‘Temporary staff do not provide temporary care’
Nathan Smith argues that bank and agency nursing staff are not just filling a rota or meeting a contract, they are part of the skilled team providing patient care. The post ‘Temporary staff do not provide temporary care’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
‘Nurses have a critical role in closing the self-care gap’
Helen Donovan explains why empowering individuals to take better care of themselves is a vital part of the solution to reducing demand and improving health outcomes. The post ‘Nurses have a critical role in closing the self-care gap’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Consideration of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) occurs once patients require more than two paracenteses in a month. Complications include stent occlusion, liver, renal and heart failure and hepatic encephalopathy.
How professional autonomy helps nurses thrive and grow in the workplace
How professional autonomy, as promoted by the professional nurse advocate role, enhances nurses’ wellbeing and the quality of care they provide. The post How professional autonomy helps nurses thrive and grow in the workplace appeared first on Nursing Times.
The Relentless School Nurse: Impeaching RFK Jr. is a Public Health Intervention.
Impeachment is one of the clearest places where the Constitution puts democracy’s hands directly on the levers of government. It is not anti‑democratic; it is how a self‑governing people says: no one is above the law, not even officials voters never got to choose. In the case of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert…
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) involves placement of an expanding metal stent within an artificially created channel that diverts portal blood flow into the hepatic veins, thus decreasing portal hypertension and ascites.
Virtual Nurse Programs Were Supposed to Help—New Study Says Most Nurses Feel No Relief
With hospitals across the country wrestling with ongoing nurse shortages, many are experimenting with virtual nursing programs as a possible fix. These programs use real nurses through video calls, chats,…
Designing Your Dream Nurse Life: A Q&A with Dr. Farah Laurent
What does your dream career look like? Is it…teaching and inspiring the next generation of nurses through education? Creating a new quality improvement program for nurses in your hospital? Building…
CNS, Entrepreneurship, & Purpose: My Nursing Career Story
Let’s dive into my story about my journey from being a bedside nurse to a nurse entrepreneur. It’s a tale of grit, a dash of delusion (or as I lovingly…
Philly RNs Laid Off After Union Vote – NLRB Orders Reinstatement
In a recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision, an administrative law judge found that New Vitae, Inc., doing business as New Vitae Wellness and Recovery, violated federal labor law…