Nurses

Also in this week’s roundup of nursing news: More to nurse staffing ratios than meets the eye; the media doesn’t show the full scope of nursing; and hospitals share information on nurse-physician partnerships.
Also in this week’s roundup of nursing news: Six areas nurse leaders should prioritize, and executive moves in the field.
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Study says preschoolers are at ‘golden age’ for forming lifelong healthy habits, and the extraordinary effect a nurse has on a patient’s health.
Massachusetts voters yesterday rejected a proposal to mandate nurse staffing ratios at Massachusetts hospitals and health clinics.
Also in this weekly roundup of nursing news: a nurse’s approachable health videos catch on; and executive moves in the field.
The AHA’s American Organization of Nurse Executives yesterday thanked a New England nurse leadership group for “advocating unrelentingly for patients, nurses and our health system” to defeat Question 1 on the Massachusetts ballot initiative.
Also in this roundup of nursing news: nurse saves man from choking on plane and executive moves in the field.
Also in this roundup of nursing news: The unexpected way to assess the sickest patients in EDs; nurse saves dying man at Walmart; and executive moves in the field.
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinician partners – including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership…
Also in this roundup of nursing news: nurses are on top of getting their annual flu shots, and added inclusivity training could help nurses as they lead their teams.