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Study: Stroke warning signs missed in pregnant, postpartum women
Approximately a quarter of pregnant and postpartum women who suffered a stroke went to a physician for stroke-related symptoms within the month before their stroke, but physicians did not make a timely diagnosis, a study found. Published in Stroke, the researchers urged education across specialties to combat stroke deaths ─ the cause of at least one in every 12 deaths among pregnant and postpartum women.
Blog explores how hospitals are advancing maternal health
An American Hospital Association blog describes key takeaways from the AHA Better Health for Mothers and Babies webinar series, where hospitals discuss how they are putting the initiative’s four core principles into action.
HHS launches behavioral health program to assist unhoused individuals
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a behavioral health initiative to assist unhoused individuals with substance use treatment and recovery.
AHA guide offers strategies to prepare for public health emergencies
An American Hospital Association guide provides hospitals with strategies to prepare for public health emergencies and disasters.
Study: High-risk rounding reduces hospital-acquired infections
A Colorado hospital that conducted rounds on critically ill children at the highest risk for developing hospital-acquired infections lowered their rate by nearly 50%, a study published in Critical Care Nurse found.
Hospital-acquired infections declined in 2024, CDC says
Most hospital-acquired infections decreased at U.S. acute care hospitals from 2023 to 2024, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, marking a continued decline from the highs recorded during the pandemic.
APP professional advancement model improves morale
A professional advancement model for advanced practice providers has increased engagement and recognition and boosted morale at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, according to an article published in the February issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.
CNOs should prepare staff nurses for interactions with ICE agents
CNOs should prepare their nursing staffs for possible interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, says the American Civil Liberties Union.
Study identifies how ICU nurses prevent patient harm
Nurses’ clinical intervention, often supported by technologies such as barcode medication scanners, prevented patient harm in intensive care units at Cedars-Sinai, according to a study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
Front-line nurses suffer from digital fatigue
Front-line nurses typically spend 35% of their shift on digital documentation ─ exceeding the amount of time they spend on patient care, contributing to compassion fatigue and burnout. Nurses who provide care via telehealth are particularly susceptible to digital compassion fatigue because it is more difficult to provide empathetic care via a computer screen.