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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently urged nursing home residents to become vaccinated, following the release of research showing only 33% of residents were up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination.
Positive psychology exercises can improve health care workers’ mental health, according to Bryan Sexton, PhD, director of the Duke Center for the Advancement of Well-being Science.
Occupational safety officials are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to take its committee’s advice on infection control guidelines in health care settings, warning front-line workers may be at risk.
Part-time certified nursing assistants who were scheduled for more hours and more consistently with the same co-workers were less likely to quit working at their long-term care facilities, a study found.
Health care organizations should invest in building the capacity of nurse leaders to implement evidence-based practice, according to a study in the January Journal of Nursing Administration.
CNOs should use their influence to implement strategies to encourage more people to become nurses, says ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúmember Lisa Dolan, MSN, RN
Deploying technology judiciously and enabling front-line nurses to choose when and how to use it can help to reduce workplace violence.
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Burlington, has combatted workplace violence by creating the Healthcare Safety & Violence Prevention Workgroup.
AONL’s Workforce Committee released the first in a series of resources, this one examining the nurse manager’s role in high-turnover environments.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúand the American Association of Colleges of Nursing will co-host a free webinar on cultivating a strong professional identity in nursing on Jan. 30 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.