| Investment In Nurses Should Focus On General Practice Teams, Says Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) supports the valuable role played by nurses in Australian general practice and is encouraged to see the Australian Government commit additional funds to train highly skilled nurses. "While we welcome this investment, we also need to ensure the ongoing sustainability of our profession. medicalnewstoday.com |
Maricopa Integrated Health System Reports 90 Percent Reduction In Pressure Ulcers A retrospective analysis conducted by clinicians at Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) found that a protocol of care using a standardized algorithm with advanced products reduced the prevalence of pressure ulcers by 90 percent, according to data presented this week at the 41st Annual Conference of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society. medicalnewstoday.com |
ANA Receives Grant To Support Nurses' Cultural Competency As frontline health care professionals, registered nurses have a duty to communicate and interact effectively with the rich diversity of all the patients and families they serve. To that end, the American Nurses Association (ANA) is pleased to announce a grant from Pfizer Inc., to launch the ANA Cultural Competency Program... mnt.to |
Colorado Society Of Anesthesiologists Disagrees With NPATCH's Support To Allow Nurses To Administer Anesthesia Without The Supervision Of A Physician "The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) strongly disagrees with NPATCH's support for allowing nurses to administer anesthesia without physician supervision. Regrettably, their action was not unexpected. It is disturbing that NPATCH and others would support policies whereby a patient's life-and-death medical decisions would be made by nurses, not doctors... mnt.to |
Quality Improvement Program Teams Share Secrets To Success As Part Of Hospital Care Collaborative's Efforts The Hospital Care Collaborative (HCC), an alliance of six leading professional societies with a shared vision of improving hospital-based patient care, recently took initial steps toward identifying best practices in quality improvement programs with presentations from seven of the most effective programs in the country... mnt.to |