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2023 08 Sep
The World Economic Forum speculates the world could be short 13 million nurses by 2030. There are various reasons for this, with exhaustion, burnout and mistreatment ranking the top three. The COVID-19 pandemic also played a role in this figure, with an estimated 115,000 deaths in the worldwide workforce of healthcare workers. To...Read more
2023 12 May
My dear readers, It is time again for thoughts from the island. May is particularly important to nurses as we celebrate Florence Nightingale's birthday on 12.05, International Nurses' Day. I am very proud to belong to this community. To be part of this epic community is more than sharing professional views and skills. I cannot put...Read more
2023 08 Feb
My dear readers, It is time again for nursing thoughts from the island. Before I begin, I hope you all had a great start to 2023. May this year be in some way kinder to nurses, midwives, doctors, and healthcare professionals. But we shall see.... This month, I want to share my thoughts with you about my experiences, which I gathered with...Read more
2022 05 Dec
My dear readers, Time is moving very fast, and we are coming to the end of another big, big year. Last month I wrote about September, when I had the great chance to be in Iceland to attend the European Nurse Managers Congress, which, as I stated, was mind-blowing. My October continued to be absolutely epic – BECAUSE great colleagues from...Read more
2022 18 Oct
My dear readers, It is time again for thoughts from the island. I went to Iceland/Selfoss last month and attended the European Nurse Director Association (ENDA) congress. I am a board member of this great association. Therefore, I met my fellow board members, colleagues and friends in person after meeting each other on a monthly base...Read more
2022 12 Apr
A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that staff shortages and the extra burden on hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the number of acquired infections and threaten patient care. The study examined hospital-acquired infections at two hospitals in Illinois between September 2017 and...Read more
2021 14 Feb
A new study looks into the issue of nurse burnout in the U.S. and associated factors, urging healthcare provider organisations to improve their management effort in this area. You might also like: Resilience: The Airbag for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professions Burnout is recognised as one of the major problems...Read more
2020 22 Jan
In today’s pressing environment, it is not always easy to achieve generally accepted evidence-based allocation of nursing resources. While delivering higher quality of care at a lower price is seen as a key goal, proper investing in nurse staff persists as a challenge. The new report (Begley, Cipriano, Nelson 2020) published by the Healthcare...Read more
2019 12 Dec
Before work days, nurses sleep 83 minutes fewer than on their days off, which negatively impacts patient safety and care. According to a new study (Witkoski Stimpfel et al. 2019) published in Sleep Health , the journal of the National Sleep Foundation (USA), nurses get under 7 hours of sleep prior to their shifts. You may also like:...Read more
2019 26 Aug
Summary: Modern nursing is a multi-layered field of work with increasing work density and complexity, which requires a high level of competence, resilience and commitment from the nursing staff. In numerous professional situations, nursing professionals are required to have a high degree of spontaneous problem solving, abstraction skills...Read more
2020 25 Aug
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2018 12 Apr
A new California law that became effective only recently is welcome news to many healthcare professionals, especially nurses who often become victims of violence in the workplace. The new law requires healthcare employers to have workforce protection plans in place, including violence prevention training for all employees. As soon as the new law took...Read more
2017 02 Nov
Hospitals and clinics are expected to provide the best possible care for their patients. And nurses, among the most visible members of hospital staff, are always there to assist both patients and physicians with their needs. Often they also serve as the link between patients and doctors, taking responsibility for much of the routine care before and...Read more
2016 05 Sep
Fellow nurses and doctors are the prime culprits in nurse bullying and often may not even be aware that their behaviour is having a discouraging impact on colleagues. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) held a discussion on the issue via Facebook with input from nurses saying that forms of intimidation included everything...Read more
2016 31 Aug
According to the results of a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine , protocols that allow nurses to administer certain types of treatment in the emergency department can shorten length of stay for patients with fever, chest pain, hip fractures and vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. Lead study author Matthew Douma,...Read more
2016 21 Apr
The British government had confirmed that employers which recruit nurses from abroad will have to pay an annual levy devised to discourage employment of migrant staff. The Immigration Skills Charge will come into effect in April 2017 at a rate of £1, 000 per employee per year. Small companies, charitable organisations and universities will pay a reduced...Read more
2016 14 Feb
According to a new research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (Fetal & Neonatal Edition) , a fall in one to one nursing care of very sick and premature new-borns is linked to a higher rate of death in neonatal intensive care. The research, conducted by University of Warwick shows that the proportion of this type of nursing care in...Read more
2015 28 Dec
The holiday season is generally a time to celebrate but with the celebration, it also brings stress and anxiety. The season is especially stressful for healthcare providers as nobody - both healthcare workers and patients - do not want to spend their holidays in the hospital. An article in Becker's Hospital Review highlights the need for hospitals...Read more
2015 06 Dec
Nursing Times reports that the government plans to launch a new nursing role that is specifically designed to bridge the gap between registered nurses and senior healthcare assistants. The launch is expected within the next few weeks. The role will be assigned to a band of 4 and will be given the title of "Associate Nurse". It is still unclear...Read more
2015 03 Dec
A new study published in BMJ Open concludes that the employment of nurses trained abroad as a substitute for nurses educated at home presents risks to quality of care. Western countries like the U.S. and England rely on nurses trained abroad in times of shortages. This study was conducted with 12000 patients in a sample of 31 National Health Service...Read more
2015 29 Nov
According to a recent article published in StatNews , hospital violence is on the rise. The article suggests that there is a need for healthcare leaders to prevent this without compromising the open and healing environment of hospitals and by developing effective strategies that are more than just a reaction to individual incidents. There is no doubt...Read more
2015 11 Nov
Across the U.S., nurses are on the frontline of efforts to create a Culture of Health in the workplace to foster individual well-being, beneficial lifestyles, and healthier communities. There are a number of nurse-designed worksite-based initiatives that are helping improve the quality of care and reduce costs, according to a policy brief from the...Read more
2015 18 Oct
A new study conducted by Dr. Witkoski-Stimpfel at NYUCN and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research and published in Health Services Research shows that Magnet hospitals that are nationally accredited for nursing excellence have higher patient ratings of care than other hospitals. In order...Read more
2015 12 Oct
According to a study published by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital, over half of nurses who work with organ transplant patients in the U.S. experience high levels of emotional exhaustion. The findings are published in Progress in Transplantation. The study was led by senior staff psychologist Michelle Jesse, Ph.D, liver transplant surgeon Marwan...Read more
2015 27 Sep
As previously predicted, nursing shortage ten years from now may not be as dire as initially forecasted. However research still suggests that there will be approximately a 4 percent shortfall (130,000 nurses) by 2025. The findings are published in the current issue of Medical Care. Researchers from Montana State University and Darthmouth College...Read more
2015 22 Sep
A small group of elderly-care nurses in Sweden have made changes to their work schedule in order to improve quality and efficiency. The nurses have switched from an eight hour to six hour working day for the same wage. This is the first controlled trial of shorter hours in Sweden. The nurses who are part of this change feel that they are much more...Read more