| Dirty Operating Equipment Gets Nurse Struck Off, UK A 56 year old nurse from Plymouth who allowed unsterilized operating equipment to be used in surgery has been struck off the register following a hearing by the independent panel of the Conduct and Competence Committee for the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). Petronella Oberholzer was a registered nurse at the Plymouth Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre in June 2006 when she failed to check that the operating equipment was sterilised prior to a patient's surgery. medicalnewstoday.com |
About Half Of Nurses In U.K. Have Experienced Needle Stick Injuries, Many Are Concerned About HIV Risk, Study Says A recent report by the United Kingdom's Royal College of Nursing found that 48% of the 5,000 nurses polled had been injured by a needle previously used on a patient during their careers, with about one-third fearing risk of exposure to bloodborne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, BBC News reports (BBC News, 11/19). medicalnewstoday.com |
Seven Of 10 Nurses Report Insufficient Staffing, According To ANA Online Poll More than seven in ten nurses said that staffing on their unit and shift is insufficient, and more than half said they are currently considering leaving their position, according to an American Nurses Association (ANA) online poll that drew more than 15,000 responses. The poll, which has been posted on ANA's Safe Staffing Saves Lives Campaign Web site (http://www.SafeStaffingSavesLives. medicalnewstoday.com |
Texas Whistle-Blowing Nurse Is Acquitted The New York Times: "A West Texas jury took but an hour Thursday to acquit a nurse who had been charged with a felony after alerting the state medical board that a doctor at her hospital was practicing unsafe medicine. The uncommon prosecution had ignited deep concern among health care workers and advocates for whistle-blowers about a potential chilling effect on the reporting of malpractice. ... mnt.to |
In Developing Nations, Training Midwives Can Reduce Infant Mortality In a developing country, a training program for midwives was successful at reducing infant deaths in low-risk births, reports a study in the November issue of Pediatrics. There are 3.7 million neonatal deaths and 3 million stillbirths per year worldwide - with 98 percent of these occurring in developing countries... mnt.to |