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May 7, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Transforming Care At the Bedside gave nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the courage to imagine what their jobs would be like without wasted time and unnecessary workarounds.
January 30, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Most nurses are satisfied with their jobs, but 72 percent report that “risks loom ahead for the nursing profession,” according to a survey by the health care staffing company Jackson Healthcare.
January 10, 2013 | Story
Mentoring helps cultivate nurse leaders, retain nurses, and diversify the nursing workforce.
November 27, 2012 | Journal Article
Initiatives to strengthen the capacity to provide excellent patient care by increasing QI practices have grown in the last decade. In this study, the authors examine two cohorts of newly registered nurses, two years apart, to compare participation in QI activities.
November 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A survey of registered nurses by the health care staffing firm AMN Healthcare finds that roughly nine out of 10 nurses (91%) are satisfied with their career choice.
November 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Twelve-hour nursing shifts cause higher levels of burnout and negatively affect patient care, according to a study published this month in Health Affairs.
October 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
In the next one to three years, more than half of the nation’s physicians plan to retire, cut back on the number of patients they see, work reduced hours or take other steps that would reduce patient access to care, a survey from The Physicians Foundation finds.
August 7, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
How do nurse faculty members spend their time? How do they assess key aspects of their work-life? In 2010 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Evaluating Innovations in Nursing Education program (EIN) conducted a nationwide survey of full-time nu ...
April 1, 2012 | Evaluation
This evaluation assesses work-based learning systems and partnerships, and articulates the successes and challenges of the Jobs to Careers program in achieving its objectives.
March 26, 2012 | Story
New studies examine the recession's impact on nurses' commitment to their current jobs, project a large 2012 nursing shortage in Florida, and connect nursing certification programs to reduced levels of hospital-acquired infections.