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Playing With Pills
Drugs calculations is a very hard course for many nursing students. A specially made computer game, developed at the University of Stavanger (UiS) in Norway, is set to help them pass a vitally important exam. If you mention the words "drug calculations" to a nursing student, it is likely that you receive a sigh in return...
GP Groups Call For Proposed Practice Nurse Funding Models To Be Adjusted, Australia
United General Practice Australia (UGPA) - the coalition of the peak groups representing Australia 's general practitioners - commends the Government on its investment and focus on general practice nurses, but is calling on the Government to ensure that the Budget proposal does not disadvantage practices that already employ nurses, and to consult with GP representatives over implementation...
Pediatric Nurses Gather For Landmark Annual Conference
Celebrating the pediatric nurse at the bedside was the central theme of the 26th Annual Pediatric Nursing Conference, July 16-18, 2010, in Philadelphia, PA. More than 275 pediatric nurses from across the country and around the world attended this landmark annual event. Attendees networked with colleagues, enhanced leadership skills and explored the latest advances in care...
Computer Game Designed To Help Norwegian Nursing Students Pass A Vitally Important Exam
If you mention the words "drug calculation" to a nursing student, it is likely that you receive a sigh in return. Not only is it a difficult subject, the students also have to master it to perfection. A single mistake in the examination leads to fail, which again bars you from working as a nurse because wrong dosage of medication can be fatal...
Collaborative Arrangements Will Provide Better Care For Patients, Autralia
The AMA welcomes the Government's introduction of new regulations that require midwives and nurse practitioners to collaborate with medical practitioners in order to provide Medicare-funded services to patients or prescribe them medications under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)...
Child Abuse Education, Elderly Care, Nursing Students To Benefit From Grants
Texas-based Scott & White Healthcare has received three grants that provide education support to working nursing students, set up a senior health research center, and establish systems for treating child abuse and educating those who treat it. The three grants, totaling nearly $2 million, include: Nursing education...
Today's OpEds: Medical Liability And Health Reform, And What About The 'New' Public Option?
Medical Liability Bill Key To Health Reform Roll Call Repealing ObamaCare and reforming our health care system in a responsible manner continues to be our primary goal - a goal that our constituents sent us here to achieve. Thus, we remain committed to passing comprehensive medical liability reform as part of the solution...
EEOC Finds Probable Gender Discrimination In Case Brought By New York State Nurses Association
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Promise To Small Business Could Hurt Nurses And Midwives, Australia
The Australian Nursing Federation is concerned that nurses employed in small workplaces such as medical practices could be at risk of unfair dismissal under a coalition government. Recent comments by opposition small business spokesman Bruce Billson outlined a promise made to small business about changing unfair dismissal claim laws in their favour...
New Funding Is A Win For Emergency Nurses And Their Patients, Australia
Lee Thomas, federal secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, said new funding for emergency nurses will provide a more highly skilled workforce in emergency departments. "It is imperative that we encourage more people into nursing and then continue to develop their skills throughout their working life so patients receive the best possible care...
Today's OpEds: Varying Points On The Nation's Doctor Shortage, Benefits Of Negative Studies, And What About Universal Health Care?
Raising Doctors To Treat Children The New York Times In the long list of problems affecting the American health care system, the shortage of general practitioners and overabundance of specialists is usually ranked near the top. There is truth to this: only 32 percent of physicians practice primary care medicine...
HHS Awards States $88M For Home Visits Programs
HHS recently announced $88 million in grants for programs that provide visits from nurses, social workers and other health professionals to the homes of at-risk families, HealthLeaders Media reports...
Ohio Sets Up High Risk Pool; Four Drug Companies Come Under Scrutiny For Payments To Pittsburgh Doctors, Nurses
The Associated Press/Bloomberg BusinessWeek: "Ohioans with pre-existing health conditions, such as cancer or diabetes, can apply for coverage under a new high-risk insurance pool beginning Aug. 1." Qualifications include evidence of a pre-existing condition, proof of Ohio residency and U.S...
Midwives Applaud Legislation To Improve Birth Outcomes Utilizing Best Evidence
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), the oldest women's health organization in the country, applauds Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) for introducing the "Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services for the 21st Century Act of 2010 (MOMS 21)" (H.R.5807)...
Sec. Of State Clinton Addresses Afghan Women's Rights During Visit To Kabul
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton "used part of her address to a key conference in Kabul on Tuesday to defend Afghan women concerned that peace efforts with the Taliban could jeopardise their rights," Agence France-Presse reports...
Doctor, Nurse Roles Considered As Shortages Take Hold
"The private doctor's practice - long considered a mainstay of American medicine - could be going the way of the independent bookstore and locally owned pharmacy," The Detroit News reports...
National RN Relief Group Teams Up With Navy For Medical Mission To Haiti
The first team of registered nurse volunteers from California, Michigan, and Washington State will depart for Haiti Wednesday morning with the Department of Defense's Continuing Promise, National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest organization of registered nurses, announced. The volunteer RN team will be treating patients in Haiti and Columbia during their month long deployment...
Election 2010: Time To Think About Health - Australian Nursing Federation
The Australian Nursing Federation said health needed to be top priority for voters when they go to the polls on August 21. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the impending election today. Federal Secretary Lee Thomas said this gave voters just over a month to think about the issues that mattered most to them. "Health will always be a big priority for voters...
Mid And West Wales Nurses Urge The Government To Maintain Adequate Staffing Numbers, Survey Reveals
Nurses in Mid and West Wales are keen to maintain safe and appropriate nurse staffing levels, according to a Royal College of Nursing Membership survey. Nurses and healthcare support workers are passionate about the quality of the care they deliver and are powerful advocates for their patients...
South Wales Nurses Urge The Government To Maintain Adequate Staffing Numbers, Survey Reveals
Nurses in South Wales are keen to maintain safe and appropriate nurse staffing levels, according to a Royal College of Nursing Membership survey. Nurses and healthcare support workers are passionate about the quality of the care they deliver and are powerful advocates for their patients...
Nurses Urge The Government To Maintain Adequate Staffing Numbers In North Wales, Survey Reveals
Nurses in North Wales have said that maintaining safe and appropriate nurse staffing levels should be the first priority for the Welsh Assembly Government, according to a 2010 Royal College of Nursing in Wales membership survey...
Health-Care Workers And Seasonal Influenza Immunization Rates
Campaigns to increase seasonal influenza vaccination rates amongst health care workers in Canada that include a combination of interventions had the greatest effect on increasing vaccine coverage, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...
Hospitals Fight For Primary Care Docs As Bad Nurses Allowed To Continue Work
News outlets report on a variety of health workforce issues. Orlando Sentinel: For primary care specialties, residency programs fight to capture the attention of potential residents who are in high demand. Because many students opt not to go into primary care, residencies for such positions are plentiful, and students often have their pick of where to go to practice...
HIMSS Clinician Leader Named As Fellow For American Academy Of Nursing
Joining the nation's top nurse researchers, policymakers, scholars, executives and practitioners, HIMSS Vice President, Informatics Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS has been recognized as a fellow with the American Academy of Nursing, a credential held by more than 1,600 nursing leaders throughout the world. Each Fellow nominee must be sponsored by two current Academy Fellows...
WHO Releases Guidelines For Countries On How To Attract, Retain Doctors, Health Care Workers To Rural Areas
BMJ News reports on the WHO's recent release of a set of recommendations for countries on how to attract and retain doctors and other health care workers in rural areas (Zarocostas, 7/14). "Globally, approximately one half of the population lives in rural areas, but less than 38% of the nurses and less than 25% of the physicians work there," according to the WHO...