A lack of necessary authority and problems with management are contributing to nurses’ high levels of stress, according to recently released survey results.
Survey assesses turnover and retention rates among assisted living workers
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 16, 2012
The overall retention rate for all assisted living employees was 73% in 2011, a new survey from a provider group finds.
Survey: Nurses report high sense of job security, low confidence in ability to retire
Sep 16, 2011
A majority of nurses are satisfied with their job security and finances, but worry about their retirement plans, according to a new survey.
Report: Nurses continue to battle workplace-related pain; worker safety efforts have improved
Dec 19, 2011
Roughly 80% of nurses continue to work through neck, back and shoulder pain acquired on the job, according to a survey.
Nurse manager’s education, experience influence use of evidence-based practices, survey shows
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 04, 2012
Longtime nurse managers or directors are the biggest barriers to implementing new evidence-based care practices, a survey finds.
Nurse administrators meet to hone survey skills, examine culture change
Jul 09, 2009
Directors of nursing are going to be told from Saturday to Wednesday that they “can do whatever they put their mind to” at the annual meeting of the National Association Directors of Nursing...
More nurses taking on overtime hours to ease recession pains
Jul 27, 2009
Nurses are taking on more hours and more shifts during the recession, but many say that it’s only temporary, according to a new survey.
Survey: Nurses are ‘dangerously’ stressed due to lack of authority, poor management
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 09, 2014
A lack of necessary authority and struggles with management are among multiple factors contributing to nurses’ high levels of stress, according to recently released survey results.
MDS staff face time crunches
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
Each nursing home resident assessment takes five hours on average for a Minimum Data Set or nurse coordinator to finish, according to survey results from the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination.
CDC: Flu vaccinations among LTC workers declining
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McKnight's Staff
Oct 01, 2012
While influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers have increased overall, fewer long-term care facility employees are being vaccinated, a government survey has found.