Category: Nursing

How a standardized agreement could end the preceptor shortage

A few years ago, my college-age sons utilized the Common App for college applications. It’s a logical and brilliant concept: one online application that students can use to apply to multiple colleges and universities at once. And it’s accep…

How a standardized agreement could end the preceptor shortage

A few years ago, my college-age sons utilized the Common App for college applications. It’s a logical and brilliant concept: one online application that students can use to apply to multiple colleges and universities at once. And it’s accep…

10 ways to address racism in nurse education

Racism in nursing education presents in multiple ways, including educational disparities for minority students, limited access to administration processes, lack of reporting and poor planning or limited diversity among decision-makers, the Daily Nurse …

5 nurses recognized for Magnet nurse of the year

The American Nurses Credentialing Center announced recipients of its 2024 Magnet Nurse of the Year Awards.

Nursing quality improving but still below prepandemic levels, study finds

Patient safety in hospitals has improved since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic but has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to research published in Nursing Research.

Yale New Haven Hospital wins $125K as Magnet award recipient

The American Nurses Credentialing Center has named Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut as the winner of the 2024 ANCC Magnet Prize, earning the hospital a $125,000 award it will use to advance the development of a patient experience tool to improve …

ANCC awards systems for nurse development programs

On Oct. 29, the American Nurses Credentialing Center recognized nine health systems and healthcare organizations for outstanding nursing continuing professional development interventions. 

New care model lowers length of stay, boosts retention at Providence

Amid an influx of patients and extreme occupational burnout, Providence’s Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, piloted a virtual nursing model in 2021. Years later, the system has proven the model’s value as it garners retention, length-of-stay a…

Alaska hospital launches virtual nursing, home health programs

Anchorage-based Providence Alaska Medical Center has launched a virtual nursing program and home-based care services.

Press Ganey unveils AI tool to support nurse leaders with Magnet designation

A new AI-powered tool from Press Ganey can save hospitals hours of time spent preparing data while pursuing Magnet recognition, the organization said Oct. 28.