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The American Hospital Association invites organizations to apply for the 2024 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service.
Florida ─ facing a shortage of 59,100 nurses by 2035 ─ allocated $125 million in pipeline programs and efforts to attract and retain nurse faculty.
The percentage of nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing rose to 59% by 2020 ─ up from 49% in 2008, according to maps released by the Campaign for Action.
Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut has prioritized nurse innovation, leading one clinical nurse to develop a monitoring, scheduling and tracking system for patients with remote cardiac monitoring devices.
The International Council of Nurses released a report last week saying the worldwide nurse shortage is a global health emergency.
In written testimony submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, 61 members of the Nursing Community Coalition requested $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs in fiscal year 2024.
The top research priorities for developing positive practice environments are “building and maintaining shared governance participation” and “nurse participation in performance improvement and evidence-based practice activities,” according to a study.
Candida auris fungal infections tripled in the U.S. between 2019 and 2021 to 1,471, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The U.S. pre-term birth rate of 10% is the highest in comparison to other developed nations.
Parkland Health in Dallas uses new technologies and messaging platforms to identify at-risk mothers-to-be and develop personalized care plans.