In an era of outcome-based care, it is imperative that facilities successfully integrate evidence-based behavioral health services.
What OSHA’s new ruling means for you
By
Martie Moore
Aug 22, 2016
While we have worked hard to create safer workplaces, we still have work to do. A new federal rule on injury reporting and recording could help get us there.
Clinical nurse specialists are APRNs and must be classified as such
By
Lola A. Coke, Ph.D.
Aug 19, 2016
For more than half a century clinical nurse specialists have been playing a central and unique role.
Understanding AEDs in the workplace
By
Betty Norman
Aug 17, 2016
Waiting for the arrival of emergency medical system personnel can result in a lower survival rate.
Learning from design regrets
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Aug 12, 2016
Last week, McKnight’s published a guest editorial by Michael Hass, “Five design decisions you’ll later regret.”
Life after floss
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 11, 2016
So, now we learn that flossing is probably useless. It’s not even recommended anymore. The government said so.
7 habits of highly successful nurses
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 09, 2016
There’s a thing or two new nurses can learn from us “veterans.” Those of us who make it to veteran status tend to share some common habits. Let me break them down for you.
Driving out loneliness through intergenerational relationships
By
Angie McAllister
Aug 08, 2016
Growing up, I had the blessing to spend large amounts of time with my grandmother.
5 approaches to make advance care planning useful
By
Samuel M. Brown, M.D.
Aug 04, 2016
Most of us want to have control over events when our health worsens or life seems short.
‘Healthwear’ and other culture changes
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 02, 2016
When it comes to assistive devices such as canes, walkers, and eyeglasses, it’s possible to convert something unappealing yet necessary into an item that bestows confidence, evinces a sense of humor...