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Physical Work Environment in Hospitals Affects Nurses’ Job Satisfaction, With Implications for Patient Outcomes, Health Care Costs - According to rwjf.com, on July 17, 2014, job satisfaction is an important predictor of registered nurses’ (RNs) job turnover, patient satisfaction, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes (including pressure ulcers and falls), which can result in higher health care costs and penalties for hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid payments. Numerous studies have been conducted to assess nurses’ job satisfaction, asking about nurse-physician relationships, opportunities for promotion, autonomy, and similar issues, but very few have addressed the impact of the physical work environment on RNs’ job satisfaction.TO READ MORE click here Twenty Accomplished Nurses from Across Country Selected for Prestigious National Nurse Fellowship Program - According to rwjf.com, on July 30, 2014, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced the 20 nurses from across the United States [including two from MUSC] who have been selected as RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows for 2014, the program’s last cohort. This diverse group will participate in a three-year, world-class leadership development program that is enhancing the effectiveness of nurse leaders who are working to improve the nation’s health care system. TO READ MORE click here An Unexpected Growth in the Nursing Workforce - According to rwjf.org, on August 8, 2014, More registered nurses (RNs) are delaying retirement, a phenomenon that is contributing to a larger-than-expected supply of nurses, according to a new study in Health Affairs.TO READ MOREclick here