The Australian Nursing Federation Marks International Nurses' Day, May 12, By Celebrating Inspirational Nursing Initiatives In Primary Care
As part of International Nurses' Day celebrations the ANF is highlighting the commitment and fantastic innovations brought to primary health care by nurses in Australia.Ged Kearney, Federal Secretary of the ANF said; "Nurses continue to lead the way in primary health care reform, providing modern solutions to the difficulties faced in areas such as outer metropolitan and rural and remote area health. medicalnewstoday.com |
Nurses Top Gallup's Honesty And Ethics Poll Again
CNA/NNOC calls poll latest charge to continue push to advocate for patients, guaranteed healthcare For the seventh straight year, nurses are the winner in the Gallup Poll's annual "honesty and professional ethics" survey. A stunning 84 percent of Americans rated nurses honesty and ethics standards as either "high" or "very high," easily topping the survey. medicalnewstoday.com |
Potentially Dangerous Drug Interactions Missed By Prescribers
Research led by The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has found that medication prescribers correctly identified fewer than half of drug pairs with potentially dangerous drug-drug interactions. These findings raise concern because of the high number of drugs Americans take: an average of 2.3 medications is prescribed during each physician office visit. medicalnewstoday.com |
NHS Could Save Millions By Investing In Specialist Nurses - Royal College Of Nursing, UK
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) today joined forces with almost 40 of the UK's leading health organisations to warn that cutting specialist nurse services for people with long term conditions would be a "false economy", as they began a campaign for guaranteed access to specialist nursing care for all patients with long term conditions... mnt.to |
Faculty Will Help Modernize Medical School Curricula In Nigeria
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is among the U.S. medical schools and universities involved in an initiative to invest $130 million over five years to transform African medical education and dramatically increase the number of health workers... mnt.to |