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• Does being a nurse make you fat?

  Is being a nurse bad for your health? A new survey indicates that this might be the case, and offers managers an opportunity to help staff be healthier and take care of themselves so they can take better care of patients in return.

• Nursing pilot program focuses on patient engagement

  Horizon Healthcare Solutions (HHI), Duke University School of Nursing, and Rutgers University College of Nursing have combined efforts to create a program to train nurses to become population care coordinators in New Jersey hospitals. The role is intended to work with patients to improve coordinated follow-up and preventative care. HHI funds the training program, a 12-week course that blends face-to-face sessions with online instruction.

• From the desk of Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN

  A few months ago I offered some information about nursing apps, the wonderful programs you can download for your smart phones or tablets. It occurs to me that some of us use apps as a teaching strategy. There are some issues that impact this strategy.

• Free nursing app features new tools for nurses

  Robert Freeman, a registered nurse at Beth Israel Hospital in New York, designed an app for nurses that includes a database of over 10,000 medical abbreviations and a news feed specific to the nursing profession. Freeman said the idea for a nursing app came to him when a colleague could not decipher an abbreviation on a patient's chart. He indicates that nursing students will benefit the most from using the app as a learning tool, but that it will also improve efficiency and productivity for all nurses by quickly answering queries.

• How to retain nurses by focusing on the reasons they entered the profession

  Recognizing and building upon nurses' dedication to their line of work could be essential to improving nurse retention rates. A survey of 900 nurses revealed that the single common variable reported by nurses from all age groups regarding why they chose nursing was a commitment to healing and an attachment to the nursing profession. As a nurse leader, it is important to acknowledge the reasons your staff chose to pursue a career in nursing and reinforce those choices.

• ANA honors six hospitals for outstanding quality

  The American Nursing Association (ANA) has recognized six hospitals for outstanding nursing quality with regard to nursing performance and improved patient outcomes. The ANA selected the winners from among the 1,800 U.S. hospitals that participate in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), which tracks patient outcomes and links those outcomes to nurse staffing factors such as certification, turnover, education, and nursing care hours. Using the database, nursing units are able to compare their performance on a community, regional, and national level.

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