Florence Nightingale may be nursing's most famous caregiver, but don't overlook the way today's nurse leaders are influencing change in healthcare. 

 
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Nurses Week: Building on Florence Nightingale's Example
Florence Nightingale may be nursing's most famous caregiver, but don't overlook the way today's nurse leaders are influencing change in healthcare. 
 

NEWS & ANALYSIS
ICU Transfers Decrease with Communication Bundle
Early-warning score system plus communication protocol prevents patient deterioration.
NextGen ACO: 3 Steps to Value-Based Care
UnityPoint Health's foray into CMS' NextGen ACO model is helping the health system transition its entire book of business to a value-based model.
ER Observation Unit Reduces Length of Stay 8 Hours
For emergency room patients, a Maryland hospital's new observation unit has lowered length of stay and reduced admission of patients to inpatient care.
Weak Oversight Blamed For Poor Care At California Nursing Homes Going Unchecked
Federal inspection reports show that infection control is routinely ignored. At the same time, the Trump administration has scaled back penalties.
CHS Discloses Long List of Pending Legal Matters
The 'very large or indeterminate damages sought in some of these matters' could affect the company's bottom line.
 

AROUND THE WEB
Lawyer: Patient complained of forced injections, but Puyallup hospital let nurse keep seeing patients
Source: The Seattle Times
Hospital operator HCA spends big to keep nurses on board
Source: Reuters
Recognizing nurses across the nation on National Nurses Week
Source: WETM
Mom grateful to off-duty nurses who saved infant daughter's life at Council Bluffs Walmart
Source: Omaha World-Herald
Two Colorado nurses sentenced to prison after repeatedly putting patients at risk by stealing opioids from hospitals
Source: The Denver Post
 

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