Becker's Hospital Review

The case for letting nurses initiate C. diff testing

For the study, researchers at the Fargo (N.D.) VA Healthcare System allowed hospital nurses to independently order stool samples for patients displaying C. diff symptoms without requiring a ...
Becker's Hospital Review

The case for a 4-day workweek for nurse managers

Four-day workweeks lead to an improved work-life balance for nurse managers, nurse leaders at Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center argue in a new paper shared with Becker’s. “A 4-Day Workweek ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

After funding halt, Harvard nurses health study scrambles to save 50 years of samples

EXPLAINS. WE’VE COLLECTED BLOOD SAMPLES, URINE SAMPLES, TOENAIL SAMPLES, AND WE’VE COLLECTED MANY OF THESE SAMPLES REPEATEDLY OVER TIME. THE NUMBER CATALOGED HERE IS IN THE MILLIONS SINCE 1976, MORE ...
The Conversation

With extra study, nurses will be able to prescribe medications. Here’s what to expect

Marie Gerdtz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...