Analysis reveals social media, mental health struggles carry devastating implications for the nursing...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 07, 2024
A two-fold problem is keeping healthcare providers from successfully retaining or attracting new nurses and nurse aides, new data published this week shows.
Researchers: Resident violence in Canada “out of control”
Mar 12, 2008
Aides in Canadian nursing homes are being assaulted by residents at “appallingly” high rates, according to university researchers. Physical attacks were made daily against nearly half of workers...
Report: Nearly 1 in 10 nurse positions unfilled
Feb 04, 2008
Nearly 8% of full-time equivalent nursing staff positions aren’t being filled, according to directors of nursing polled in the newly released Senior Care Digest Interdisciplinary Report.
There’s often a wide gap between what managers think today’s healthcare workers want and what’s truly in demand, differences that can lead to dissatisfaction and hinder recruitment efforts.
Salaries increase for DONs, administrators
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2007
Good nursing leaders are a hot commodity – at least if the most recently compiled salary findings are to be believed.
With DONs in hot demand, providers act to broaden pipelines
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 28, 2022
Faced with unprecedented competition for registered nurses, skilled nursing providers are pulling out all the stops to recruit, up-train and retain what is arguably the most important clinical worker in...
60 Seconds with…
Sep 01, 2007
Jane F. Potter, MD Board Chairwoman, American Geriatrics Society