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Former nurse’s criminal conviction will have a ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare

December 14, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Quality & Errors

The conviction of former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught for gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide will have a “chilling effect” on the culture of safety in healthcare, Robyn Begle...

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One-third of nurses plan to quit their jobs in 2022, thanks to high stress and burnout

December 14, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Not all are leaving nursing; 40% plan to pursue a nursing role elsewhere. But nearly 32% of nurses plan to either retire or the field altogether, according to Nursing in the Time of COVID-19, an annua...

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Ongoing pandemic stretching health systems and hospitals to their limits

December 14, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Patient Safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

By Christopher Cheney The delta and omicron coronavirus variant surges have pushed health systems and hospitals to a breaking point, a trio of healthcare provider executives said yesterday during a...

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Add sleep problems to the list of COVID-19 challenges for nurses

December 14, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Working the front lines of the early COVID-19 pandemic led to sleepless nights, anxiety, and depression for more than half of nurses surveyed for a new study. “Nurses are already at risk for higher...

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Expert: Healthcare worker burnout trending in alarming direction

December 14, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Healthcare worker burnout has reached crisis proportions and urgent action is required to turn the tide, a national burnout expert says. Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, is chief wellness offi...

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Physician shortage could be as high as 124,000 by 2034, study finds

December 14, 2025

Patient Safety, Healthcare Staff

By 2034, there will be a shortage of physicians ranging from 37,800 to 124,000, according to a recent report prepared for the Association of American Medical Colleges. The AAMC has published seven ...

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Coronavirus pandemic has eroded physician trust in several areas, survey finds

December 14, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Physicians are essential players in the healthcare system. When physicians lack trust in institutions, sectors, and colleagues, it erodes healthcare’s fundamental grounding in a series of human relati...

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Processing Clinician Grief and Burnout During, and Outside of, a Pandemic

December 14, 2025

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

In the worst stretches of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals were profoundly impacted by the rigors and trauma of their work. Experiencing daily challenges associated with the harsh reali...

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Nurses’ mental, physical health tied to preventable medical errors

December 14, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, critical care nurses (CCN) were experiencing alarmingly high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and poor physical health—factors that correlated with an in...

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Physicians urged to prepare for mental health crises

December 14, 2025

Behavioral & Mental Health, Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

“We know from that survey last spring that only 13% of physicians sought medical attention for mental health problems, but 30% of them cited feelings of hopelessness or having no purpose and 50% repor...

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Former nurse’s criminal conviction will have a ‘chilling effect’ on healthcare

One-third of nurses plan to quit their jobs in 2022, thanks to high stress and burnout

Ongoing pandemic stretching health systems and hospitals to their limits

Add sleep problems to the list of COVID-19 challenges for nurses

Expert: Healthcare worker burnout trending in alarming direction

Physician shortage could be as high as 124,000 by 2034, study finds

Coronavirus pandemic has eroded physician trust in several areas, survey finds

Processing Clinician Grief and Burnout During, and Outside of, a Pandemic

Nurses’ mental, physical health tied to preventable medical errors

Physicians urged to prepare for mental health crises

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