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Pediatricians Urge Preparedness for Mass Casualties

What pediatricians should know to be more effective in assisting children through crisis.

Teleburn Consult Proves Merit for Minor Injuries

New findings demonstrate that teleburn-facilitated patient outcomes are equivalent to in-person care by a burn specialist.
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Growing Opportunities for Men in Nursing

Medical centers are working to create an inclusive workplace for both genders in the profession.
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Advanced Practitioners Flock to Post-grad Training

Vanderbilt broadens its offering of fully accredited, advanced-practice fellowships.
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Clinical Alert Technology Meets the Digital Divide

Study urges care in use of information technology support for clinical decision-making due to patient access disparities.
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Clinicians Call on Clickbusters to Streamline Alerts

Program optimizes clinical-decision support alerts and helps build a culture of continuous evaluation.
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Pancreatic Patient Navigator Finds Shorter Routes to Treatment

Nurse-navigator efforts streamline testing, treatment and support beginning with the patient’s initial visit.
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Innovation a Hallmark of Hospital at Home

Filtering system automatically flags patient likely to be suitable candidates.
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System Aims to Strengthen Nurse Retention

Researchers pilot peer messenger feedback model to reduce unprofessional behavior among nurses nationwide.