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January 31, 2012
TRENTON — In a move intended to prevent schools from trying to save money at the expense of medically fragile children, an Assembly panel Monday approved a bill requiring specialized nurses to accompany students who could need life-saving care at a moment’s notice. Hiring nurses with fewer skills to save money … More
January 20, 2012
It seems each new study that examines a particular facet of nursing also reinforces the notion that nurses are the backbone of healthcare delivery in the United States. Nurses play the leading role in delivering and coordinating care for patients, safeguarding them against medical errors, and acting as the patients’ advocate … More
January 18, 2012
More than 1,100 nurses sharpened their business and leadership skills in vaunted program. "The Class of 2011 was the final year for the J&J/Wharton Fellows program. Johnson & Johnson’s generous sponsorship of this program will not continue… Wharton is actively seeking new funding ." For 29 years, more than 1,100 nurses from … More
January 17, 2012
The word “value” is defined “as the worth of something compared to the price paid or asked for it,” by the The New Oxford American Dictionary. It is a term we have come to understand in choosing our automobiles, our groceries, our homes and most every other product or service. But … More
January 13, 2012
New Jersey’s federally qualified health centers are very busy places — understandably so, given that most of their patients are either uninsured or on Medicaid. But for Kathy Grant Davis, president of the New Jersey Primary Care Association, current capacity is only one of her concerns. She is looking to … More
January 13, 2012
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses was part of a task force that recently issued recommendations on making the field of critical care research less fragmented and more accountable for patient heterogeneity and the complexity of critical illness. The task force was formed by the Critical Care Societies Collaborative in conjunction … More
January 12, 2012
It’s a familiar situation. An elderly heart failure patient is hospitalized with swollen legs and breathing difficulties, responds well to treatment, and is discharged with a set of written instructions. Back home – alone – she forgets the dietary guidelines, delays making a follow-up appointment with her doctor, and does not … More
January 10, 2012
Nurses working with electronic health records consistently reported more improvements to nursing care and better health outcomes for patients than nurses working in hospitals without the technology, according to a study. The researchers, with the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, said their report is the first large study of its … More
January 9, 2012
Felician College in Lodi, N.J., and Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, N.J., signed an agreement that will enable Kimball nurses to pursue RN-to-BSNs at the medical center. Felician offers courses taught by interdisciplinary faculty from nursing, business and arts and sciences. Students take specialized course work in global health, healthcare … More
January 9, 2012
National health policy experts believe that up to 30 percent of U.S. health-care spending does nothing to improve patient health. Think about that for a moment: Nearly one-third of the $2.5 trillion spent annually for health care is, in effect, wasted. The leading factors contributing to this waste include poor … More
January 6, 2012
New programs are underway to help nurses cope with compassion fatigue, an occupational hazard for caregivers that also puts patients at risk of substandard care, today’s Informed Patient column reports. Though the intense emotional demands on nurses are as old as the profession itself, researchers have only in recent years begun … More
January 3, 2012
With an estimated shortage of 1,600 primary care physicians by 2014, the concerns are growing. Nurses believe there will be enough primary care providers, if the over 3,000 advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in New Jersey are allowed to practice to the full extent of their education and licensure. Read … More
January 3, 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. — New registered nurses would have to earn bachelor’s degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, even as the health care industry faces staffing shortages. The "BSN in … More