Effective education is vital to the nursing department, but it can be hard to make the case for it in budget meetings. Here are some tips for evaluating and measuring education programs that reflect ...

The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) has launched its Center for Ambulatory Care Nursing Innovation and Excellence, a national initiative to boost innovation, visibility, and ...

Several years ago, while working in nursing professional development and education, consultant Gen Guanci, MEd, RN-BC, CCRN, realized that she was doing herself and her department a disservice by ...

Today’s nursing homes are under immense pressure from government regulators to improve quality while the government simultaneously tightens reimbursement rates. These two forces squeeze operating ...

Assessing patient experiences is now a vital part of ensuring quality care. One trust used electronic devices to track relatives’ experiences of the care they received AbstractBrown J, Aladangady N ...

Nursing staff turnover has long been considered an important indicator of nursing home quality. However, turnover has never been reported on the Nursing Home Compare website, likely because of the ...