Healthcare Features

2008 Features

November 2008

• New Heparin May Improve Patient Safety
  
• What Makes Nurses Happy?
  

October 2008

• Genetics: The New Nursing Frontier
  
• Oncology Nursing Advances along with Cancer Treatments
  

September 2008

• Back to the Bedside with Relationship-based Care
  
• Hospitals Start Routine Rapid HIV Testing in ED
  

August 2008

• Aging Nurse Project Promotes Retention
  
• Team Triage Speeds Up ED Throughput
  

July 2008

• 97-year-old Texas Nurse Continues to Give Back to Community
  
• Health Coaches Lower Readmission Rates
  
• Survey Finds Few Aware of Allied Worker Shortage
  

June 2008

• New Program Trains Mexican Nurses for U.S. Hospitals
  

May 2008

• Hospitals Take Softer Approach to Patient Care
  
• RN-to-Patient Hospital Staffing Ratios Update
  

April 2008

• Hospitals Turn Green with Bottom Line Envy
  
• States Consider Expanding Role of Advanced Practice Nurses
  

March 2008

• Hospitals Borrowing Efficiency-Improvement Techniques from Industry
  
• Receiving Healthcare is a Matter of Luck in Oregon
  

February 2008

• Board Game Teaches Cooperation to Hospital Staff
  
• Spotlight on Risk Managers
  
• Teen Pre-Med Club Founder Awarded Scholarship
  

January 2008

• California Hospital Prices Vary Widely
  
• Existing Interventions for Two CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions
  
• Follow-up Sought for Health and Human Services Report on Physician-owned Hospitals
  
• Internet Sites Put Doctors on the Defensive
  
• New Technology Makes Important Strides in Pandemic Research and Prevention
  
• Stored Blood Poses Problems for Patients
  

2007 Features

Decemeber 2007

• A Healthy Bottom Line: Linking Nurses, Patient Satisfaction and Profitability
  
• AMN’s Travelers and Team Members: Running for a Cure
  
• Better Nurse Staffing Improves Pediatric Outcomes
  
• California Makes Progress in Addressing Nursing Shortage
  
• Low Wages Contribute to Nursing Faculty Shortage
  
• Medical Insurance Companies Score Low with Texas Doctors
  
• New Program Eases Transition During Computer Conversions
  
• Students and Professionals Looking to Alternative Careers in Healthcare
  
• U.S. Health System Lags Other Nations in Safety and Access
  

November 2007

• Diabetes Educator Leads National Organization in Fight to Conquer the Disease
  
• Evacuated AMN Travel Nurses Aid San Diegans during Wildfires
  
• Nurse Heads Effort to Change Healthcare
  
• Nurse Leaders in Pennsylvania Learn Keys to Success
  
• Preparing Expectant Parents for Perinatal Death
  
• Workers Value Health Insurance as Numbers of Uninsured Rise
  

October 2007

• A Nurse’s Role in a Time of Tragedy
  
• Americans—and Health Care—Prepared for Disaster
  
• Cancer Navigators Help Patients Receive Timely Care
  
• Hospital Comparison Web sites Valuable but Need Uniformity
  
• Improving Mothers’ L&D Experience
  
• No Override for SCHIP
  
• Nurse and Patient Hygiene Measures Could Save Money and Lives
  
• San Diego Wildfire Smoke Compromises Air Quality
  
• Women Hold Several Misperceptions about Breast Cancer
  

September 2007

• ANA Urges Support of SCHIP
  
• Nurse Care Management Improves Depression Outcomes
  
• Nurses Finally Embracing IT
  
• Teresa Russell Earns a Prestigious Certification in Wound and Ostomy Care
  
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes
  
• Vickie Milazzo Inspires Nurses to Reach for Their Goals
  

August 2007

• AONE Starts Nurse Manager Fellowship Program
  
• Experienced RN Takes the Reins as USPHS Chief Nurse
  
• Hospice Patients Live Longer
  
• Hospitals Cracking Down on HIPAA Violators
  
• NLN’s New Leader Aims to Raise Organization’s Voice
  
• Nurse Heads Effort to Change Health Care
  
• Nurse Privacy Officers Protect Patient Confidentiality
  
• Tennessee Commissioner of Health, Susan Cooper, RN, is a Trailblazer
  
• The AJN’s Editorial Head Extols the Importance of Nurses
  

July 2007

• Campaign Aims to Decrease Premature Births
  
• End-of-Life Wishes Not Expressed; How Nurses Can Help
  
• Forgiveness: Another Tool for Healing
  

June 2007

• EMR Supports Changing Culture at Banner Estrella
  
• Hospitals Not Equally Preparing for Bioterrorism
  
• More Than Science to This Specialty
  
• Nightingale Metrics Improve Care and Satisfaction
  
• Nurse Artfully Applies a Special Kind of Care
  
• Nurses Love Working in Single-Room NICUs
  

May 2007

• Fast-tracking to a Ph.D.
  
• Improving Third-World Health through Education
  
• Joint-degree Program Offers More Growth to Nurses
  
• Nurses No Longer Working in the Dark, Thanks to Night Shift Committee
  
• Nursing Intervention Shortens NICU Length of Stay
  
• SCIP: Improving Surgical Outcomes
  
• The Growing Need for More and Better Trained Medical Interpreters
  
• Two Nurse Legislators Introduce State Staffing Bills
  

April 2007

• CNA Forms National Disaster Response Network
  
• Half of ED Patients Admit PCP Could Have Handled Case
  
• Many Nurses Not Comfortable with Evidence-based Process
  
• National Nurses' Group Advises on Issues
  
• Taking Simple Measures to Improve Outcomes
  
• Telemedicine Aids Arizona Trauma Victims
  

March 2007

• Ascension Facilities QI Program Produces Striking Results
  
• Health Coaching Another Option for Nurses
  
• NP-Physician Care-management Teams save Money
  
• Program Provides Help to Night-shift Nurses
  
• Retraining Inactive Nurses Could Impact Shortage
  
• Service and Commitment to a Remote Island Community Wins Doctor a Prestigious Award
  
• Statewide, Real-time Resource Management Aids During Emergencies
  

February 2007

• AMN Employee Celebrates 20th Anniversary
  
• Health Coaches Improve Care
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of Feb 26, 2007
  
• Marketplace Forcing Electronic Patient Communications
  
• Point-of-Care Testing to Improve Patient Care
  
• The Truth about Vaccine Storage
  

January 2007

• Hospital Gardens That Help Heal
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of January 1, 2007
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of January 15, 2007
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of January 29, 2007
  
• Major Teaching Hospital Switches to Team Nursing
  
• The Growing Need for More and Better-Trained Medical Interpreters
  
• Three Nurses Shaping Policy at AARP
  

2006 Features

Decemeber 2006

• Banking on Health Savings Accounts
  
• Caroline’s Room Provides Solace to Parents
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of December 18, 2006
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of December 4, 2006
  
• No Holidays from Grief and Loss
  
• Nurses May Help Relieve Pain, But Continually Suffer from It, Too
  
• PACE’s Team Approach Keeps Elders Independent Longer
  

November 2006

• Educating Patients for Pharmaceutical Companies
  
• Endoscopy Finally Gets a Home
  
• ER One Moves Forward
  
• Hospital Highlights for the Week of November 6
  
• Hospital Highlights Week of November 20, 2006
  
• Native Americans are Combating Diabetes with Education and Exercise
  
• Nurse Combines Prevention Outreach with Hands-on Stroke Care
  
• Research Honor Program Piques Undergrads' Interest