University researchers recently published a study in the journal Health Affairs, that examines the relationship between nurse work environments and patient satisfaction.  Researchers found that better nurse work environments led to improved patient satisfaction in several ways.

In the coming years, shortages of healthcare professionals are at issue.  The nursing shortage is well documented and set to worsen. A shortage of general surgeons in rural areas of the United States is also being noted.

Data from a new study shows how medical surgical nurses spend their time.  More than 75 percent of nurses' time was spent in nursing practice, but only patient care activities comprised only 19.3 percent of nursing practice.