Is there a nurse in the house?

Who is the nurse equivalent of celebrity physicians like Dr. Oz or Sanjay Gupta? There isn't one. Despite their expertise, a recent replication of the 1997 "Woodhull Study on Nursing and the Media," finds that 20 years later journalists still overlook nurses in favor of "rock star doctors" as sources.

Depending on the outcome of the November election, there may be a nurse in the house … of Representatives. Registered nurse Lauren Underwood, is running for election in Illinois' 14^th Congressional district. She speaks with HealthLeaders' Jack O'Brien about her candidacy.

Plus, read some interesting findings about Joint Commission accrediation and patient outcomes.

Grow an Operating Room Nurse Pipeline in 3 Steps

Struggling to find experienced operating room RNs? One healthcare system started its own pipeline with an OR fellowship program. Find out more about the program.

Where Are the Nurses? Not in the News Media.

Journalists consistently overlook nurses as sources in health news stories. It's been that way for decades, even as nurses increasingly reach higher levels of education. Find out why this is happening.

Former HHS Adviser Lauren Underwood Running for House Seat

With years of experience as a registered nurse and federal healthcare policy adviser, Underwood is seeking to unseat Rep. Randy Hultgren in Illinois' 14th congressional district. Underwood discusses her candidacy with HeathLeaders.

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Using Natural Language Processing to Crunch Your Clinical Data

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Patient Outcomes No Better For Joint Commission–Accredited Hospitals Than Peers

The study finds no association between hospital accreditation and lower mortality, and only slightly better outcomes for 30-day readmissions for 15 common conditions.

Must Reads

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Democratic consulting firm teams up with hospital industry to battle nurses union

The Intercept

Opinion: Bad bedside manner in Massachusetts

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3 steps for engaging health care providers in organizational change

Harvard Business Review

Keeping human stories at the center of health care

Harvard Business Review

Thanks for reading today's newsletter. Is there a topic you'd like to see covered in our articles? If so, let me know! I'm always happy to hear ideas.

Jennifer Thew, RN
Senior Editor, Nursing
jthew@healthleadersmedia.com
Twitter: @jen_NurseEditor