Progress on the Nation’s Nursing Workforce
May 8, 2013 | Story
New government report finds that the nursing workforce is larger, better educated, and more diverse than it was a decade ago.
Nurses
Nursing's bond to patients and link to quality of care are pivotal, as nurses make up more that half of the health care workforce. To improve the quality of hospital care, we must also transform the quality of nursing care at the patient's bedside.
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Do We Know What Kids in the Hospital Think of Their Care? Check.
May 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Nancy Ryan-Wenger was a lead investigator of the first-ever study to systematically elicit the views of hospitalized children and adolescents on the quality of their nursing care.
Recent Research About Nursing: Lower Mortality Rates at Magnet Hospitals
May 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Hospitals that have achieved "Magnet" recognition have lower mortality rates, according to research led by Matthew D. McHugh, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Helping Nurses Become Innovators
May 7, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Transforming Care At the Bedside gave nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the courage to imagine what their jobs would be like without wasted time and unnecessary workarounds.
Why Diversity in the Nursing Workforce Matters
May 7, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
It is essential to have a nursing workforce that will reflect the population of the U.S. so as to deliver cost-effective, quality care and improve patients’ satisfaction and health outcomes, especially among ethnic and racial minorities.
Quotable Quotes About Nursing, May 2013
May 7, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
New and notable quotes on nurses in retail clinics, moving the nursing profession forward, nurses and the physician shortage, and more.
Nurse and Government Leaders Team Up to Transform Nursing in Massachusetts
May 6, 2013 | Story
State Action Coalition takes multi-pronged approach to strengthening nursing education programs.
Happy National Nurses Week!
May 6, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The theme of this year's National Nurses Week is delivering quality and innovation in patient care.
In the Media: Nurses, Nursing Champions Well Represented Among Most Powerful Women in Health Care
May 3, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
In its biennial list of the 25 most powerful women in the health care industry, Modern Healthcare, a leading health policy journal, included nine women with nursing backgrounds and two others who are vocal champions of nurses and nursing.
New Data: Nursing Profession Is Bigger, More Diverse, Better Educated
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) indicate that efforts to grow and diversify the nursing workforce are showing results.