Registered nurses will see highest hourly rate increase by 2033, data shows
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurses could see the highest increase in pay over the next 10 years compared to other healthcare workers, according to new research.
APIC: Healthcare workers should be required to vaccinated against COVID-19
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Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
A coalition of organizations led by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (APIC) sent a letter Friday encouraging state leaders to require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19....
Report: Nurses, health techs and healthcare support workers have higher suicide risk
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 27, 2023
Healthcare workers have a higher risk for suicide compared to those who don’t work in the field, according to a new study published Tuesday in JAMA. Registered nurses, healthcare support workers and...
Study: Positive feedback — not just negative — improves workplace culture
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 21, 2023
Healthcare organizations should focus on what worked — not just what went wrong — when giving feedback to staff, according to a new study. Centering feedback on positives could help organizations including...
Study: Leadership support yields better job satisfaction for infection prevention workers
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 15, 2023
Leadership support may be just what healthcare workers — and particularly infection preventionists — at long-term care communities need to avoid burnout.
Exercise improved healthcare worker burnout, attendance during pandemic, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 11, 2023
Physical fitness helped healthcare workers experiencing depression, burnout and facing sick days during the pandemic, and it could be a useful tool for the future. But people have to stick with the exercise...
Healthcare workers at high risk of drug overdose, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 09, 2023
Healthcare workers including nurses and behavioral health workers have two times the risk for drug overdose compared to people who don’t work in the field, a new study shows.
Healthcare worker location affects COVID-19 risk
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 04, 2023
Where healthcare workers live, as well as other social factors, plays a role in whether they get COVID-19, a new study finds.
Palliative care study highlights importance of psychosocial support for LTC workers
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2023
Even the most confident of long-term care staff, sure of their knowledge and skills, reported “notable difficulties” providing palliative and end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a...
Healthcare worker study finds 27 percent developed long COVID
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2023
Fully 20% of workers across a healthcare system developed long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Investigators have pinpointed key factors that may have heightened their risk.