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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) launched the next phase of the Maternal and Infant Health Initiative, which supports state Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance
A study of nurse perceptions of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders at a large urban hospital concluded education, advocacy and other steps are needed to clear up the misinterpretation by many who think DNRs mean 鈥渄o not treat.鈥
To support the 鈥淭hank a Nurse, Wear a Mask鈥 campaign to promote safe behaviors that reduce the spread of COVID-19
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has posted a free webinar, Nursing鈥檚 Role in Addressing Racism.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) last month issued a white paper on implementing holistic admissions in academic nursing programs.
A framework developed during the pandemic helped inform decision-making on when to curtail non-COVID-19 procedures at HCA Healthcare in Nashville, Tenn., according to former American hospital Association (AHA) Board Chair Jonathan Perlin M.D., president, clinical operations, and chief medical鈥
One strategy for managing a workforce spanning three generations, each with competing values and goals, involves looking at their diversity as an opportunity and aligning expectations with each generation鈥檚 strengths.
A study published in this month鈥檚 JONA aimed to learn how nurse managers described joy and meaning in their practice using a narrative analysis.
To reduce the risk of false negative results for COVID-19, the FDA issued guidance this week for safely using the Curative SARS-CoV-2 test.
Anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction, occurred in 11.1 cases per million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United States during the week of Dec. 14, 2020.