Nursing Economic$ Journal

10/31/2025

🎃 No tricks — just expert insights on nursing management, economics, and policy!

Happy Halloween from Nursing Economic$! 👻
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10/29/2025

💰 Future nurses, are you financially prepared?

A cross-national study finds many health care students lack key financial knowledge — underscoring the need to strengthen financial education across the profession.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.62116/NEC.2025.43.5.229

10/27/2025

🎧 Tune in to the latest Nursing Economic$ Podcast!

Get a quick preview of the September/October 2025 issue, featuring timely research, leadership insights, and 1.2 NCPD contact hours for nurse leaders and educators

Listen here or on any podcast platform ➡️ https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nursing-economic-september-october-2025-issue-preview--68301525

Ready to read the issue? www.nursingeconomics.net

10/24/2025

🚨 Too much documentation is hurting what nurses do best: expert surveillance.

This study showcases the development of the CONCERN Early Warning System—an AI-driven algorithm that turns “invisible” nursing surveillance into a measurable predictive score to help identify patient deterioration and support the care team.

Read the full article ➝ https://doi.org/10.62116/NEC.2025.43.5.253

10/22/2025

💔 Gun violence remains a relentless public health crisis — the leading cause of death for U.S. children and teens. In the latest Nursing Economic$ editorial, Dr. Donna Nickitas and Robin Cogan call on nurses to lead the imperative for change.

Read “The Persistence of Gun Violence in America: The Nursing Imperative”
👉 https://doi.org/10.62116/NEC.2025.43.5.213

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10/17/2025

💙 Nurses: you give so much of yourselves. But what about you?

Our latest Nursing Economic$ article, “The Mental Health and Well-Being of Nurses: A Call to Action,” dives into how burnout and stress affect physical health, clinical outcomes, and the bottom line—and how leadership, self-care, and systemic change can make a difference.

Earn 1.2 NCPD hours while you read: https://doi.org/10.62116/NEC.2025.43.5.215

10/15/2025

📢 The September/October issue is here! Nursing Economic$ explores the issues shaping nursing today—policy, care, and workforce challenges—while offering 1.2 contact hours.

📖 Highlights include:

Improving maternal and newborn health globally

Addressing gun violence in America

Supporting nurses’ mental health and well-being

Tackling workplace bullying

🔗 Read the full issue: www.nursingeconomics.net

10/07/2025

Nurses belong in every room where decisions are made — including the boardroom. 💼

Hear Kimberly Harper and Dr. Cole Edmonson from the Nurses on Boards Coalition discuss advancing nursing leadership in this episode with Dr. Donna Nickitas.

🔗 Listen here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/025-nurses-on-boards-a-conversation-with-kimberly-harper-and-cole-edmonson--68031577

Available on all podcast platforms.

10/01/2025

✨ AI is transforming healthcare faster than ever.

To guide this shift, the Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) released the first national guidance to help U.S. health systems adopt AI responsibly—balancing innovation with safety, ethics, and better outcomes.

🔗 Learn more:

Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) have released the first installment of their work together – Guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare, which will serve as internal governance to help U.S. health systems safely and effectively implement artificial intelligence (AI) at...

09/29/2025

🌼 Gratitude. Recognition. Retention.

For 25 years, the DAISY Award® has expressed gratitude to nurses and helped organizations strengthen staff retention.

👉https://doi.org/10.62116/NEC.2025.43.4.202

09/16/2025

💡 What if nursing was no longer seen as a “cost” — but as a driver of economic and societal progress?

This article introduces a multilevel economic framework that redefines nursing’s value beyond labor units and cost-control metrics. By applying principles from evolutionary economics and social theory, it positions nursing as:
✔️ A vital contributor to organizational success
✔️ A generator of revenue and innovation
✔️ A cornerstone of societal health

📖 Read the full article: https://doi.org/10.62116/NEC.2025.43.4.183

09/12/2025

🖥️ Less time documenting = more time caring.

This IRB-approved study shows how a clinical nurse-led initiative to reduce documentation burden led to:
✅ 76% fewer missed nursing care opportunities
✅ Improved patient outcomes
✅ Increased satisfaction with EHR usability
✅ Even longer, meaningful meal breaks for nurses

Discover how reducing documentation tasks transforms both nursing practice and patient care.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.62116/NEC.2025.43.4