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.
‘I’m that patient who hasn’t been for her diabetes reviews for years – I want to tell you why’
Jessica Catchpole shares her experience of encountering stigma while attending appointments as a service user. The post ‘I’m that patient who hasn’t been for her diabetes reviews for years – I want to tell you why’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Surviving the Fourth of July Shift: What Every Nurse Needs to Know
While the rest of the country is out there enjoying barbecues and dazzling fireworks, many of us nurses are gearing up for one of the busiest nights in the emergency…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Perioperative respiratory failure is related to atelectasis of the lung. It is often a consequence of abnormal abdominal and chest wall mechanics in the setting of surgery or trauma, especially by intrapleural or subdiaphragmatic pathologies.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Hypercarbic respiratory failure (PaCO2 >45 mm Hg) represents the failure of the lungs to remove a sufficient amount of CO2 in a given time interval and is characterized by decreased alveolar minute ventilation.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Acute respiratory failure can originate in one of three dysfunctions: (1) inadequately oxygenated alveoli; (2) compromised transition of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood or (3) compromised ability of the blood to oxygenate.