| Incorporating Genomics Into Nursing - Barriers And Facilitators The authors explain that while genomics is having a steadily growing impact on clinical practice in some areas of health care, in other areas genomic development are considered to be at the periphery of care. In this study, nurses used case studies to identify both the barriers and facilitators when it came to incorporating genomics into nursing. The greatest barrier was found to be the attitudes of the nurses- who do not see genomics as being relevant to their practice. medicalnewstoday.com |
RCN: Health Survey Shows Why We Need School Nurses, UK In response to the publication of the Health Survey for England 2007 results, Dr. Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "School nurses are very effective at getting children into healthy eating habits and are vital in the fight against childhood obesity. The problem is that there simply aren't enough of them. Government pledges to ensure that every child has access to a school nurse require serious attention. medicalnewstoday.com |
University Of Southern Nevada To Offer Bachelor Of Science In Nursing Program At South Jordan, Utah Campus The University of Southern Nevada (USN) College of Nursing has been granted provisional approval by the Utah Board of Nursing to begin offering its 18-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the university's campus located 10920 South River Front Parkway in South Jordan. The first classes at the South Jordan campus are scheduled to begin in January 2010. "We have worked very hard to build a successful BSN program at our Henderson, Nev. medicalnewstoday.com |
MPs And Nurses Rally Behind RCN "Nursing Counts" Campaign, UK MPs from all the main political parties have rallied behind the RCN's General Election call to back specialist nursing. Almost sixty MPs have signed a cross party Early Day Motion calling for specialist nursing provision to be available to all patients with long term conditions - one of the six health priorities for the next government, according to the RCN... mnt.to |
ANF Welcomes Nation's First Low Paid Bargaining Claim, Australia The Australian Nursing Federation hopes the campaign to improve the wages and conditions of nursing staff in the aged care sector will benefit from Australia's first low paid bargaining claim, begun today under the Fair Work Act... mnt.to |