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Nurse leaders at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford who implemented a competency-based career ladder for advanced practice providers say it is an effective retention tool.
UF Health CNO Janice Walker, DHA, RN, relies on a seven-day recruitment cycle to hire qualified nursing candidates.
The American Hospital Association commemorated Patient Safety Awareness Week March 8-14.
Registration is open for the AONL Professional Governance Leadership Conference on June 14-16 in Indianapolis.
A report published March 2 in the flagship journal of the American Cancer Society found that colorectal cancer rates among adults 65 and older continue to decline while rates for younger adults continue to increase.
The Joint Commission will host a webinar on creating more supportive resilient work environments for health care teams on March 11 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
A group prenatal care program created with community member input reduced postpartum depression, a randomized controlled clinical trial found.
The American Hospital Association and Epic invite interested participants to join its Safer Births PPH Collaborative.
More than two-thirds of adults agree the U.S. should prioritize eliminating health inequities for everyone, according to a Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing’s Institute for Policy Solutions survey.
In a video message, Acting Centers and Disease Control and Prevention director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, urged families to vaccinate against measles as cases expand to 1,136 nationwide.