The first moving picture was shot over 129 years ago and elicited the usual oohs and aahs from viewers who found it fascinating to see pictures come alive. Today, video technology is so much a part of our lives, it’s quite impossible to imagine not having it around for entertainment and education. In fact,...
According to a 2016 survey, the turnover rate for nurses has increased from 16.4% in 2014 to the current 17.2%, which means more nurses are transferring to a different hospital or clinic, especially nurses assigned to the emergency, surgical, and behavioral health divisions. Experts explain that bite-sized training – or microlearning – may encourage...
A recent study performed by InCrowd reported that nurses use their smartphones to help improve patient care. Similarly, iHealth Beat conducted a survey that yielded 95 percent of nurses owned a smartphone, and 88 percent of them used mobile applications to complement their daily routines in clinical care. 95 percent of nurses owned a smartphone,...
Behind heart disease and cancer, medical errors that are easily preventable have become the third leading cause of death in the United States. According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, not only do medical errors cause suffering, disability, and death, but they are also a great financial burden to the nation. Preventable medical errors have become the...