Nursing Staff

SAN DIEGO — Home health nursing for medically complex children appeared difficult to obtain and costly, placing significant burdens on families, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

An early mobility program for hospitalized patients with cancer yielded a reduction in hospital readmissions and improvements in mobility and functional status, according to a study conducted at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The American Nephrology Nurses Association has named Michele H. Kimball as its new executive director, according to the press release.

Somatus announced in a press release the launch of the Nurse Navigator Program with its partner Inova Health System.

There are no easy solutions for the ongoing and increasing shortage in GI providers — everybody is feeling this challenge.

As demand for health care providers continues to increase, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported gastroenterology will be among the top fields with the highest predicted provider deficit.

Having a diverse registered nurse workforce was associated with a lower risk for severe adverse maternal outcomes during delivery, data in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM showed.

FORT WORTH, Texas— In this video from the American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Symposium, incoming president Angela Kurosaka, DNP, RN, CNN, CCM, NEA-BC, talks about important goals for the organization.

The incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest among Medicare beneficiaries varied widely across U.S. hospitals, with the rates lowest in minor teaching hospitals and facilities with higher rates of nurse staffing, researchers reported.

Researchers found that a large percentage of staff in skilled nursing facilities with access to a COVID-19 vaccination clinic have not been vaccinated, raising concerns about vaccine hesitancy.