From workforce pressures to evolving care models, frontline research is driving change in how patient care is delivered. Here, we spotlight timely studies and expert insights shaping nursing practice, care delivery, and patient outcomes across healthcare settings.

For journalists focused on care delivery and health systems, these updates reveal how shifts at the bedside are influencing broader system performance.

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Featured Articles About Nursing & Patient Care

Developing Specialty-Specific Workplace Standards for Surgeons: A Framework to Support Sustainable Surgical Careers

As healthcare systems continue to face workforce shortages and growing demands for patient care, understanding why surgeons leave clinical practice has become increasingly important. This national analysis examines trends and factors associated with surgeon attrition in the United States, offering new insight into workforce sustainability, access to care, and the challenges shaping the future of the surgical profession. The findings contribute to ongoing conversations about clinician retention, healthcare capacity, and strategies to support a resilient healthcare workforce.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Health-Economic Value of Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation in Ventilator Weaning

Critical Care Medicine

Effects of a “Food Is Medicine” Intervention on Glucose Control Among Medicaid-Insured Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Circulation

Approach to Peripheral Neuropathies Leading to Hospital Admission

Neurology Education

Effectiveness of Nurse-Coordinated, Digital-Supported Collaborative Care Model in Reducing Hospital Stay and Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure

Circulation

About the Research Featured

The research highlighted on this page represents peer-reviewed advances in nursing practice, patient care, healthcare delivery, and clinical outcomes, published across the Lippincott® Journals portfolio. Spanning topics including workforce challenges, perioperative care, aging populations, primary care, maternal and infant health, and patient safety, these studies provide evidence that informs frontline care and supports better outcomes across healthcare settings.

Together, these studies demonstrate how evidence-based nursing and patient-centered care strategies improve healthcare quality, safety, and clinical outcomes, while addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing healthcare systems today.

Clinical and Real-World Impact

This month’s featured research examines how innovative care models, workforce strategies, and patient-centered interventions are improving healthcare delivery across diverse clinical settings. From nurse-led collaborative care and nutrition-based interventions to surgeon workforce sustainability, neurologic care, and critical care recovery, these studies highlight approaches aimed at improving outcomes while supporting patients and healthcare professionals alike.

Published by leading experts in nursing, patient care, surgery, critical care, cardiology, and neurology, this research provides evidence-based insights that inform care delivery, strengthen healthcare teams, and support better patient outcomes across the continuum of care.

Key Areas of Focus this Month

  • Nurse-Led Care Models: Research evaluates a nurse-coordinated, digitally supported collaborative care model designed to reduce hospital stays and mortality among patients with heart failure.
  • Workforce Sustainability & Well-Being: New recommendations explore specialty-specific workplace standards that support surgeon well-being, retention, and sustainable careers.
  • Food as Medicine: Evidence examines how nutrition-focused interventions can improve glucose control among Medicaid-insured patients with type 2 diabetes.
  • Critical Care Recovery: Research evaluates the health-economic impact of transvenous diaphragm neurostimulation as a strategy to support ventilator weaning and patient recovery.
  • Neurologic Patient Management: Clinical guidance highlights approaches to evaluating and managing peripheral neuropathies that result in hospital admission.
  • Patient-Centered Care Innovation: Studies explore how multidisciplinary care, workforce support, and targeted interventions can improve outcomes, reduce healthcare utilization, and enhance the patient experience.

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