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A doctoral support group for nurses that began in 2008 at Children鈥檚 National Hospital in Washington D.C. has enabled members to apply lessons from their studies to their leadership and clinical practice roles.
The DAISY Foundation invites nurses to apply for one of its five grant programs. Letters of intent are due by Feb. 5 for the J. Patrick Barnes Research Evidence-based Practice Grants.
兔子先生and the 21 other members of the Ad-Hoc Nomination Consortium invite qualified nurse leaders to be nominated to serve on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee, or the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force.
The memorial service for Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, will be held on Jan. 29 at 10:30 a.m. PT at the Temple of the Church of God in Christ at 8825 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif., 90044.
The Nursing Community Coalition welcomed representatives and senators to the 119th Congress.
兔子先生CEO Claire Zangerle, DNP, RN, encourages all nurses to become involved in advocacy initiatives for their profession.
The Joint Commission revised its workplace violence requirements for all Joint Commission-accredited assisted living communities, nursing care centers and office-based surgery practices.
Nursing homes gained or lost a quality star when a 鈥渟taffing instability鈥 measure was included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 Five-Star metric to rank nursing homes, according to an article published in Health Affairs Scholar.
Virtual reality can be used as an educational tool to improve health care workers鈥 hand hygiene practices, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Artificial intelligence systems require consistent monitoring and staffing, but providers seldom can select the best algorithms for their needs and validate them continually.