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What Can Be Done to Encourage More Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care? - According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in the September 2011, our health care system today is fraught with errors. Both the human and financial costs are enormous. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that, at any given time, about one in every 20 patients has an infection related to their hospital care. Most health care providers today were educated in silos with only those from their own profession. Few were trained to work as part of integrated teams. Research has long suggested that collaboration improves coordination, communication and, ultimately, the quality and safety of patient care.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE
How can nurses help improve access to primary care? - According to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in the September 2011 issue, the Accountable Care Act will bring some 30 million uninsured Americans into a health care system already grappling with an acute need for primary care providers and an aging population with more complex, chronic health problems. The nation's 3.1 million nurses—who comprise the largest health care profession—play an integral role. Given the demands on the system for primary care and for health care in underserved communities, advanced practical registered nurses (APRNs) are especially critical.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE
Lower Nurse Turnover Linked to Higher Quality Care in Rural Hospitals - According to NurseZone.com on May 8, 2013 - They found that the rural hospitals with low nursing turnover were more likely to implement four core measures for the care of heart failure patients: (1) providing adequate discharge instructions; (2) providing smoking cessation counseling; (3) assessing how well the heart pumps; and (4) ensuring the patient receives medication to relax blood vessels. What nurses do makes a difference,” said Newhouse, chair and professor of organizational systems and adult health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE
