Monday, May 2, 2022
 

"Students have perceptions that don't match reality and part of it is their clinicals are based on being a generalist, so they don't really focus in on an individual specialty interest. That goes into why this program is so important, because the first-year turnover rate is so high." — Dr. Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN, president, Chamberlain University

A new, innovative approach to fill a critical need for operating room nurses, along with reducing first-year nurse turnover, relies on a triad of academic, service, and a specialty association to attract and prepare nursing students to perioperative practice.

For this week's lead story, I spoke with Dr. Karen Cox, PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN, president of Chamberlain University, about the university's Practice Ready, Specialty Focused™ program designed to help prepare perioperative nurses upon graduation meet a significant demand.
 

Chamberlain University Offers Specialty-Focused Training to Nursing Students
Practice-ready program is designed to fill significant shortages and stave off first-year nursing turnover by helping nursing students find their niche.
 
SLU Hospital Nurses Vote 'No Confidence' in Administrators, Citing Staffing, Morale, and Safety
The claims are 'inaccurate, misleading, and counterproductive,' hospital administration responds.
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2021 marked the lowest number of new drug shortages in 10 years; however, existing drug shortages are not resolving, and the number of ongoing and active shortages is increasing. Regulatory, supply and manufacturing quality issues continue to contribute to the shortage problem.
Physicians and Nurses Pivotal in Yale New Haven Health's Supply Chain
The health system employs physicians as supply chain medical directors and nurses as value analysis nurses.
Can Telehealth Bring the Humanity Back to Healthcare?
The American Telemedicine Association kicked off ATA2022 this week with an examination of the challenges faced by care providers, and a plea that telehealth could be the avenue by which providers reconnect with their patients and understand the patient experience.
In First Year of Coronavirus Pandemic, U.S. Life Expectancy Fell by 1.87 Years
The pandemic has worsened the life expectancy gap between the United States and other high-income countries, researchers find.
Vermont Amends Assisted Suicide Law to Include Telemedicine
The state is one of 10 and Washington DC that allow patients with a terminal illness to request help in dying from a healthcare provider, but had been the only one that didn't specifically allow that request to be made via a video visit.
 

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Nursing NOW

Join us for Nursing NOW on May 11, 2022 starting at 12:00 PM EST. These dynamic, executive- and editorial-led panels will discuss multiple topics facing nursing leaders in 2022. Hear from a multitude of speakers from different hospitals and health systems across the country.

Sessions include:

  • Rebuilding Quality and a Culture of Safety in the Wake of the Pandemic
  • Ohio Nurses Use Their Wits to Solve a Clinical Care Dilemma
  • Executive Nurse Well-Being

Check out speaker and session information here.
 

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Carol Davis
Nursing Editor