Number of trusts reporting ‘critical incidents’ in England on the rise
One of the biggest hospital trusts in the country has declared a ‘critical incident’ due to pressures on its services, joining other acute providers that took the same step earlier in the week. The post Number of trusts reporting ‘critical incidents’ in England on the rise appeared first on Nursing Times.
Advanced safeguarding practitioners: enhanced support in abortion care
An abortion care provider introduced an advanced safeguarding practitioner role after identifying a rising incidence and complexity of safeguarding cases. The post Advanced safeguarding practitioners: enhanced support in abortion care appeared first on Nursing Times.
Thousands of private sector nurses go on strike in New York
Up to 15,000 private sector nurses were expected to take strike action today in New York over a range of issues linked to staffing levels, patient safety and other grievances. The post Thousands of private sector nurses go on strike in New York appeared first on Nursing Times.
AJN’s 2025 Book of the Year Awards and Other Highlights of the January Issue
The January issue of AJN is now live. AJN’s 2025 Book of the Year Awards can be found in the the current issue. Browse judges’ choices in a wide variety of categories. On this month’s cover is Eyes of Gold 2 [Children of The Sun With Moon Crescent Blood], a work by artist Rizzy Akanji, creative director of […]
The Ethical Use of our Therapeutic Connections with Patients’ Families
“What would you do, doctor?” The family had been explicit in wanting straightforward communication about their child, whose neurological disease had progressed to the point where she was continually seizing, despite every medication the physicians had tried. The seizures were in turn damaging her brain, such that she was minimally responsive to stimuli and was […]
Nursing Is Still a Profession — But a New Loan Law Treats It Differently
What new federal “professional degree” loan caps actually mean for graduate nursing students Over the past few weeks, many nurses have watched headlines and social media posts claim that “Trump made nursing no longer a profession.” That line is alarming—but it isn’t accurate. Nursing is still a licensed profession defined by statute, governed by boards […]
Multidrug Resistance: A Growing Threat of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms in Health Care
Nurses are well aware of the problems with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) and their ubiquitous presence across health care settings. Care issues and outcomes among patients with MDROs such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), and Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) have increased awareness, but MDROs remain a growing challenge in the provision of care […]
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Chest pain resulting from pulmonary embolism is often pleuritic and associated with dyspnea, hemoptysis, cough or syncope. Physical examination findings are generally nonspecific in pulmonary embolism.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing All patients suspected of having acute coronary syndrome should be treated with aspirin, if not contraindicated (e.g., aortic dissection also suspected), or alternatively prasugrel or ticagrelor if there is aspirin allergy.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing There are no specific physical examination findings of acute coronary syndrome, but if it is severe enough to induce left ventricular dysfunction, signs such as hypotension and an S3 or S4 heart sound can be present.