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Mandated Nurse-to-Patient Ratio in Queensland is “Saving Lives”
A new study revealed that the introduction of a mandated nurse-to-patient ratio in Queensland, Australia has saved almost 150 lives and helped the government save millions of dollars.
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Improving Care Quality for Hospitalized Socially At-Risk Patients
Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for hospitalized patients with social risk factors and preparing them for discharge. Now, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) illustrates how certain health system constraints present barriers to effective care and impact outcomes for patients with high social risks.
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Lasater Wins AcademyHealth Award
Penn Nursing’s Karen Lasater, PhD, RN , Assistant Professor of Nursing; Senior Fellow at the Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research ; and Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics , has won the 2019 AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues’ New Investigator Award.
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Penn Nursing Study Links Nurse Work Environments and Outcomes
Nurses play critical roles in patient safety and are often the last line of defense against medical errors and unsafe practices. Considerable research has explored the relationship between the nurse work environment and a variety of patient and nurse quality and safety outcomes. But until now, no synthesis of this body of research has been made to clearly articulate the association between nurse work environments and health care quality, safety and patient and clinician well-being.
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Aiken Receives Honorary Fellowship
Penn Nursing ’s Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN , the Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, and Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR), was recently awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI) Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
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“Nurses’ And Patients’ Appraisals Show Patient Safety In Hospitals Remains A Concern” Dr. Linda Aiken’s report was recorded during the Health Affairs press briefing in Washington, DC on Patient Safety.
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