to an aging baby boomer...

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VIDEO: A Tribute to Nurses

Carolyn Jones spent five years interviewing, photographing and filming nurses across America, traveling to places dealing with some of the nation’s biggest public health issues. She shares personal...

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Emergency Nursing & Workplace Violence

ED nurses are too commonly exposed to workplace violence, according to findings of a study involving those who reported experiencing such violence by patients or visitors in their hospital system. The...

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Emergency Nursing & Workplace Violence-Infographic

In a survey published in the May 2014 Journal of Emergency Nursing, nearly 800 participants responded:                                                                   Source: Emergency Nursing &...

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Preparing for Avian Influenza Outbreaks

Who Flew the Coop? Click here to learn what patients are at highest risk for doctor shopping. Few studies have determined the likelihood of emergency nurses reporting to work during an avian influenza...

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Diabetes in the ED: Opportunities for Improvement

According to 2011 estimates, about 79 million Americans had prediabetes and another 7 million were undiagnosed. By 2025, it is estimated that the number of people with prediabetes will increase to 472...

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Medical Fiction: Brandi, Brian, and the Cupid

This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would...

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Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Research in the ED

Clinical research in the ED is important to providing supporting evidence for the development of practice guidelines and is vital to enhancing patient outcomes. A recent study was conducted to describe...

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A Data-Driven Approach for Nurse Staffing

Unplanned nurse turn­over is a primary threat to a hospital’s sustainability. Foremost, the price of replacing new nurses is exorbitantly expensive, costing a hospital up to $82,000 or more per nurse....

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Logistics Programs Benefit ED Wait Times

A Focus on Improving Patient Flow Click here to see more indepth stats from this study. With ED crowding continuing to be an important public health issue, hospitals across the United States are...

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Are Traveling Nurses Better Compensated Than Physicians in the COVID-19 Era?

In a recent article for The Associated Press, “US hospitals hit with nurse staffing crisis amid COVID,” it’s stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a nurse staffing crisis that is forcing US...

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Do BSN Nurses Provide Better Care?

A paper entitled “An increase in the number of nurses with baccalaureate degrees is linked to lower rates of postsurgery mortality” appeared in Health Affairs in March and generated quite a lot of buzz...

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