In the fast-paced world of hospitals, every second counts. A tool called the National Early Warning Score 2, or NEWS2, has been making waves in how doctors spot and handle patients in trouble. It's a simple scoring system that helps doctors quickly see if a patient's condition is getting worse. This system has been put to the test in a single hospital's fever clinic....
Nurse managers in hospitals face a lot of stress. This stress often comes from tough situations they deal with at work. These situations can be very hard on them. But, surprisingly, not much research has looked into how these events affect nurse managers. Most studies focus on the stress experienced by nurses who provide direct patient care. This leaves a big gap in ...
Virtual nurses are becoming a big deal in hospitals. These are experienced nurses who use technology to help patients from a distance. They are part of a plan to deal with not having enough nurses and to stop nurses from feeling overwhelmed. A recent study looked at how well this idea worked in a 40-bed medical and surgical unit. The study used a method called imple...
Ever wondered why healthcare costs keep going up? One big reason is something called Baumol's cost disease. This idea, first talked about in 1967, explains how costs in certain sectors, like healthcare, rise faster than in others. This is because these sectors don't see the same productivity boosts as, say, manufacturing. Think about it: in manufacturing, ma...
Long-term care (LTC) residents often move to acute care hospitals, but these transfers don't always go well. When a resident's wishes aren't considered, the move can do more harm than good. This study aims to find out if being transferred to a hospital leads to new, serious physical or mental disabilities for LTC residents. Researchers want to know if the transfer i...
Ever wondered why some small hospitals face bigger financial challenges than their larger counterparts? Let's dive into the world of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other acute care hospitals to find out. CAHs, as the name suggests, are crucial for rural communities. They're small, usually with 25 or fewer acute care beds, and provide essential healthcare servi...