Tag: nursing
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Kentucky hospital workforce is rebounding, but remains a “critical issue”
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s non-doctor health care workforce is on the mend, though state hospitals still have thousands of unfilled positions. That’s according to an August report released...
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Ideas for patient safety: collaboration, transparency, more nurses in hospitals and nursing homes, surgical patients’ risk awareness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Patient safety was the topic at the 2016 HealthWatch USA conference this month in Lexington, with health advocates calling for a more collaborative and...
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Kentucky Health News reporter gets fellowship to report on rural health workforce issues, with a focus on nurses
Melissa Patrick Melissa Patrick, reporter for Kentucky Health News, has been named 2016-2017 Nursing and Health Care Workforce Media Fellow for the Center for Health, Media & Policy. Patrick, a former...
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State inspection says poor nursing at University of Louisville Hospital endangered three patients out of 24 cases reviewed
A state inspection of the University of Louisville Hospital has found that shortcomings in nursing endangered three patients. “A dozen nurses and doctors also told state inspectors that nursing and...
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KentuckyOne under state investigation for critical staff cuts
U of L Hospital (Photo from WDRB-TV) The state is investigating whether patient care is unsafe at University of Louisville Hospital because of staff cuts, particularly in nursing, made...
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UK HealthCare’s nursing program regains ‘magnet’ status
The University of Kentucky medical center has regained magnet status, which is the highest institutional honor for nursing care, after four years without it, according to a UK news release. The honor comes...
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There’s a big difference in hospitals, as various ranking systems show; op-ed analyzes the leading hospitals in Kentucky
Being a responsible health consumer requires some homework, especially when it comes to choosing a hospital, but if you wait until the emergency occurs it is likely too late to...
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UK College of Nursing opens health clinic in Wilmore; allows nurse-practitioner students to experience their full scope of care
UK College of Nursing faculty members Sharon Lock, Amy Delre and Samantha Gilbert A new community health center in Wilmore operated by the University of Kentucky College of Nursing celebrated...
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UK picks new dean for College of Nursing
A national leader in nursing education, tobacco control and health-care outreach will be the new dean of nursing at the University of Kentucky. Janie Heath Janie Heath, the associate dean...
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School boards across Ky. realign school-nurse programs, squeezed by budget cuts and Medicaid payment issues
School districts in Kentucky have long relied on county health departments for school nurses, but state budget cuts and problems with Medicaid reimbursements have squeezed the health agencies, and they...