A new study published in Medical Care today showed that substituting registered nurses (RN) with lower-wage staff (e.g. licensed practical nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel) in hospital care is linked with more deaths, readmissions, longer hospital stays, poorer patient satisfaction, and higher costs of care.
Early adversity leads to accelerated brain development with long-term risks
A study led by researchers from A*STAR’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) has found evidence suggesting that children exposed to elevated levels of early