Nurses

National Hospital Week is a wonderful opportunity to take time to celebrate the health care field and the people who make health care so special.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued proposed rules for inpatient rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility and hospice payments for fiscal year 2019.
Also in this roundup: AONE honors members for outstanding leadership practice and nurse leaders named to new positions at hospitals and health systems.
Also in this roundup: nurse managers can increase staff engagement by communicating in-person instead of electronically, says AONE President Bob Dent.
Prior to joining Aurora, Kingston was vice president and a certified nurse educator at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.
The AONE Annual Meeting will take place from April 12-15 in Indianapolis. The conference provides attendees with the occasion to engage with nurse leaders from across the country and features educational courses, social events and networking opportunities.
Hospitals are experiencing a nursing shortage that will continue to weigh on hospital finances for at least the next three to four years.
The American Association of Kidney Patients awarded Nancy Uhland, a George Washington University nurse practitioner, what some consider to be the highest honor for kidney health professionals.