When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

The study, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is based on a survey of pediatric nurses at an urban children’s hospital. Overall, 27 percent of the participants reported burnout.

There was little increase in nurses’ participation in quality improvement activities from 2004 to 2008, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality and reported by the Robert ...

Investing in wellness programs for nurses improves retention and reduces burnout, according to study results presented at ...

No one IT system is perfect for improving care, according to Ann O'Brien, R.N., director of clinical informatics at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente. Rather, she said, continuous performance ...

In a press release, the American Nurses Association (ANA) said that it "proudly celebrates a historic victory for nurses and ...

The “flagship program” meant to drive quality at nursing homes most in need of improvement is not working, in part due to an overreliance on financial ...

Engaging staff in performance improvement and patient safety initiatives is no easy task. It is not just time that is involved but there is also a definite repertoire of knowledge, skills, and ...

UPMC Williamsport used a bundled approach to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections. A Pennsylvania hospital's quality improvement initiative led to a rapid turnaround in ...

A federal watchdog Wednesday called on regulators to strengthen the Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes, saying that most facilities that graduate do not sustain improvements. Providers ...

Lara Goitein ([email protected]) is the founding medical director of the Clinician-Directed Performance Improvement program at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, ...

University of Phoenix is proud to announce that its College of Nursing has achieved a significant milestone: ten consecutive years of accreditation for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program ...