Nursing /tags/nursing Nursing en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:41:31 GMT Veterans home workers say hiring practices cause understaffing at Quincy facility /health-science-environment/2024-09-05/veterans-home-workers-say-hiring-practices-cause-understaffing-at-quincy-facility Members of the union representing veterans nursing assistants at the Quincy home want facilities to have the power to hire people themselves. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:41:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-05/veterans-home-workers-say-hiring-practices-cause-understaffing-at-quincy-facility Sarah Fentem Most Missouri long-term care centers are understaffed under federal nursing rules /health-science-environment/2024-04-26/most-missouri-long-term-care-centers-are-understaffed-under-federal-nursing-rules A federal rule will require long-term care facilities to have a minimum number of nursing staff on hand at all times to take care of residents. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-26/most-missouri-long-term-care-centers-are-understaffed-under-federal-nursing-rules Sarah Fentem SLU Hospital nurses calling for improved staffing procedures during 48-hour strike /health-science-environment/2023-12-27/slu-hospital-nurses-will-picket-during-second-strike-in-four-months Union nurses at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital walked off the job at 7 a.m. Wednesday. They plan to picket through Friday morning. The 48-hour strike marks the second action the union has called in four months. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-27/slu-hospital-nurses-will-picket-during-second-strike-in-four-months Sarah Fentem Illinois nurses unions push for mandatory staff-to-patient ratios /health-science-environment/2023-10-12/illinois-nurses-unions-push-for-mandatory-staff-to-patient-ratios The Safe Patients Limit Act would cap the number of patients per registered nurse in Illinois. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:59:56 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-12/illinois-nurses-unions-push-for-mandatory-staff-to-patient-ratios Peter Hancock A quarter of Missouri nursing homes haven’t had health inspection in years /2023-08-08/a-quarter-of-missouri-nursing-homes-havent-had-health-inspection-in-years An inspections backlog grew in Missouri during the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbated more recently by staffing shortages and a spike in complaints that have tapped available resources Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2023-08-08/a-quarter-of-missouri-nursing-homes-havent-had-health-inspection-in-years Clara Bates SLU nurses want help with abusive patients and better overall working conditions /health-science-environment/2023-06-13/slu-nurses-want-help-with-abusive-patients-and-better-overall-working-conditions With a 40% staff vacancy rate, SLU Hospital has nurses caring for up to six patients per day, which they say poses a safety risk. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:46:51 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-06-13/slu-nurses-want-help-with-abusive-patients-and-better-overall-working-conditions Lilley Halloran SLU Hospital nurses blame management for hiring and retention woes /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-14/slu-hospital-nurses-blame-management-for-hiring-and-retention-woes SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital nurses say that their departments are regularly understaffed and that hospital management has not done enough to address their concerns. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:35:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-14/slu-hospital-nurses-blame-management-for-hiring-and-retention-woes Emily Woodbury Missouri and Illinois nursing homes rank last in hours of care residents receive /health-science-environment/2022-03-09/missouri-and-illinois-nursing-homes-rank-last-in-hours-of-care-residents-receive Missouri and Illinois rank last in the nation in hours of care nursing home residents receive from workers each day. Advocates for nursing home residents say the Biden administration's plans to call for increased staffing could help residents. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:46:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-03-09/missouri-and-illinois-nursing-homes-rank-last-in-hours-of-care-residents-receive Chad Davis UMSL hopes high-tech simulation mannequins will mean more nursing grads /health-science-environment/2021-11-03/umsl-hopes-high-tech-simulation-mannequins-will-mean-more-nursing-grads The University of Missouri-St. Louis is spending $7 million to expand a simulation center where nursing students use high-tech robotic mannequins and computers to learn and prepare for human patients. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:40:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-11-03/umsl-hopes-high-tech-simulation-mannequins-will-mean-more-nursing-grads Sarah Fentem Families with disabled children are in limbo as a Missouri aid program remains stalled /health-science-environment/2021-10-12/families-with-disabled-children-are-in-limbo-as-a-missouri-aid-program-remains-stalled With a nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic, some children with disabilities don’t receive the full care they’re eligible for Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:30:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-12/families-with-disabled-children-are-in-limbo-as-a-missouri-aid-program-remains-stalled Tessa Weinberg