Disabled and Dreaming of Nursing? USC Just Launched a New Program For Disabled Nurses
The University of South Carolina (USC) is taking a bold step toward addressing workforce diversity in nursing by creating new opportunities for individuals with disabilities to enter the profession. Armed…
Nursing Assistants, Phlebotomists Top AI-Proof Jobs—See Who’s Safe (and Who’s Not)
A groundbreaking Microsoft study examining AI’s impact on various professions has delivered encouraging news for many healthcare workers. The research, analyzing over 200,000 real AI interactions, identified nursing assistants and…
Man Who Attacked Nurse With Scissors Guilty of Kidnapping, Assault, Sentenced to Prison
Image: 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office A Georgia man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a 2023 South Carolina hospital attack in which he held a nurse hostage…
Quit Your New Nurse Job, Owe $7K+? Not Anymore—Nevada Bans TRAP Contracts, HCA Settles
Thanks to a settlement with HCA Healthcare, Inc. and Health Trust Workforce Solutions, LLC, new grad nurses in Nevada are no longer shackled by unfair Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs).…
Nurse in Wedding Dress Rushes to Aid Two College Grads Hit by Car in Milwaukee
Two young women celebrating their college graduations were seriously injured when a car plowed through a barricade and struck them in downtown Milwaukee on an early Sunday morning, police confirmed.…
Understanding the discharge process in Paediatric Intensive Care
Understanding the discharge process in PICU: Highlights from an Undergraduate Clinical Research Internship at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children This week’s blog is written by Ella Venn, who is a staff nurse on the Intensive Care Unit at North Bristol NHS Trust. Last summer I had the opportunity to take part in a clinical research […]
Covid inquiry: social care felt like ‘poor relative’ during pandemic
Social care nurses must be given equal recognition and support to NHS workers to properly prepare for the next pandemic, an ex-care home nurse has told a public inquiry into Covid-19. The post Covid inquiry: social care felt like ‘poor relative’ during pandemic appeared first on Nursing Times.
Reducing Assessment Frequency: And Other Recommended Reading from AJN’s August Issue
The August issue of AJN is now live. Does decreasing comprehensive physical assessments from twice daily to once daily in the general care setting affect patient safety or care quality? The authors of “Optimizing Nurses’ Time: Reducing Assessment Frequency in General Care” discuss a quality improvement project that addressed this question. This month’s CE article, “Auto-Brewery Syndrome: […]
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Most cases of type A lactic acidosis are the result of reduced oxygen delivery because of reduced tissue perfusion from shock or cardiopulmonary arrest. Other causes are carbon monoxide poisoning and severe anemia.
Social care nurse recruitment rises but concerns remain
The number of registered nurses being recruited into adult social care is now exceeding pre-pandemic levels, but instability in the wider workforce remains, a new report has found. The post Social care nurse recruitment rises but concerns remain appeared first on Nursing Times.