The Johns Hopkins University Evidence-Based Practice Center has produced guidelines for evaluating hospital disaster-planning drills.
State attorneys general are fighting a Bush administration proposal to protect jobs of healthcare workers who refuse to aid in abortions, criticizing the rule's definition of "abortion."
A Colorado nurse created "Carrot Soup," an educational workout video starring her daughter that has attracted interest from PBS. The Emergency Nurses Association recently announced eight 2008 inductees to the Academy of Emergency Nursing.
Survey of RN Magazine readers shows that a slight majority (56%) of their facilities has adopted ENA best practices in their EDs.
California law now requires healthcare professionals to provide terminally ill patients with information and counseling on their options for end-of-life care.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation have awarded new grants for projects in the Partners Investing in Nursing's Future, which will address the nation's nursing shortage.
New York State will ban mandatory nurse overtime in hospitals and healthcare facilities in July 2009. The ban does not cap hours that can be worked in a week, and excepts natural disasters and declared emergencies from this ban to ensure patient care.
Survey results in the August 2008 RN indicated that 81% percent of respondents had suffered physical or verbal violence at their workplaces.
Results of a survey to determine how many nurses work at facilities where animal-assisted therapy, as described in July 2008 RN Magazine, is permitted.
