July 4, 2019

Study: Nurse understaffing associated with increased risk of healthcare-associated infections

Since approximately 4% of patients develop one or more healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during their hospital stays, researchers set out to determine the link between HAIs and nurse understaffing.

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Nurse practitioners with postgraduate education more satisfied with job

A survey of nurse practitioners found that those who completed a postgraduate fellowship reported higher job satisfaction than those who had not.

Go R@W: This assessment tool can gauge nurse manager resilience

In a 2014 study published in Nursing Economics, researchers surveyed 291 nurse managers working in hospitals, and found 72% of the study participants were planning to leave their position in the next five years. Burnout was the most common reason cited for intent to leave by the entire group.

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