RN Work Project Study: State Caps on Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Work
February 26, 2012 | Story
Limiting nurses' overtime and overall hours is important to patient safety.
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Statement of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on Release of The Institute of Medicine Report, "Secondhand-Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence"
October 15, 2009 | Story
We need comprehensive smoke-free laws that apply to all workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars.
Sites Chosen for Accreditation Beta Test
September 23, 2009 | Video/Story
Public Health Department program set to launch in 2011.
Recent Research About Nursing, May 2012
May 29, 2012 | Story
Researchers offer a snapshot of California's tight job market for new nurses, and "presenteeism" and its effect on care.
Recent Research About Nursing, February 2012
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.
Long Hours for Nurses Lead to Patient Safety Issues
February 22, 2005 | Story
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine asked 393 hospital-based registered nurses to track their working hours along with the number of errors or near errors they made on each shift. The results of that work, partially fu ...