Fake Nurse Injured Disabled Patient During G-Tube Procedure, Employer Charged With Fraud
Karen Wurst, 71, of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Suzean Langan, 48, of Manchester, Connecticut, face multiple felony charges in a scheme that placed an untrained individual in nursing roles across…
Kaiser Hit With Record $556M Medicare Fraud Payout — Here’s What It Means for Nurses
Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve federal allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting unsupported diagnosis codes on Medicare Advantage…
Nurse “Probably Caused” Babies’ Broken Bones But “Never Intended” Harm, Lawyers Claim
Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, 27, a former Virginia NICU nurse accused of physically abusing infants, has pleaded no contest to charges of felony child abuse against nine infants. Her plea…
Injectable Medication Dosage Calculations Quiz IM and Subcutaneous Nursing
Injectable medication dosage calculation quiz for nursing students for intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous medications. Practice calculating subcutaneous (SC) and intramuscular (IM) doses, including weight-based medications, and solving for both mL per dose and mL per day. This quiz is designed for nursing students who want to boost confidence, accuracy, and speed in medication administration calculations. […]
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Risk factors for thoracic aortic dissection include hypertension, male sex, pregnancy, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, cocaine use, valvular disease, prior cardiac surgery, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Turner syndrome and giant cell arteritis.
NHS is a truly ‘family affair’ for the Bashirs of West Yorkshire
Ten members of the Bashir family and their extended relatives now work at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, many as nursing staff, having been inspired by two sisters. The post NHS is a truly ‘family affair’ for the Bashirs of West Yorkshire appeared first on Nursing Times.
Paracetamol in pregnancy ‘does not’ increase risk of autism or ADHD
Women who take paracetamol during pregnancy do not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or learning disability in their children, according to UK researchers. The post Paracetamol in pregnancy ‘does not’ increase risk of autism or ADHD appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘Every single conversation we have has the potential to count’
Sarah Mulindwa shares frontline experiences of HIV stigma and how the Risk to Reasons initiative is empowering women to talk openly about prevention. The post ‘Every single conversation we have has the potential to count’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Test your knowledge on insomnia: a symptom that merits holistic assessment and treatment
Test your knowledge and gain evidence of your professional development with Nursing Times Self-assessment bite-sized CPD. The post Test your knowledge on insomnia: a symptom that merits holistic assessment and treatment appeared first on Nursing Times.
Insomnia: a symptom that merits holistic assessment and treatment
History taking and assessment enable nurses to adopt a problem-solving approach to help patients improve sleep. The post Insomnia: a symptom that merits holistic assessment and treatment appeared first on Nursing Times.