Alzheimer’s disease does more than rob people of their memories; people with Alzheimer’s actually experience two different kinds of symptoms. The first, which are referred to as cognitive symptoms, disrupt memory, language and thinking. The second, known as behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, can cause personality changes and agitation.
Many people with Alzheimer’s and their families find [...]

Continuing changes within the health care field have brought to the forefront a growing awareness and concern regarding the quality of health care being delivered today in the nation’s acute care hospitals. This report summarizes the state of acute care hospitals today, looks at how this environment influences the trends within nursing, examines how these [...]

There are reports of current nurse shortages in all but a few OECD countries. With further increases in demand for nurses expected and nurse workforce ageing predicted to reduce the supply of nurses, shortages are likely to persist or even increase in the future, unless action is taken to increase flows into and reduce flows [...]

Nurses Service Organization (NSO), a leading provider of professional liability insurance to nursing professionals, is launching the NSO Outstanding Nurse Search to share and reward the achievements and dedication of nursing professionals around the country.
“Every nurse (RN, NP, CNS…) has inspiring stories to tell about how they’ve had a positive influence on their patients’ lives [...]

The research is clear that having fewer patients per nurse or more nursing care hours per patient day is associated with fewer adverse outcomes. Having fewer patients per nurse is associated with lower rates of mortality, failure to rescue, and some specific adverse events, especially among surgical patients. This association is no longer in dispute.
In [...]

Preceptor agreements are individual contractual arrangements for supervision of students. Arrangements are initiated by the College of Nursing and negotiated with each agency. Clinical experience involves one or two students and is negotiated with the preceptor.
Role of the Faculty Member:
1. Assist student with identification of learning goals and objectives for the course.
2. Provide preceptor with [...]

Nurse Practitioner Services in Retail Locations
A White Paper by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation
A critical need exists to enhance access to healthcare in the United States, particularly for individuals with common health problems who need timely attention but who do not have a convenient place to go or a familiar provider to see for this [...]

Florida, like other states, faces a longstanding nursing shortage and concerns have been raised that the Nurse Practice Act and its associated rules may create unnecessary barriers to addressing this problem. The act and rules contain four provisions that potentially could limit the state’s ability to produce or attract more nurses: faculty credential requirements, clinical [...]

In Health Care Financial Management for Nurse Managers, Dunham- Taylor and Pinczuk have developed a comprehensive reference for nurse managers and nursing administrators interested in connecting “caring” and “quality” patient-care delivery with efficient and effective financial strategies. According to the authors, “Every management decision has financial implications and every financial decision has management implications.”
The introduction [...]

Program Objectives:
At the completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
1. Assume accountability for clinical outcomes and care environment outcomes within a micro system of health care.
2. Anticipate risks to patient safety and intervene appropriately.
3. Use research-based information to provide care and to design and implement system changes.
4. Provide leadership in lateral integration of [...]