| Implementation Of Nurse-to-Patient Ratios In California Is Successful, Says American Society Of Registered Nurses In a national online survey conducted by the American Society of Registered Nurses (ASRN.org), 56% of the 761 Registered Nurses surveyed on March 26 that worked under nurse-to-patient ratios said that due to the implementation of the ratios, they had more time for breaks. In a separate survey, 69% said they had more time for personal care of their patients. medicalnewstoday.com |
Women's Health 2009: The 17th Annual Congress A prestigious group of physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare providers will gather in Williamsburg, VA on March 27-29, 2009 at the Williamsburg Lodge to learn practical, clinical information on cutting-edge therapeutic protocols, novel diagnostic procedures, and innovative research advances that impact patient care. The full program, faculty, accreditation, and registration information is available at http://www. medicalnewstoday.com |
More Women Should Endure Labour Pains Says Leading UK Midwife A leading UK authority on midwifery told a Sunday newspaper that more women should experience the natural pains of labour unaided by epidurals and other pain-relieving medication because not only do these procedures carry greater medical risk but they interfere with the mother's ability to bond with her baby and deny her the opportunity to experience childbirth as a rite of passage. medicalnewstoday.com |
Hospital Nurses Could Lose Up To $400 Per Week Under Abbott, Australia The Australian Nursing Federation said the opposition's talk of cutting penalty rates would - in practice - hurt nurses working weekends and late night shifts. ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said she was shocked that the opposition still hadn't learnt from previous mistakes and instead was expressing a preference to abolish some penalty rates... mnt.to |
New Survey Of Psychiatric Nurses Highlights Their Role In Patient Care, Professional Challenges And Desire To Do More According to a new survey sponsored by Janssen®, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc, 94 percent of psychiatric nurses feel very or extremely involved in providing care for people with mental illness... mnt.to |