In our over five decades combined of pediatric nursing care and nursing leadership, we believe one fact to remain true: pediatric nurses are not only a vital role in healthcare, they are irreplaceable ...

A high workload for nurses was associated with increased odds of missed care of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit ...

Memorial Regional Hospital revamped its mobility program so patients would get the ambulation needed to achieve optimal outcomes. The benefits of mobility among hospitalized patients are ...

In this second article of a six-part series on critical care medicine, we discuss patient assessment. The assessment process must consider the patientâ s physiological, sociological, psychological and ...

UConn Health introduces 'Heal and Power of Movement' Desiree Mahon, clinical health coordinator, leads the nurse-driven "Heal ...

Urology continence nurse specialist Frances Roberts discusses things to keep in mind when deciding whether a patient is suitable for intermittent self catheterisation. Intermittent self ...

All post-acute settings are not created equal.1 The growing rate of skilled nursing facility (SNF) closures has only reinforced this gap in care quality, leaving patients and hospitals straining to ...

A study finds that nurse-led geriatric assessment in the ED may reduce hospital admissions by 11.6%, without increasing ED ...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) inspired the quality improvement movement for US nursing homes with its 1986 report titled Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes. 1 The report noted the ...