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Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  The use of sodium bicarbonate in lactic acidosis is controversial. Administration of sodium bicarbonate may increase lactate production, decrease portal vein flow, decrease ionized calcium levels, lower intracellular pH and worsen cardiac output. 

RCN lodges formal dispute over pay delays in Northern Ireland

The Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland has lodged a formal dispute over failure to implement this year’s pay award for nurses. The post RCN lodges formal dispute over pay delays in Northern Ireland appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Nurse-led gender clinic wins legal battle to treat trans teens

A nurse-led clinic providing specialised healthcare to transgender adults and youths has won a legal battle to remain open. The results of a judicial review against a Care Quality Commission (CQC) decision to register, and later give an ‘outstanding’ rating to a private endocrinology healthcare… The post Nurse-led gender clinic wins legal battle to treat […]

Nurses vital for public health agenda, says global nursing leader

Nurses must be supported in their “essential” role in combatting low global vaccination rates, the head of a global nursing organisation has warned. The post Nurses vital for public health agenda, says global nursing leader appeared first on Nursing Times.  

Fears of nurse leadership cuts rise as ICB scraps chief nurse role

A London integrated care board has axed its chief nursing officer role from its executive team as part of major cost-cutting reforms, prompting concerns from nurse unions that more boards will “follow suit”. The post Fears of nurse leadership cuts rise as ICB scraps chief nurse role appeared first on Nursing Times.