RNs at Kaiser’s LA Medical Center on 7-day strike
Editor's Note RNs at Kaiser Permanente’s Los Angeles Medical Center began a 7-day strike on March 15, PR Newswire reports. The focus of the strike is on: improving staffing to protect patient care achieving economic gains to retain experienced RNs and increase recruitment of new RNs. The walkout affects 1,200…
Lower patient-to-nurse ratios tied to better patient survival
Editor's Note This study from the UK found that a patient-to-nurse ratio of no more than six patients per nurse on medical wards was associated with 20% lower patient mortality than when each nurse was responsible for at least 10 patients. Results also showed a 17% reduction in mortality with…
University of Texas opens new nursing program for veterans
Editor's Note The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston on January 22 opened its new Veterans’ Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The program will facilitate the transition of United States military veterans into professional nursing by providing an opportunity for up to 10 veterans per semester to…
Effect of leadership practices on nurse retention, quality care
Editor's Note This Canadian study finds that transformational leadership practices lead to high quality care and increased retention of new nurses. Conversely, abusive managers lead to poorer quality care and a strong intention for nurses to leave healthcare facilities and quit the nursing profession. The authors surveyed a sample of…
Lower patient satisfaction associated with nurses educated abroad
Many countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, rely on nurses trained abroad during times of nursing shortages. However, little is known about how this practice affects quality of care and patient satisfaction. A new study examines whether patient satisfaction with nursing care in National Health Service hospitals in…
Significant progress made since IOM future of nursing report
Editor's Note Significant progress has been made toward transforming nursing roles, responsibilities, and education to meet the nation’s healthcare needs, according to a report from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report assesses the progress made since the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report on the future of…
Study: Lower patient satisfaction associated with nurses trained abroad
Editor's Note Employment of nurses trained abroad to substitute for nurses educated at home may negatively impact quality of care, finds this study conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia; University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; and Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s…
Will nursing workforce weather retirement of baby boomers?
Editor's Note The doubling of enrollment in nursing schools and surge of new RNs into the workforce will lead to continued growth of the nursing workforce, though this growth may not be sufficient to meet demand, this study finds. Annual retirement of RNs will accelerate from 20,000 a decade ago…
More physicians, nurses needed as Medicare turns 50
Editor's Note More physicians and nurses are needed as Medicare and Medicaid reach their 50th anniversary, Healthcare Finance News reports. Medicare and Medicaid paid $15 billion toward residency training programs in 2012, and the Association of American Medical Colleges has predicted a shortage of between 46,000 and 90,000 physicians by…
Editorial
Projections made about a decade ago told us to expect that the RN workforce would peak at around 2.2 million in 2012 and would then begin to shrink as nurses reached retirement age. Instead, say the authors of a recent Health Affairs report, there were 2.7 million RNs working in…
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