The purpose of our study was to determine whether there is a relationship between renal cortical thickness or length measured on ultrasound and the degree of renal impairment in chronic kidney disease (CKD). MATERIALS AND METHODS.
Where Have All the Nurses Gone? According to Nursing Solutions' 2013 National Healthcare and Registered Nurse Retention Report, hospital turnover rates in 2013 range from 8.7 to 31.7 percent nationwide. The national average for that year is 14.7 percent, up slightly from the previous year. The swelling labor market plays a part. As the economy heats up, voluntary turnover rates increase, with staff looking to secure better positions and promotions elsewhere. Alarmingly, more than 37 percent of Nursing Solutions' hospital respondents report a 2013 registered nurse vacancy rate above 7.5 percent.
1 The incremental costs incurred by patients on their last full day of hospital stay were $420 per day on average, or just 2.4 percent of the $17,734 average total cost.2  End-of-stay costs represented only a slightly higher percentage of total costs when the length of stay was as short as four days. The remaining 58 percent was hospital overhead. 2  The first day of admission cost $1,246 on average, while the cost of discharging a patient averaged $304. 3  Approximately 40 percent of the costs were incurred during the first 3 days.