Healthcare Management

Being a patient in the hospital can be terribly stressful. While you’re in the hospital, you are pretty much dependent on the nurses, as well as the aides, for care. They bring you water,...

Nurses are required to take continuing education credits, also known as contact hours, to fulfill licensure requirements. There are different requirements for registered nurses (RN) and for...

Hildegard Peplau's theories of nursing practice were revolutionary. Her major work, "Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing," was published in 1952. The main theory of her work is that nurses...

Acute nursing care is short-term nursing care for medical patients with acute or chronic diseases and for surgical patients requiring operations.

A PRN nurse, also known as a per diem nurse, works on a day-to-day basis to fill in for regularly scheduled nurses who are on leave. A PRN nurse may also be asked to help out regular staff when...

The American Journal of Nursing, popularly referred to as AJN, is a monthly publication for registered nurses (RNs).

A nurse manager, also known as a clinical nurse manager or head nurse, is responsible for the 24/7 clinical and business operations of a particular nursing unit, such as an intensive care unit...

Nurses Day celebrations are an opportunity to recognize the contributions of professional nurses to the health of individuals and communities. They also promote public education about the...

The National Board for Certification of School Nurses allows school nurses to earn certification in their specialty by passing an exam. The nurse may then use the initials NCSN. Certification...

According to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC), infection control nurses isolate sources of infection, educate people to reduce the spread of infection and devise...

Every U.S. state and territory use a nursing entrance exam known as the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to evaluate candidates for entry into the profession...

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was an English aristocrat who advocated for a corps of nurses to tend British troops during the Crimean War in 1856. Nightingale accompanied the corps of nurses...

A nurse is a medical professional who helps care for patients. Nurses perform a wide variety of duties, which may include assisting patients after they've been through surgery. Under certain...

Hospital per diem nurses work on a day-to-day basis to fill in for regularly scheduled nurses who are off sick, on vacation or on leave. A per diem nurse may also be called in to supplement...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has identified six standards for creating and maintaining healthy work environments for intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. When these...

The role of the school nurse has grown far beyond basic care. According to the American Federation of Teachers, more than half of US school nurses visit 3 or more schools a week to screen,...

There are two educational pathways to becoming a registered nurse (RN): the associate degree in nursing (ADN) and the baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN).

A performance management system is a process used to improve the way employees do their jobs and enhance the performance of the organization. In addition to providing nurses with valuable...

According to the National Student Nurses' Association, 55% of nurse leaders plan to retire from their roles within the next 10 years. This trend will leave the field wide open for nurses to climb...

Nursing unions provide a forum for nurses to address professional issues impacting their work lives. According to the New York State Nurses Association, nurses who join a union have a stronger...

A nursing diagnosis refers to standardized nursing language developed by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) to allow registered nurses to identify patient issues in a way...

According to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC), an infection control nurse has specific expertise to isolate sources of infection, provide education and recommendations...

Freedom from Smoking, a smoking-cessation program from the American Lung Association, outlines seven educational modules designed to help people kick the nicotine habit. The organization...

A nurse leader may be a nurse manager, responsible for one nursing unit, or a nurse executive, responsible for all in-patient nursing units. Rather than choosing just one leadership style, an...

Hospitals provide 24/7 care to patients, and there are always nurses on duty to provide direct patient care. Any time of the day or night, bedside nurses can call upon a nurse shift supervisor for...

In order for patients to receive the most effective health care from their nursing staff in hospitals and other health care facilities, nurses must learn from men and women who have taken...

Budget cuts are inevitable in any business when revenues decrease and expenditures increase, and this is true for health-care facilities such as hospitals, doctor offices and nursing homes. The...

RN (registered nurse) salaries vary depending on a variety of factors, including place and type of employment and geographical location. Because there are different ways to earn a degree as a...

The profession of nursing takes high-level training. A registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse has basic training in assessing a patient that is necessary in a variety of situations. Nurses...

After completing a nursing program at an accredited college or university, a nursing student must pass state boards to obtain a nursing license. The student will apply to the state government's...