Public reporting of quality data has not significantly reduced mortality
According to a study in March’s Health Affairs, public reporting of quality data as part of Hospital Compare, Medicare’s public reporting initiative, has had…
Patient Safety
Study finds patient satisfaction is associated with higher mortality
A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine reports that higher patient satisfaction was associated with higher overall health care expenditures and increased mortality.…
AHRQ reports results from survey on patient safety culture
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has published “Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report.” The report includes…
From our readers…Know your A, B, C, and D’s for patients with progressive disease
“Something’s wrong. We have to fix it quickly!” All of our training and experiences as nurses, such as my almost 30 years as a…
Putting evidence into practice: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
This year continues our series from the Oncology Nursing Society on managing cancer-related symptoms.
Creating a smooth move for patients and staff
When Missouri Baptist Medical Center had to relocate nearly 200 patients in a single day, staff and leaders knew collaboration and planning would be…
Physiology review: Circulatory system
Buff up your knowledge of preload, afterload, neurohormonal regulation of circulation, and more.
Are you ready to care for patients in clinical trials?
Part 1 of a four-part series on clinical trials
ANA releases 2011 Health and Safety Survey results
ANA’s new survey identifies nurses’ concerns about health and safety in their work environments.
Okay to play? A discussion about sports-related concussion
Learn about the types of concussions, assessment, management, and considerations before a child returns to play.
Making the transformation to a customer-service orientation
This article describes how to boost patient satisfaction and loyalty.
Does evidence-based nursing increase ROI?
A quality-improvement initiative quantified return on investment (ROI) from cost avoidance for five healthcare-acquired conditions.
Public reporting of quality data has not significantly reduced mortality
According to a study in March’s Health Affairs, public reporting of quality data as part of Hospital Compare, Medicare’s public reporting initiative,…
Study finds patient satisfaction is associated with higher mortality
A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine reports that higher patient satisfaction was associated with higher overall health care expenditures and…
AHRQ reports results from survey on patient safety culture
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has published “Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report.” The…
From our readers…Know your A, B, C, and D’s for patients with progressive disease
“Something’s wrong. We have to fix it quickly!” All of our training and experiences as nurses, such as my almost 30 years…
Putting evidence into practice: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
This year continues our series from the Oncology Nursing Society on managing cancer-related symptoms.
Creating a smooth move for patients and staff
When Missouri Baptist Medical Center had to relocate nearly 200 patients in a single day, staff and leaders knew collaboration and planning…
Physiology review: Circulatory system
Buff up your knowledge of preload, afterload, neurohormonal regulation of circulation, and more.
Are you ready to care for patients in clinical trials?
Part 1 of a four-part series on clinical trials
ANA releases 2011 Health and Safety Survey results
ANA’s new survey identifies nurses’ concerns about health and safety in their work environments.
Okay to play? A discussion about sports-related concussion
Learn about the types of concussions, assessment, management, and considerations before a child returns to play.
Making the transformation to a customer-service orientation
This article describes how to boost patient satisfaction and loyalty.
Does evidence-based nursing increase ROI?
A quality-improvement initiative quantified return on investment (ROI) from cost avoidance for five healthcare-acquired conditions.
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