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Psychometric Testing of the Smoking Cessation Counseling Scale
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The SCC scale was found to be reliable and valid for representing nursing compliance with evidence-based smoking cessation counseling.
Effects of Nurse Staffing and Nurse Education on Patient Deaths in Hospitals With Different Nurse Work Environments
November 30, 2011 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing improvements have the greatest positive effect in hospitals with the best nurse working environments.
Improving Self-Care and Reducing ED Visits Through a Health Ministry Program
August 11, 2009 | Story
Within the first quarter of 2008, a majority of the 475 patients receiving services at the Good Samaritan Health Center and through Delta Regional’s Medication Assistance Program were referred by members of the Health Ministry Network.
Treating Patients More Quickly with RACE
August 11, 2009 | Story
The RACE project introduced a standardized process by which each participating hospital designates a reperfusion and triage strategy for STEMI patients to decrease door-to-balloon times for percutaneous coronary intervention.
Case Study: Telling Cardiac Patients What to Do When They Go Home
June 30, 2009 | Story
With integrated discharge forms, we have come close to perfecting our compliance rates for the discharge of cardiac patients.
$19-Billion stimulus infusion good start, but researchers warn steep climb ahead to get hospitals to go digital.
March 25, 2009 | News Release/Video
Contrary to conventional wisdom, only a tiny fraction of U.S. hospitals have full health information technology (HIT) systems in place to improve how they deliver care, says the New England Journal of Medicine in the March 26 online edition.
Balancing Interests of Hospitals and Nurse Researchers
June 11, 2011 | Journal Article
Benefits outweigh the risks of conducting collaborative nursing research.
Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse Staffing, Discharge Preparation, and Postdischarge Utilization
April 21, 2011 | Journal Article
Investments in nursing care hours reduce hospital readmissions by better preparing patients for discharge.
Nurses and Medication Management
December 16, 2011 | Program Result
Interdisciplinary research teams at four institutions examined nursing's role in - and contribution to - medication management in hospital and transitional care settings.