| Nurse Struck Off For Slapping Patient, UK A 52 year old nurse from Aspley, Nottingham has been struck off the register after a hearing found that her fitness to practise was impaired. The independent Conduct and Competence Committee panel for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard that Ethlyn David was working at Acacia Care Centre in Nottingham in August 2003 when she physically and verbally abused Resident B by kicking and slapping him while calling him a 'wicked man', resulting in misconduct. medicalnewstoday.com |
Dynamic Electronic Tracking And Care Coordination Tools Save Lives Of Seniors, Study Finds Can a patient-centered, care management program utilizing nurse care managers and interdisciplinary teams, supported by electronic tracking and care coordination systems reduce the rate of deaths and hospitalizations among chronically ill older adults? The answer - based on a three-year study involving more than 3,400 chronically ill seniors led by Oregon Health & Science University researcher David A. Dorr, M.D. - appears to be "yes. medicalnewstoday.com |
Doctor And Nursing Shortage Could Undermine Health Care Reform A shortage of doctors and nurses could damage health care reform. Analysis finds that more incentives are needed for primary care doctors and that most medical graduates choose better paid specialties. Meanwhile, a nurse temp agency forms in Texas to address the shortages there. Reuters reports: "A growing shortage of primary care doctors could place a major burden on the U.S. medicalnewstoday.com |
When Propofol Is Administered By Trained Professional Adverse Events Rate Is Low Propofol is safe for advanced endoscopic procedures with a low rate of sedation-related adverse events when administered by a trained professional, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute... mnt.to |
Council Of Medical Specialty Societies Releases Response To Future Of Nursing Report From The Institute Of Medicine The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) announced its response to the Future of Nursing report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The IOM report was created to develop a set of national recommendations, including ones that address the delivery of nursing services in a shortage environment and the capacity of the nursing education system... mnt.to |