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Hospitals are looking for ways to reduce significant added costs to a patient’s bill due to complications after surgery, as reported by ACS Surgery News
A panel of young alumni Seton Hall University School of Nursing gave some down-to-earth and wise advice to nursing students at the college recently. Advice included the importance of continued education, dealing with death, the importance of connections, and how crucial it is to care about your profession and your patients.
USA Today reports on dangerous and persistent sewage leaks in the OR of MedStar Washington Hospital Center
News-Medical.Net discusses the higher instance of death in patients treated with beta blockers after non-cardiac surgery, as reported by the director of cardiology at Canada’s McMaster University
The dean of the Boston University School of Medicine reports in a JAMA op-ed about the current state of sexual harassment in medical schools, and the efforts under way to train students, faculty, and staff
A blog post from from the dean of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, the director of the UK HealthCare Integrative Medicine and Health Clinic, and the chief nurse executive/chief administrative officer for UK HealthCare explains the necessity of dealing with the stress of this demanding career
Some tips for minimizing noise and distraction in the OR, from ORToday
In January the eNLC went into effect in 29 states, with some new provisions.
The difficulty of recognizing your own biases, and how to address them, from Minority Nurse
The Joint Commission will now cite a facility if a single staff member does not wash her hands.
