Nurse Staffing Impacts Quality Of Patient Care
An American Nurses Association poll of registered nurses nationwide reveals their significant concerns over how nurse staffing affects the quality of care, and contributes to the growing nursing shortage. The results highlight the need for adequate nurse staffing critical to the delivery of quality patient care. medicalnewstoday.com |
Joint Statement From BMA And RCN - Doctors And Nurses Call For NHS Surplus To Be Reinvested In Front Line Care
The £2.1 billion surplus generated by the NHS should be reinvested in patient care rather than clawed back by the Treasury, the British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing say today. medicalnewstoday.com |
RCN Calls For EU Agreement On Sharps Injuries To Be Implemented Quickly
The Royal College of Nursing welcomed the signing of a joint agreement by European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers Association (HOSPEEM). This is an EU-wide agreement which the RCN has played a key role in bringing about to prevent one million medical sharps injuries per year. medicalnewstoday.com |
Warren Buffett Supports Senate Bill, Franken And Ryan Pushing Their Health Reform Ideas
Various personalities are weighing in on health legislation. CNBC interviewed billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who "called the nation's health care spending 'untenable,' comparing 'out of control' costs to a 'tapeworm eating at our economic body... mnt.to |
Scripps Clinic Nurse To Receive 2010 ASTRO Nurse Excellence Award
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently selected Elizabeth A. Brunton, R.N., M.S.N., O.C.N., of Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif., as the recipient of the 2010 ASTRO Nurse Excellence Award. This award is presented annually to a registered nurse who goes above and beyond the normal standards of nursing practice... mnt.to |