Outcomes
Large study links 12-hour shift patterns to a measurable rise in medication errors
The association held after adjusting for unit acuity and nurse experience — and it reopens the shift-length debate.
Research & Evidence
Plain-language summaries of the studies, reviews, and clinical evidence that change practice.
Outcomes
Large study links 12-hour shift patterns to a rise in medication-administration errors
The association held after adjusting for unit acuity and experience.
Reviews
Evidence summary: does ratio mandation actually improve outcomes?
We read the latest systematic review so you don't have to — the short version inside.
Clinical
Updated sepsis bundle: what changed and what it means for bedside workflow
Small timing changes carry outsized documentation implications.
Methods
How to read a nursing study without getting fooled by the abstract
A practical checklist for separating signal from spin.
Outcomes
Night shift and cardiometabolic risk: what the longitudinal data show
Cumulative exposure matters more than any single rotation.
Clinical
Pressure-injury prevention: the bundle elements with the strongest evidence
Not all components of the standard bundle are created equal.
Reviews
Does nurse-led discharge reduce readmissions? A measured look
The effect is real but smaller than enthusiastic headlines suggest.
Methods
Confounding, explained for the busy clinician
Why two true findings can point in opposite directions.
Clinical
Early-mobility protocols in the ICU: balancing benefit and staffing reality
Evidence supports mobility; staffing determines whether it happens.