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May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Bedside ICU nurses have an important role in helping nonspeaking patients communicate.
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The Impact of Worker Health on Long Term Care
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Direct care workers who come to work with health issues impact productivity and patient care quality.
Nurse Identified Hospital to Home Medication Discrepancies
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, nurse interventionists identified and documented medication discrepancies from two Inland Northwest hospitals. The researchers identified more system-level discrepancies than patient-level ones.
The Difference Nurses are Making to Improve Quality of Older Adults through the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative addresses issues important to improving the quality of care for older adults.
Satisfaction with Assisted Living
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Changing elders' attitudes toward physical activity could increase their satisfaction with living.
Expanding What We Know about Off-Peak Mortality in Hospitals
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Nurses giving bedside care can help researchers learn how off-peak environments affect their workâand variations in patient mortality rates.
Measuring the Quality of Care Related to Pain Management
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new approach to measuring pain management enhances methods for examining the effects of nursing on patient outcomes and can improve understanding of how nurses make a difference in the lives of individuals with pain.
Getting Out the Word on Effective Tobacco Treatment
July 15, 2010 | Program Result
The Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention updated educational information and tools in a revised tobacco cessation treatment guideline, created new ones, and disseminated them to clinicians and consumers to spur the guideline's widespread use.
Intensive Labor
July 20, 2009 | Journal Article
In a study of 104 hospital NICUs, researchers define the problems that arise from inadequate support for nurses in the NICU and make recommendations to hospital CEO.
Supporting Regional Response Team Learning Networks
June 3, 2010 | Program Result
In December 2005 RWJF funded nine hospital associations and health care systems with grants of up to $150,000 apiece for each to work with at least 25 of their member hospitals to establish rapid response teams.