AI in Healthcare: Benefits, Opportunities and Challenges
This week’s blog is written by Gerry Bolger (@DigitalGerry). Gerry is both a nurse and an independent digital clinical safety officer working with both NHS and health and social care manufacturers, ensuring products meet the NHS digital clinical safety requirements Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept – it is rapidly reshaping healthcare […]
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing High-demand respiratory failure is related to an inability of normal or relatively normal lungs to keep up with increased ventilatory demands associated with systemic hypermetabolism (e.g., secondary to sepsis).
Assessing Sleep Health: And Other Recommended Reading from AJN’s July Issue
The July issue of AJN is now live. This month’s CE article, “Assessing and Promoting Sleep Health: A Brief Guide for Nurses,” outlines foundational information on sleep; general sleep health assessment; symptoms, risk factors, and screening measures related to common sleep disorders; and practical strategies nurses can use to promote healthy sleep. “It’s important that RNs have […]
‘All forms of discrimination undermine effective healthcare’
Roger Kline argues why tackling racism in the NHS is not an optional extra, but is the right thing to do morally and is essential to improving care. The post ‘All forms of discrimination undermine effective healthcare’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Five Workplace Skills Every Nurse Needs Right Now
Let’s face it—being a great nurse today takes a lot more than clinical smarts. You need to think quickly, communicate clearly, work well under pressure, and adapt to every curveball thrown your way (all while staying up-to-date on new technology and patient safety protocols). Sound familiar? A recent study.com survey of 300 hiring managers across […]
NHS set to adopt AI ‘early warning’ system for patient safety
An artificial intelligence (AI)-driven “early warning” system is set to be rolled out across the health service to improve patient safety, the UK government has announced. The post NHS set to adopt AI ‘early warning’ system for patient safety appeared first on Nursing Times.
Hospital admissions attributable to obesity and drug misuse
Explore NHS patient flow data indicators on hospital admissions directly attributable to obesity and poisoning by drug misuse. The post Hospital admissions attributable to obesity and drug misuse appeared first on Nursing Times.
Axing NHS agencies could undermine ‘speaking up’ culture
Nurses have raised concerns about the government’s decision to scrap hundreds of bodies responsible for overseeing and running parts of the NHS, warning that it could undermine speaking up culture across the health service. The post Axing NHS agencies could undermine ‘speaking up’ culture appeared first on Nursing Times.
Tributes paid to specialist trust chief nurse who ‘led with love’
Tributes have been paid to a “compassionate” interim chief nursing officer in Shropshire who died earlier this month. The post Tributes paid to specialist trust chief nurse who ‘led with love’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Weight stigma: raising awareness of the implications on patient outcomes
This article aims to increase nurses’ awareness of weight and obesity stigma, its impact on patients’ health outcomes, and how to provide patient-centred care. The post Weight stigma: raising awareness of the implications on patient outcomes appeared first on Nursing Times.