‘Revolutionary’ Parkinson’s disease drugs trial starts at UK sites
The world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease has begun at sites across the UK, according to researchers behind the initiative. The post ‘Revolutionary’ Parkinson’s disease drugs trial starts at UK sites appeared first on Nursing Times.
CQC downgrades rating of South Essex hospital to ‘inadequate’
Basildon University Hospital has had its Care Quality Commission rating dropped from ‘require improvement’ to ‘inadequate’, following inspections of two of its key services. The post CQC downgrades rating of South Essex hospital to ‘inadequate’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Oh, What We Can Learn When We Listen to our Patients
I am on a Spinal Cord Facebook Support Group. The group is designed for people who have had spinal cord injuries and are living their new normal. It is fascinating […]
Moving Theory to Practice: How Case Managers Can Expedite the Process by Using the Case Management Standards of Practice
The Institute of Medicine report Crossing the Quality Chasm3 stated, “It now takes an average of 17 years for new knowledge generated by randomized controlled trials to be incorporated into practice, and […]
Remembering 9/11 – 24 years – Never Forget
I started posting this article to remember 9/11 on September 11, 2015, and have repeated it every year since as a reminder of what happened that day – so WE […]
Communication: The Core Competency for Successful Patient Centered Care
In theory, the nurse case manager is responsible for ensuring that communication between all parties (the patient, the family, all members of the treatment team, and the payer) is streamlined […]
Case Management Week is Almost Here! How Are You Celebrating?
In this week’s post, I wanted to remind readers that Case Management Week will take place from October 12th to 18th this year. While the official celebration runs from October […]
Major health trade union unveils new national head of nursing
A leading internationally educated nurse has been appointed as the next national nursing officer of Unison, in what is thought to be a first for the health trade union. The post Major health trade union unveils new national head of nursing appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Potential causes of ionized hypocalcemia in critically ill patients include alkalosis (increased binding of calcium to albumin), medications (anticonvulsants, antibiotics and diphosphonates), massive blood transfusion, sepsis and pancreatitis.
New Law Bans ‘Stay-or-Pay’ Contracts That Trapped Nurses in Debt in California
California nurses and workers have won a major victory with the signing of Assembly Bill 692 (AB 692), a new law banning “stay-or-pay” contracts that often trap nurses in exploitative…