How Should I Report an 'Aging' Surgeon?How Should I Report an 'Aging' Surgeon?
An OR nurse agonizes over what further steps to take after her attempts to report an elderly surgeon's shaky skills and close calls up the nursing chain of command have failed. Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 25, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Ask the Expert Source Type: news
No Turning BackNo Turning Back
The publication of the IOM's Future of Nursing report serves as a turning point for the profession of nursing and our patients. Find out why. Journal for Nurse Practitioners (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 22, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
JNC 8: The Pearls for Primary CareJNC 8: The Pearls for Primary Care
The new blood pressure guidelines offer a number of key changes. Which ones are the most important? Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 21, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
AMA Asks Supreme Court to Protect Medical Board PowersAMA Asks Supreme Court to Protect Medical Board Powers
A state dental board should have the right to shut down unlicensed teeth whitening businesses, just as medical boards should be able to stop NPs from practicing above their license, the AMA says. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 20, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Critical Intravenous Solution ShortagesCritical Intravenous Solution Shortages
Demand during a busy influenza season is one factor underlying the current nationwide shortage of intravenous solutions. Medscape spoke with the FDA about this issue and its efforts to mitigate it. FDA on Medscape (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 20, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Pharmacist Expert Interview Source Type: news
Time to Battle Alarm FatigueTime to Battle Alarm Fatigue
As the Joint Commission unveils a new patient safety goal, alarm management takes on a new level of urgency for nurses. Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 20, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Article Source Type: news
Mammography Still Saves Lives Mammography Still Saves Lives
Radiologist Daniel B. Kopans says breast cancer screening and mortality data are being misinterpreted. Medscape Ob/Gyn (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 20, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Expert Column Source Type: news
Dronedarone and Clinical Guidelines: A Chapter to RereadDronedarone and Clinical Guidelines: A Chapter to Reread
A paper critiquing dronedarone's quick inclusion in guidelines for AF leads the authors and Dr John Mandrola to question whether the guidelines process needs an overhaul. theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 19, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Preventing Complications in Patients Receiving OpioidsPreventing Complications in Patients Receiving Opioids
Find out the fail-safe methods for preventing over-sedation, aspiration, and other untoward outcomes from opioid OD. American Nurse Today (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 19, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
Thugs Controlled Pill Mill Doctors at Gunpoint, Feds SayThugs Controlled Pill Mill Doctors at Gunpoint, Feds Say
A Big Apple medical practice became the largest opioid pill mill in the Northeast in part because violent ringleaders rode herd on 'corrupt' prescribers and office staff, said prosecutors. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 18, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
A Pill a Day to Keep Breast Cancer AwayA Pill a Day to Keep Breast Cancer Away
The evidence shows that chemoprevention of breast cancer is effective, and ASCO has strengthened its guidelines, but women are not getting the message. Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 14, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Hematology-Oncology Humor Source Type: news
Weekend Cheating Might Help Dieters SucceedWeekend Cheating Might Help Dieters Succeed
Go ahead and eat a few French fries or a couple of bites of chocolate cake - as long as it's the weekend, when diets tend to fall by the wayside only to be resumed on Monday morning. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 11, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Oxygen Saturation in Preterm Infants: Hitting the TargetOxygen Saturation in Preterm Infants: Hitting the Target
How easy is it to keep our most unstable infants -- those on CPAP -- in the ideal SpO2 range? Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 6, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Viewpoint Source Type: news
An Evaluation Of Classification Systems For StillbirthAn Evaluation Of Classification Systems For Stillbirth
How do the different contemporary classifications for stillbirths over a range of different users and settings compare with each other on information retention, ease of use, and inter-rater agreement? BMC Women's Health (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - February 3, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Journal Article Source Type: news
Resistance, Aerobic Training May Reduce Pain in FibromyalgiaResistance, Aerobic Training May Reduce Pain in Fibromyalgia
Patients with fibromyalgia gained function, strength, and reduced pain and tenderness with resistance training. Aerobic training also reduced pain. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nurses Headlines - January 31, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
