Two new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccines have been recommended by the CDC for use in older patients. The new RSV vaccines from GSK and Pfizer are the first ones licensed in the U.S. to protect against RSV.

One of the most common practices among nurse leaders to improve retention is employee rounding—so much so that the time-consuming practice has been “hard-wired” into leadership routines. Problem is, rounding as most nurse leaders conduct it, is generally useless, according to research by, in part, the American Organization of Nursing Leadership (AONL).

To address burnout, physicians and nurses prefer actions to boost nurse staffing, increase clinician control over workload, and improve work environments rather than wellness programs and resilience training, a new research article found.

As promised last week, I wanted to take a few more moments of your time to look at the physical environment standards changes for folks managing things at critical access hospitals.

Consider carefully if your facility wants to add K-9 teams to enhance security, especially if those dogs may be used in patient restraint.

Last week, we offered a look at more of the top problems CMS told Congress it would be pressing accrediting organizations (AO) to crack down on: For the final top problem, we look at hazardous areas.

“Often the work drives us together, but again, then it gets to that difference between ‘we connect when we have to because the work demands it’ versus ‘we’re intentional in the team construct and we maintain that because we know the value it brings to being more reliable and delivering on higher-quality outcomes,’ ” says Jeff Salvon-Harman, MD, CPE, CPPS, vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

If your lab or clinic hasn’t done so already, it will have to review its supply, storage, and placement of alcohol-based hand rub and sanitizers, says Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, a laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia.