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Let’s huddle up

American Nurse

A comprehensive ambulatory cancer center’s journey to implementing tiered huddles Takeaways: Tiered huddles are brief conversations that occur throughout levels of an organization or across health systems to improve patient safety, communication, situational awareness, care coordination, resource utilization, patient outcomes, and service.

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Preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries

American Nurse

The why At the end of June 2019, the HAPI rate at Glens Falls Hospital (GFH), a 291-bed community hospital in northern New York, was 0.68 This incidence rate is calculated based on all identified HAPIs assessed and verified by a wound care nurse. 2024; 19(1). See The cost of HAPI.) per 1,000 patient days.

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Diabetes innovations and access to care

American Nurse

The CDC reported the following incidence rates per 1,000 (from 2019 to 2021): Black non-Hispanic: 6.8 Due to the increasing number of people diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes, by 2030 cost of care will increase. 2024; 19(5). Diabetes affects many people from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. Hispanic: 6.1

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The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America

Health Leaders | Nursing

This article was published on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in KFF Health News. births in 2021 for 23 states, births in 2020 for nine states, and births in 2019 for one state. The Catholic Church's directives are often at odds with accepted medical standards, especially in areas of reproductive health. By Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Schools Are Key to Promoting Safe Storage of Firearms

The Relentless School Nurse

School nurses, grounded in ethical and evidence-based practice, are the leaders who bridge health care and education, provide care coordination, advocate for quality student-centered care, and collaborate to design systems that allow individuals and communities to develop their full potential.

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