The National Physician and Nurse Supply Survey revealed that among hospital CEO respondents, 68 percent view physician shortages as a serious problem that must be addressed (Caldwell 2007). In the last column (Cohn and Harlow 2009), we outlined ways that the recruiting process could differentiate hospitals and alleviate physician shortages. In this column, we address the challenges of physician...

ABSTRACT | METHODS | RESULTS | COMMENT | REFERENCES| METHODS | RESULTS | COMMENT | REFERENCES Context The worsening hospital nurse shortage and recent California legislation mandating minimum hospital patient-tonurse ratios demand an understanding of how nurse staffing levels affect patient outcomes and nurse retention in hospital practice. Objective To determine the association between the pat...

The successful orientation of new employees facilitates their transition to the complex and demanding world of perioperative nursing. Whether a nurse is a recent graduate or an experienced nurse who has recently joined the facility or department, a new nurse benefits from a transition period during which new skills, processes, and concepts can be learned. Training should offer new employees the...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether nurse staffing in California hospitals, where state-mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios are in effect, differs from two states without legislation and whether those differences are associated with nurse and patient outcomes. DATA SOURCES Primary survey data from 22,336 hospital staff nurses in California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in 2006 and state hosp...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine outcomes from 10 years of research on a post-baccalaureate new graduate nurse residency program and to report lessons learned. BACKGROUND Transition to practice programs are recommended by the Future of Nursing report, the Carnegie Foundation study, the Joint Commission, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. METHODS Data from ne...

Aging is commonly accompanied by a decline in cognitive functions such as learning and memory. In social insects, aging is tightly linked to social role. The honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) offers the unique opportunity to separate chronological age from social role. In the present paper, we tested whether chronological age, social role and the duration of performing this role affect tactile learn...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify the professional development topics that senior nurse leaders believe are important to their advancement and success. BACKGROUND Senior/experienced nurse leaders at the executive level are able to influence the work environment of nurses and institutional and health policy. Their development needs are likely to reflect this and other conte...

INTRODUCTION Paediatric respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common reasons for primary care consultations and antibiotic prescribing. Locally relevant syndromic and microbiological surveillance information has the potential to improve the care of children with RTIs by normalising illness (parents) and reducing uncertainty (clinicians). Currently, most RTI studies are conducted at the point ...

recruitment and retention were asked between the 2014 and 2016 LTCNSS, direct comparisons between the proportions of facilities using each strategy are precluded. Additionally, the 2016 LTCNSS asked agencies to report the strategies for recruitment and retention separately and for full-time and part-time employees instead of reporting strategies for both recruitment and retention for all employ...

AANA Journal  April 2015  Vol. 83, No. 2 133 E ducators and program administrators have long considered how to select the best applicants for admission to their program by identifying admission criteria that are most associated with student academic and clinical success. Applicants to nurse anesthesia educational programs (NAEPs) compete for a finite number of openings, and admission criteria...