In the continuous movement toward higher levels of quality, safety and cost effectiveness, hospitals and health systems strive to meet a number of patient- and systems-related goals. In 2007, the ...

Historically, nurses have been pictured as subordinate beings in subservient roles. However, on every shift, professional nurses are making health decisions on their patients, based on education, ...

As healthcare gets more complex and the American population ages, nurses must be prepared to play a growing role in providing care. That was one of the key findings in a report on the future of ...