A key committee on Beacon Hill voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a bill designed to improve workplace safety for nurses and other healthcare workers.The House-Senate Public Safety Committee gave ...
New RNs with bachelor’s degrees feel better prepared in safety and quality measures than those with ADNs. While quality and safety measures are key to delivering excellent nursing care, new graduate ...
A new Press Ganey report highlights the impact of nurses’ perceptions of workplace safety and their ability to assess and accurately treat patients. Nurse perception of workplace safety and ...
Effective steps to reduce serious safety events include safety huddles, speaking up for safety, and implementing a 'just' culture. Lanie Ward, MBA, BSN, RN, became chief nursing officer of ...
This article is part of our Nurses' Week Byline Series which will speak to the important theme of Nurse Safety. A safe work environment not only protects nurses, it also ensures better patient ...
The views expressed by guest contributors are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, Campus Safety magazine. Healthcare workers may be ...
In a press release from National Nurses United, union leaders say the picket will run from 8:30 to 11 a.m., with a rally at 9 ...
Healthcare workers are putting in more hours per week than ever before, according to newly released data, signaling potentially greater use of overtime in the face of continuing workforce shortages.
BOSTON – Doctors and nurses who work in hospitals often experience sleep deprivation, and when they do, dangerous or even deadly situations can occur. Case in point: In the early morning of May 17, an ...
Occupational health care is in the midst of a transformation. Safety will always be the leading pillar of occupational health, but today a greater focus is being cast on holistic health and wellness.