The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should do more to protect healthcare employees from workplace violence, according to a federal report.
Benefit of enforced worker flu shots overblown: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2017
Reviewers of four trials often used to support mandatory flu vaccination policies for long-term care workers say the benefits were overstated. But the lead researcher still says he recommends vaccination...
Nursing diversity improves … but slowly
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
Though nursing’s ranks are becoming more diverse, there’s still much work to be done to make it reflective of the U.S. population.
Expanded role empowering yet stifling for many nurses
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2014
Efforts at reducing rehospitalization of nursing home residents can empower nurses, but such initiatives can also put them in challenging positions, according to study results published in the May issue...
Shift work exacting a heavy toll on women, study reveals
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2016
Shift work could negatively affect women more than men, suggests a British study comparing performance after 28-hour schedules that delayed sleep-wake cycles.
Social bonds at work boost health: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 06, 2016
Health at work is largely shaped by the relationships and social groups formed there, according to a meta-analysis of more than 19,000 people published in Personality and Social Psychology Review.
CMS forms free infection control course
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes prepare for the infection preventionist requirement included in the revised final rules of...
‘Neighborhoods’ network to manage medication, opioids
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2019
A new partnership in Indiana aims to improve quality and costs for the state’s Medicaid long-term care patients by targeting transitions and medication management in linked provider “neighborhoods.”
DONS who seek consensus suffer fewer citations: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2016
Nursing homes whose leaders welcome staff input and share decision-making authority have fewer deficiencies, according to a study published in Health Care Management Review.
Degreed DONs found to be more valuable
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Nursing homes with highly educated, certified directors of nursing have better outcomes on some key quality measures, according to recent findings.