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September 11, 2012 | Story
Susan Elster tells how an RWJF investment made it possible for Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI) champions to aim for continuous improvement in the pursuit of perfection.
February 26, 2012 | Story
RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar explores how perioperative practices, processes and staffing policies may contribute to postoperative infections.
March 6, 2013 | Story
A grantee team focuses on how to do a better job of caring for children
February 11, 2013 | Story
Tootsie’s story, what’s new on the RWJF Human Capital Blog, and more.
December 19, 2012 | Story
A Clinical Scholar argues for a closer look at the impact of reduced duty hours on resident training and patient care.
September 27, 2012 | Story
Read about a new study on how improved nurse environments can reduce medication errors, what’s new on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Human Capital Blog, and more.
August 29, 2012 | Story
New studies conclude that collaborations between hospital nurses and pharmacists can help avert medication errors, and link nurse 'burnout' to hospital-acquired infections.
June 28, 2012 | Story
New studies assess the role of circulating nurses in detecting surgical errors, explore the economic impact of APRNs, and test the effect of a telephone-based nurse management system for women with gestational diabetes.
February 26, 2012 | Story
New studies identify 10 clinical reasoning practices that nurses use to prevent medical errors, and link nurses' long working hours and physical inactivity on the job to obesity.
February 5, 2012 | Story
In the first long-term study of its kind, RWJF Scholar finds that hospital patient safety initiatives are making childbirth safer, but not all surgeries.