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An American Hospital Association (AHA) webinar on Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. ET will identify best practices related to telemetry utilization and alarm management and give attendees tools they can use to identify improvement opportunities.
The experience of a 361-bed independent medical center using telemedicine and telemonitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic forms the core of an Oct. 7 webinar hosted by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú.
The March of Dimes launched BlanketChange.org, using the hospital receiving blanket as an emblem of the organization’s call to improve maternal health outcomes through equity, access and prevention.
The challenge of communicating with patients on ventilators became widespread during the pandemic. Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, distinguished professor of nursing at Ohio State University, provided tips for communication with these patients in a recent article in Medpage Today.
An analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data collected from mid-February to mid-July found nurses predominated among health care professionals (HCPs) who contracted COVID-19.
The challenge of obtaining adequate, high-quality clinical placements for graduate nursing students emerged as a primary concern in a recent survey by the AACN-ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúadvisory committee.
With the pandemic adding additional urgency to issues surrounding resource allocation, a 2020 report coauthored by Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúCEO and senior vice president and chief nursing officer of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, was especially timely.
Support from organizations and teams exceeded expectations for a majority of nurse leaders, according to a recent survey shedding light on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each year, 50,000 women suffer a severe maternal complication during hospitalization while 700 die from it. Addressing the root causes of these complications can reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.