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February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Much must be changed to increase diversity in health care professions, including education, career support, how we value professionals who provide direct care, and even arguments for why society needs diversity among professionals, according to a prominent advocacy organization.
June 12, 2009 | Journal Article
A Critical Element for Health Reform
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
In January 2004, a California law went into effect that regulates minimum nurse/patient ratios in hospitals because several studies had documented worse patient outcomes when nurse/patient ratios fell. This study examined associations between low nurse/patient ratios and adverse patient outcomes.
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Nurses are the largest group of health care professionals providing direct patient care in hospitals, and the quality of care for hospital patients is strongly linked to the performance of nursing staff, according to an Institute of Medicine report. ...
June 1, 2003 | Journal Article
This article guides nurse managers through the methods, findings, implications, and limitations of studies about nurse staffing and patient outcomes
March 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Hospitals are beginning to provide scholarships in nursing education programs.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Harvard School of Public Health explored how the aging of the population of registered nurses and the growth of managed care have reshaped the nursing work force in the United States.
January 31, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Center for Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Learning convened two meetings of the annual Congress of Health Professions Educators in Washington.
October 15, 2004 | Program Result Report
Texas A& M University oversaw a consortium of health care interests that developed a predictive model to identify future nursing care needs and helped initiate improvements in the nursing education system, including an online nursing curriculum.
February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Investigators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School examined changes in the availability of physicians in U.S. urban areas from 1980 to 1997.