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National Nurses United pushes back against deployment of ‘unproven’ AI in healthcare

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The nation’s largest nurses union is demanding that artificial intelligence tools used in healthcare be proven safe and equitable before deployment. | A union organization for nurses nationwide says the deployment of AI in healthcare will push nurses out of patient rooms and compromise patient safety.

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Industry Voices—To address the nursing shortage, nurse education needs to evolve

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Industry Voices—To address the nursing shortage, nurse education needs to evolve aellison Thu, 05/02/2024 - 13:41

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Nurses have a deep distrust of AI – but transparency and training could help

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"Nurses are all for tech that enhances our skills and the patient care experience, but what we are witnessing in our hospitals is the degradation and devaluation of our nursing practice through the use of these untested technologies," she said. We will update this story if there is a response.

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As nursing visas again hit their annual limit, industry groups call for Congress to step in

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International workers’ high demand for employment-based immigrant visas has led the State Department to effectively cut off the flow of green cards for skilled workers, including nurses, for the re | "This latest visa freeze halts the flow of qualified international nurses when American hospitals need them most, and the only way to correct it (..)

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Burnout, Tele-Health, and Accessibility: How to Manage the Expectation of a 24-Hour Workday

Speaker: Keith Carlson — BSN, RN, NC-BC, Host of The Nurse Keith Podcast

In this webinar with Nurse Keith Carlson, we will address: Burnout prevention through SWOT analysis and compassionate self-assessment. The expectation of a 24-hour workday is unhealthy and intolerable for hard-working physicians and RNs, even as patients need more out of the world of 21st-century medicine. The current state of the industry.

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Stronger nurse staffing could have saved 'thousands' of lives during COVID, study finds

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COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals with fewer nursing resources prior to and during the early pandemic were significantly less likely to survive their illness, a recent study found. |

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Care problems become technology systems via nurse informaticists

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The role of nurse informaticists has expanded to include deciding which technologies can best support evolving care delivery models, says MaryAnn Connor, senior director of nursing informatics, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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