‘Women’s health cannot remain the NHS’s blind spot’
Professor Amanda Broderick on improving women’s health is not a side issue in NHS reform. The post ‘Women’s health cannot remain the NHS’s blind spot’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
When Professional Organizations Are Out of Sync With the Needs of Nurses
The views expressed in this post are those of the author, and do not represent the views of their employers or affiliated institutions, or of AJN and Wolters Kluwer. One of the many lessons my veteran father taught me was this: actions tell you what a person believes in, and you should believe people when […]
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Women and older individuals traditionally have higher BNP levels, and so age- and gender-specific cutoffs may be needed. Whereas obese individuals have lower values, renal dysfunction increases BNP serum levels, sometimes dramatically.
New chief nurse for trust seeking to improve its culture and outcomes
A major mental health provider in the South East of England has announced the appointment of a new chief nurse, in order to help it achieve “continuous quality improvement”. The post New chief nurse for trust seeking to improve its culture and outcomes appeared first on Nursing Times.
The Relentless School Nurse: When the Healer Is Inside the Story – A Nurse’s Experience of the California Wildfires
The New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) – the nursing workforce center for NJ – presents the Nursing Insights podcast.Author’s Note: Before listening to Donna Gaffney’s moving and deeply personal podcast, it is helpful to know that she speaks candidly about trauma, disaster, displacement, and survivor’s guilt during the California wildfires. These moments are shared with…
Teaching the nursing process framework in undergraduate adult nursing studies
Academics outline challenges students face when interpreting and applying the nursing process, and how collaboration can help close the theory-practice gap. The post Teaching the nursing process framework in undergraduate adult nursing studies appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing ProBNP is released by the heart in response to stretching of the wall and after ischemia. Subsequently, it is cleaved into active B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP), both of which can be measured in blood.
NI guidance aims to help nurses ‘identify and respond to’ domestic abuse
The Northern Ireland government has published new guidance designed to help nurses and midwives identify domestic abuse in patients during routine consultations. The post NI guidance aims to help nurses ‘identify and respond to’ domestic abuse appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyC) rises more rapidly in the systemic circulation than high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), perhaps as a result of its higher myocardial concentration.
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