Molly Gamble (Twitter) – 2 days ago Bipartisan legislation that would make it a federal crime to knowingly assault hospital workers was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Sept. 12. The Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act, S.2768, was introduced to the chamber of Congress by U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Joe Manchin, […]
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Alan Condon – Friday, September 8th, 2023 Cleveland Clinic is one of a few top health systems that has expanded its international presence in recent years, increasing the diversity of its healthcare operations while promoting its clinical expertise in new markets. The 23-hospital, 6,699-bed system has locations in Ohio, Florida and Las Vegas, as well
Mariah Taylor Only 45 percent of nurses report being “fully engaged” at work while 14.1 percent report being “unengaged,” according to the 2023 “PRC National Nursing Engagement Report.” The report, done by market research and consulting company PRC, surveyed more than 1,900 nurses at 37 hospitals. The survey asked about retention, burnout and engagement issues.
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Opinion by: Katie Boston-Leary Ph.D., MBA, MHA, NEA-BC Katie Boston-Leary, Ph.D., MBA, MHA, NEA-BC is the director of nursing programs at the American Nurses Association and an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing The challenges nurses face are many – shortage of nursing and non-nursing personnel, leadership attrition and turnover, budgetary
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Erica Carbajal In May, some hospitals started reporting a positive trend: Former nurses who left their full-time positions for travel gigs or earlier in the pandemic were interested in returning. “The boomerang nurses have returned,” Gail Vozzella, DNP, Houston Methodist’s chief nursing executive, told The Wall Street Journal at the start of May. At that
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— Increase seen particularly in western states and in younger adults by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today August 31, 2023 Fatal overdoses from counterfeit pharmaceuticals, particularly pills found to contain fentanyls, more than doubled in recent years, the CDC reported. Among more than 100,000 recent overdose deaths in the U.S., the percentage
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Giles Bruce A rural Appalachian healthcare provider has boosted its connectivity by switching to Starlink satellite internet from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Virginia Business reported. Health Wagon operates mobile clinics that visit 13 sites in six Virginia counties, as well as two bricks-and-mortar medical clinics and a dental clinic, according to the Aug. 31 story. The
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Mariah Taylor (Email) – Thursday, August 31st, 2023 Researchers used a virus to treat patients with an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection and found good clinical outcomes in 86.6 percent of patients. The study, published Aug. 9 in Cell, treated 15 patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections using a virus called PASA16 and antibiotics. Patients received a once-
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— Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill by Ron Harman King, JD, MS September 3, 2023 Is it just me, or are you noticing that most people are getting a little older every day? We’re hearing about it everywhere. News coverage reminds us daily that the two leading
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by Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH September 3, 2023 The first time I was assaulted in healthcare, I was a third-year medical student. An incarcerated, agitated patient handcuffed to a gurney rail in the emergency department fought so hard, the entire metal rail separated from the bed. The 6-foot piece of heavy steel would’ve gone
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