Don’t forget to vote…
The upcoming election is of great importance for healthcare providers. Additional cuts to Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals would mean a decline in safe patient care. No matter which party you’re affiliated with, make sure to vote for improving healthcare.
What about prevention?
According to a study conducted by the CDC, only about half of the adults in the U.S. received selected preventive services, such as screenings, consultations, and prescriptions, from healthcare professionals before 2010. The study was conducted before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which has since provided 54 million Americans at least one free preventive service through private insurance companies.
Nurse-physician collaboration
Is your ED rife with nurse-physician tension? Here are five quick tips that may improve these working relationships.
Last chance! Nursing Management’s Visionary Leader 2012
Nominate the outstanding nurse managers at your facility. Be sure to enter by July 15.
Earn CE credit by reading this peer-reviewed, continuing education article from
Nursing Management and taking the test.
Organ donor considerations
Denise Atwood, JD, BSS, RN; Randy Uttley, MBAHA; and Debra Ortega, BS
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