Nursing and Midwifery Activism in the United States Nursing and Midwifery Activism in the United States
This article discusses the current state of activism in the nursing profession and identifies ways to engage nurses in advocating for change.OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
Ghana: Invest in Health Promotion Interventions - Dr Ani-Amponsah
[Ghanaian Times] A Lecturer at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Dr Mary Ani-Amponsah, has urged government to invest in preventive health care as a cost-effective measure to address budget constraints on health expenditure. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 26, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Q & A: Understanding sickle cell
Nkechi Anyanwu, community matron and clinical lead for sickle cell disease, offers a primer on the condition for nurses How did you get into sickle cell nursing? I qualified as a nurse in 1985 in West Sussex and then as a midwife in 1988. I practised as a community midwife in Enfield, north London for... Read moreThe post Q&A: Understanding sickle cell appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jon Lalljee Tags: Clinical Musculoskeletal Source Type: news
TV shows like BBC's Call The Midwife and C4's One Born Every Minute 'are inaccurately depicting childbirth' and should come with safety warnings, say researchers
A team from King's College London and the University of Liverpool analysed 87 births shown in 48 episodes of three UK popular fictional and reality TV programmes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman advertising 'traditional midwife' services in B.C. not qualified to practice as a midwife, college warns
A public warning has been issued about a Vancouver Island woman advertising herself as a "traditional midwife" and offering her services at home births even though she's not qualified to work as a midwife. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Woman advertising 'traditional midwife' services in B.C. not qualified to practise as a midwife, college warns
A public warning has been issued about a Vancouver Island woman advertising herself as a "traditional midwife" and offering her services at home births even though she's not qualified to work as a midwife. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Develop leaders to champion change, urges CNO for Wales
The chief nursing officer (CNO) for Wales has spoken of the need to develop leaders within the workforce to deliver positive change. Speaking at the annual CNO summit in Cardiff on Friday, Sue Tranka emphasised the importance of leadership programmes in providing opportunities for nurses and midwives to influence and improve services at local, national... Read moreThe post Develop leaders to champion change, urges CNO for Wales appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Another fake nurse caught trying to get work in B.C. hospitals, college says
The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has issued a public advisory about a woman they say has been pretending to be a nurse and trying to get work in a hospital. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland ’ s Strict Abortion Laws
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Krzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in 2022; he believes doctors put Marta’s life in danger by not giving them the option to terminate the pregnancy while the fetus’ heart was still beating. Janusz Kucharski also lost his partner Justyna to sepsis in the fifth month of a pregnancy. She left behind two boys.
It is likely, reproductive-rights advocates say, that these women would be alive if not for Poland’s increasingly restrictive abort...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Pamula Tags: Uncategorized abortion Source Type: news
NMC announces three external investigations into culture and FtP concerns
The nursing regulator has committed to a ‘rigorous, transparent and independent’ response to serious concerns raised about its culture and handling of some fitness to practise (FtP) cases, as it launches three external investigations. In a blog post published on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) website today, chief executive and registrar Andrea Sutcliffe apologised... Read moreThe post NMC announces three external investigations into culture and FtP concerns appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Influence of educational intervention on nurse-midwives' knowledge and management practices of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in healthcare Facilities in Ekiti-State, Nigeria - Bamigboye TO, Irinoye OO, Ayandiran EO, Olowokere AE, Adedeji OA, Esan DT.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of an educational intervention on midwives' knowledge, detection and management of intimate partner violence (IPV). METHODS: A quasi-experimental study involving 158 midwives from two districts in Ekiti State, Nig... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Charity Commission probes NMC following ‘toxic conduct’ claims
The Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case after receiving information detailing ‘a number of serious concerns’ relating to the governance of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The commission, which regulates the NMC in parallel with the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, said the case had been opened to ‘further... Read moreThe post Charity Commission probes NMC following ‘toxic conduct’ claims appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 9, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
NMC looking for ‘sweet spot’ on advanced practice regulation
The nursing regulator wants to ensure any potential future regulation of advanced practice avoids confusing the public or disengaging members of the profession, a conference has heard. Speaking at the Queen’s Nursing Institute’s annual conference this week, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) executive director of professional practice Sam Foster, provided an update on the regulator’s... Read moreThe post NMC looking for ‘sweet spot’ on advanced practice regulation appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 5, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
RCN Foundation launches grant for nurse-led anti-racism projects
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation is inviting applications for nurse-led projects aiming to oppose racism and promote racial equality. The Michelle Cox RCN Foundation Anti-Racism Award is open to registered nurses and midwives across the UK, providing they are RCN members, with grants of £2,500 awarded annually through a competitive process. Funded projects... Read moreThe post RCN Foundation launches grant for nurse-led anti-racism projects appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 3, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Commit to increase nursing student numbers, politicians urged
Political parties’ future manifestos should commit to addressing a decline in the uptake of nursing courses, the Council of Deans of Health has urged. The body – which represents 105 UK learning faculties engaged in education and research for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions – has called on political parties and candidates standing in... Read moreThe post Commit to increase nursing student numbers, politicians urged appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 2, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
