“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…”
“More Than Half of Emergency Department Nurses Have Been Physically Assaulted at Work, New Study Finds”
August 12th, 2009Article published by the Emergency Nurses Association.
“Our nation’s emergency departments are places to receive treatment for injuries, but for thousands of nurses, emergency departments are the sources of injury. A new study by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) finds that more than half of emergency nurses report experiencing physical violence on the job, including as being…”
“Nurse prescribing: The next steps”
August 5th, 2009Article Written by Clare Lomas.
“Nurse prescribing powers have grown from small beginnings to cover the entire formulary today. But area is still not without its concerns and difficulties. Clare Lomas reports on barriers facing nurse prescribers. When the Department of Health published the NHS Plan in July 2000, it promised to create new roles and responsibilities for nurses, and…”
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