In an era of disruptive competition, cost containment pressure and stringent regulatory compliance, healthcare financial leaders are under stress to optimize resources. At the same time, there is a ...

New policies developed by nursing leaders at three Chicago-area hospitals guide hospital staff in caring for behavioral health patients and keeping them safe. Caring for behavioral health patients is ...

As a company that provides critical communication technology to key industries, including healthcare, UC Wireless is pointing out that the demand for and shortage of qualified bedside nurses has ...

This article, the third in our series on the power of narratives, defines the concept of advocacy in the context of health and social care practice. Questions are posed as to the content and utility ...

When Tove Schuster raced to help a fellow nurse lift a patient at Crozer-Chester Medical Center near Philadelphia in March 2010, she didn't realize she was about to become a troubling statistic. While ...

I often speak about the usefulness of simulation in nurse training, highlighting how virtual reality (VR) technology has expanded the menu of simulation options beyond manikins and standardized ...

“When hospitals are understaffed, people die,” one expert warned as the U.S. health systems reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant. By Andrew Jacobs Cyndy O’Brien, an emergency room ...