Study: More bachelor’s degrees among nurses could help close quality gaps
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Nurse comes to aid of choking man on flight
Last week, Crystal Gaddo of Bozeman, Mont., an Army-medic-turned-nurse, , reports NBC Montana. Gaddo noticed the man in the row behind her was under duress so she sprang to help him, crawling over her seat to get to him quickly. Gaddo performed the Heimlich maneuver until the man recovered.
Study: BSN graduates more prepared on quality and safety
Bachelor’s degree nurse graduates reported better preparedness on quality and safety competencies than nurses with associate degrees, a study in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety finds. Researchers concluded that requiring baccalaureate education for all nurses could close quality and safety education gaps and ultimately protect the quality of patient care. .
Executive moves in the field
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System has , the organization announced. Previously, White was chief nurse executive at Christus St. Patrick Health System in Lake Charles, La. She is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives.
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill., , the organization announced. Previously, Bishop-McWain was vice president of clinical excellence at OSF St. Joseph.
Port Townsend, Wash.-based Jefferson Healthcare named , the Peninsula Daily News reports. Toner was previously CNO of a critical access hospital in Lovell, Wyo.