Healthcare providers across the country are already facing a shortage of registered and licensed practical nurses and this shortage is expected to increase significantly over the next several years as ...

The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

In 1989, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened a committee on utilization management (UM) to examine the growing role of UM in the US health care system and assess its potential effects on patient ...