Dementia collaborative care delivers greater value than Alzheimer’s medication
Programs that match caregivers with patient navigators yield better outcomes than Alzheimer’s drug – but combining the two may…
Preoperative factors predict persistent opioid use after surgery
For many Americans, a routine surgical procedure serves as their first introduction to opioid pain medication. While most…
Study links paid sick leave to lower infection risk
Home service workers-those who provide care, inspections, or repairs inside private homes-can often lack paid sick leave, making…
AI model accurately predicts need for skilled nursing after hospital discharge
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool accurately predicted which patients would need a skilled nursing facility after leaving the…
Combination therapy improves cognition in Alzheimer’s models
In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed medical benefits including…
Better teamwork encourages critical care nurses to take restorative breaks
Nurses in critical care units who perceive higher levels of teamwork with their colleagues are more likely to…
Opinion: An innovative solution to address Alaska’s nursing shortage
A board next to a nurse station in a medical-surgical unit at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage…
Application of generative artificial intelligence chatbots + project task driven teaching in undergraduate nursing students: a quasi-experimental study | BMC Medical Education
Moulaei K, Yadegari A, Baharestani M, Farzanbakhsh S, Sabet B, Reza Afrash M. Generative artificial intelligence in healthcare:…
Investigation of the association between ergonomic conditions of nursing workstations and the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among nurses: a case study in selected hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences | BMC Nursing
Mokarami H, Eskandari S, Cousins R, Salesi M, Kazemi R, Razeghi M, et al. Development and validation of…
A longitudinal comparative analysis of sustained benefit of a self-care intervention for caregivers of adults with heart failure | BMC Nursing
Background Caregiving is stressful, and caregivers commonly neglect taking care of themselves. We tested the effectiveness of a…
Changes in brain fats play a key role in Alzheimer’s development and progression
More than a century ago, Alois Alzheimer noted unusual changes in brain fats, which he described as “lipoid…
Graduating nursing students nervous about delays to job offers
“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but the extra time will be used to consider additional…