Nursing

The Joint Commission's Standards Improvement Initiative is conducting a rigorous review of the National Patient Safety Goals, relying on surveys, internal advisory committees, and the patient-safety programs of other healthcare organizations to ensure that all nurses have common knowledge of what constitutes a culture of safety.

Nurses in uniform say teamwork and a worldwide support system keeps them focused on their passion: saving their fellow soldiers' lives. With a special section on becoming a flight nurse.

Mandated nurse staffing ratios, and their effects on patient care and nurses' flexibility, spark intense debate. Read both sides' positions, and listen to our podcast featuring some of the article's interviewees.

Electronic intensive care units (eICUs) use live, remote audio, visual, and data transmission to monitor patients in multiple hospitals centrally. eICU "intensivists" work closely with in-hospital RNs, charting and triaging around the clock.