| Home-Based Care Significantly Reduces Neonatal Mortality In Developing Countries A new study from Bangladesh published in The Lancet shows that a home-care strategy reduced neonatal mortality by 34 percent. This study adds to the growing body of evidence that home- and community-based strategies can significantly reduce neonatal mortality by improving newborn care including identification and management of newborns illnesses outside of a health-care facility. medicalnewstoday.com |
The Majority Of UK Nurses Against Assisted Suicide Legalisation A recent survey carried out on Nurses.co.uk showed that only 20.9% of UK nurses think that assisted suicide should be legalised here. With the recent high profile cases of UK citizens opting for assisted suicide in clinics overseas it raises the question of whether it should be legalised here in the UK. medicalnewstoday.com |
ANA And International Association Of Forensic Nurses Co-Publish First Standards For Forensic Nursing The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) released Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, a comprehensive reference guide that identifies and defines the expectations for the role and practice of the forensic nurse. Forensic nursing focuses not only on providing patient care, but its practitioners also collect evidence, counsel patients and communicate with professionals in legal systems. medicalnewstoday.com |
National, State Efforts Seek To Reduce Medical Errors The Wall Street Journal: "Errors made by doctors, nurses and other medical caregivers cause 44,000 to 98,000 deaths a year. Hospital infections, many considered preventable, take another 100,000 lives. ... mnt.to |
Pennsylvania Health Giant Reports $93 Million Profit As Outpatient Demand Surges Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Health giant UPMC will add 815 new full-time jobs through next June, officials announced yesterday after posting a strong first-quarter income. More than half of the jobs -- or about 430 -- will be throughout UPMC's network of 20 hospitals... mnt.to |