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The Alarming Trend of Seasoned Nurses Being Laid Off: Profits Over Patient Care? 

Minority Nurse

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) (2022) estimated over 100,000 registered nurses left the profession and predicted that another 800,000 nurses would follow them by 2027. The top reasons reported for leaving were burnout, feeling undervalued, and a high patient-to-nurse ratio.

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Voices: Michael Porpora, President – Hospice Division, OnePoint Patient Care

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by OnePoint Patient Care. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Michael Porpora, President – Hospice Division, OnePoint Patient Care, to talk about the current state of hospice pharmacy, technology and staffing. I was amazed at how she was able to handle it all.

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Compassionate Care: 4 Ways Nurses Can Improve Patient Care

Daily Nurse

Genuine compassion requires forward-thinking and careful planning. Nurses who want to improve the quality of their compassionate patient care should take advantage of on-the-job training opportunities to bolster their knowledge and enhance the quality of their service.

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How Data Leads to Better Nursing: Improving Workflows and Patient Care

Minority Nurse

Whether nurses think their job includes data informatics or not, it does in one way or another. For almost any nurse, data is a touch point in their day, whether they work at the bedside, in an independent office, or a boardroom. There’s a school of thought that all nurses are nurse informaticists,” he says.

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Anxiety Sensitivity Affects Patients’ Care, Recovery

Daily Nurse

For example, patients who have difficulty weaning from mechanical ventilation should first undergo a detailed workup to search for any underlying medical causes before anxiety sensitivity is considered as a primary cause. The post Anxiety Sensitivity Affects PatientsCare, Recovery first appeared on Daily Nurse.

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Staying Up-to-Date on the Latest Advances in Patient Care

Daily Nurse

Being a nurse is rarely a static experience as new technology, techniques, and standards regularly evolve and emerge to influence patient care. Nevertheless, understanding the tech, tools, and practices coming down the pipeline can empower nurses to provide quality patient care while making their workload more manageable.

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Spend less time on paperwork, billing and more time on home infusion patient care

AlayaCare

In this model, healthcare providers can deliver hospital-level care in the comfort of a patient’s home. Like many other industries, however, the specialty pharmacy nursing network has been seriously impacted by labor shortages that are predicted to persist. And what kind of visibility are they looking for?