Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,

Most recent articles by Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,

Moving forward CNA wages, support and career pathways
Moving forward CNA wages, support and career pathways
By
Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,
Oct 27, 2023

In the 2022 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, the National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality, nine recommendations were created to address the severe staffing challenges...

From talk to action: Moving forward with nursing home quality improvement
From talk to action: Moving forward with nursing home quality improvement
By
Isaac Longobardi
Alice Bonner
Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,
Aug 30, 2023

This May, the Senate Special Committee on Aging released a report on the shortcomings of nursing home oversight in the U.S. “Uninspected and Neglected” found that nearly one-third of nursing homes...

Google is one of the best places to work. Can nursing homes emulate it?
Google is one of the best places to work. Can nursing homes emulate it?
By
Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,
Jan 18, 2023

Staffing shortages in nursing homes are worse now than ever before. In 2019, 588,000 certified nursing assistant (CNA) positions in nursing homes needed to be filled. Since the start of the pandemic, 238,000...

The devilish details of vaccine distribution
The devilish details of vaccine distribution
By
Tina Sadarangani, Ph.D., R.N.
Daniel David, Ph.D., R.N
Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,
Dec 17, 2020

The development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine has always been a matter of “when” not “if.”  Significant advances in vaccine development, a coordinated global response...