| Care Failures Get Nurse Struck Off Register A 65 year old registered nurse from London has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register following a string of incidents in which she failed to provide proper care. Janet Sylvia Otu-Anobah was employed at St George's Healthcare NHS Trust from October 1996 to 21 February 2006 when between 2005 and 2006 eleven charges were brought against her for misconduct. medicalnewstoday.com |
Extra Investment In Nursing Research Can Reap Even More Excellence Commenting on the results for the Nursing and Midwifery subject unit of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), Professor Ann Topping, Deputy Chair of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Research Society, said, "These results show the benefits that even modest investment in high quality nursing and midwifery research can achieve. This kind of work enables a better understanding of the needs of patients and their carers. medicalnewstoday.com |
Good Samaritan And San Jose Regional Medical Center Registered Nurses Vote Overwhelmingly To Approve New Contract, California The 1,450 registered nurses of Good Samaritan Hospital and San Jose Regional Medical Center voted overwhelming last night to ratify their new contract with the facility-and in so doing set new standards for patient safety at HCA, the nation's largest hospital chain, announces the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee today. medicalnewstoday.com |
Are Cities Designed For Women? Penn-ICOWHI Conference Examines Urban Women's Health Women comprise more than half the population of the nation's cities, are three times as likely as their male counterparts to live alone after the age of 65, and are primary caregivers for their families at all ages and stages of life... mnt.to |
Orlando Area RNs Vote By 92% To Join Nation's Largest Nurses Union For Stronger Voice For Patients, RNs In an overwhelming and emphatic statement of support, registered nurses at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, FL voted by 92 percent Monday night to join the nation's largest organization of registered nurses to build a stronger, unified voice for nurses in securing strong protections for patients and improved standards for RNs... mnt.to |