“What World Class Hospitals Are Doing To Make You a Satisfied Customer “
November 18th, 2009
“Acclaimed health care consulting firm Studer GroupSM says a trend toward patient-centered hospitals is gathering steam— and explains how the best hospitals are changing to meet your needs.”
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“Stuck by a Needle, Not by a Decision”
November 10th, 2009By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont “I didn’t think it would happen to me so soon, just a few months after beginning my second career as a nurse. I stuck my thumb with a large-bore needle filled with the blood of a patient with hepatitis C who had come to the emergency room with abdominal pain.” Click here to read more!
“Heath Care Reform– Looking at the Glass Half-Full What Has Been Accomplished; What Still Must Be Done”
November 5th, 2009Posted by Maggie Mahar “These days, many progressives are expressing deep disappointment with the health reform legislation now moving through Congress. Some suggest that some legislators made deals with lobbyists and let them write the bills. Others complain that both the subsidies and the penalties are too low.” Click here to read more.
“Cost-effectiveness of Trauma Diagnostic Screenings”
October 21st, 2009By Patricia Kunz Howard PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN and Beth Broering MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, FAEN
“It was a typical, spring, Friday afternoon in the emergency department (ED) of the trauma center. I was preparing to leave work for the weekend when the charge nurse called and said, We are going to need some help. We have multiple patients coming in from a multivehicle crash on the interstate.”Click here to read more.
“H1N1: What Health Care Workers Need to Know Now”
October 15th, 2009By Jennifer Larson
“It seems that H1N1, often called the swine flu, is constantly being mentioned in the news – so much so that it is easy to lose site of the big picture. What, then, are the most important things that health care workers need to know?”
“Modern Healthcare Names ‘Most Powerful’ Nurses”
September 16th, 2009Article written by Debra Wood, RN
“In a year dominated by debate on health care reform, President Barack Obama, not surprisingly, topped Modern Healthcare’s 2009 list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. Several influential nurses also ranked highly among the publication’s readers. “This recognition isn’t about any one individual, rather it reflects well on the nursing…”
“Blood Test May Prevent Overuse of Antibiotics, Study Shows “
September 9th, 2009Article written by Elizabeth Lopatto
“Unnecessary use of antibiotics for respiratory infections might be lowered with a simple blood test, according to a study by Swiss researchers. Testing for the chemical procalcitonin in patients with infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia reduced rates of antibiotic use and side effects associated with the drugs…”
“CDC Says Life Expectancy in US Up, Deaths Not”
August 26th, 2009Article written by Mike Stobbe.
“U.S. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported Wednesday. The increase is due mainly to falling death rates in almost all the leading causes of death. The average life expectancy for babies born in 2007 is nearly three months greater than for children born in 2006. The new U.S. data is a preliminary report…”
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