New role to support district and wound care nurses ’ wellbeing in Swansea
A health board in Wales has appointed its first professional nurse advocate (PNA) to support and guide district nurses and wound care nurses to build personal and professional resilience. Formerly the interim transformational lead for district nursing, Catrin Codd has taken on the PNA role at Swansea Bay University Health Board to help support nurses’... Read moreThe post New role to support district and wound care nurses’ wellbeing in Swansea appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 4, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
How to Talk to Kids When a Parent Has Cancer
The U.S. is expected to hit a bleak milestone this year: For the first time, more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. More than 600,000 will die, according to projections from the American Cancer Society.
Yet when you consider how many people are affected by a single diagnosis, those numbers balloon. As people with cancer grapple with fears about their health, they often describe being equally anxious about how their news will affect their family. When Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed on March 22 that she was being treated for cancer, she emphasized that she and her husband had “taken time t...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Your Doctor ’ s Words Could Make You Sick
“You may feel a sharp pinch, but it will all be over quickly.”
Before the COVID-19 jab was plunged into our arms, most of us probably heard words similar to these. After the anticipated pinch, the nurse or doctor likely told us something about possible vaccine side effects. For one of us, the nurse’s forewarning was rather specific: “Around 12 hours from now you may experience a pain in your arm or feel flu symptoms. But don’t worry,” the nurse aimed to reassure. “This can be easily managed by Tylenol.”
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Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Blease, Michael Bernstein, Cosima Locher, and Walter Brown Tags: Uncategorized freelance History Source Type: news
I spotted the freckle on my head. I didn't want the same fate as Mom
I'm sitting on the examination table at the dermatologist's office, waiting for Dr. Kevin to walk into the room. "What brings you here today?" the nurse asks me. "Well," I say, "I've had this annoying freckle on my head that seems to keep coming back. The doctor has taken it off a couple of times…#darakurtz #mymother #crushcancer #livingwithgratitude (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Court orders receiver to take over Boston nursing home with 'intolerable' conditions
Families of residents at the nonprofit center sued last week, saying it didn't pay staff and vendors and didn't keep adequate supplies on hand, creating an unsafe environment. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
Entry widened for QNI ’s rebranded leadership programme
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has rebranded its leadership programme for experienced nurses working in primary care, social care and the community. Formerly known as the Aspiring Nurse Leaders programme, the newly named Ambition to Lead programme is now open to allied health professionals as well as nurses working in the community with a minimum... Read moreThe post Entry widened for QNI’s rebranded leadership programme appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 4, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Community nursing Latest news Source Type: news
9 ways to ease the radiologist workforce shortage
Radiology is experiencing a workforce shortage, but there are at least 9 ways to mitigate it, according to a clinical perspective published April 3 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Lead author James Rawson, MD, of Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston and colleagues noted that, as the "current radiology landscape has an imbalance between the rising demand for radiology services and the national radiologist workforce available," it's crucial to implement creative strategies to address the workforce shortage issue.
"Rather than working longer and/or faster, there are ways for radiologists to work smarter," it noted...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
How much do nurses earn in Oregon for different specialties? We have the answers
While nurses may earn more in the Portland metro, their rural counterparts have more spending power. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: news
Screening Tool Can Streamline Palliative Care Consults in the ICU
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 -- Integrating a simple screening tool upon intensive care unit (ICU) admission can streamline requests for palliative care consultations, according to a study published online April 1 in Critical Care Nurse.Traci N.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Eight universities adopt QNI ’s general practice nursing SPQ standards
Eight universities have signed up to create a specialist practitioner qualification (SPQ) programme for general practice nursing aligned to the Queen’s Nursing Institute’s (QNI’s) latest standards, it has been revealed. Speaking at an exclusive Nursing in Practice conference last week, QNI chief executive Dr Crystal Oldman also said a further six universities planned to develop... Read moreThe post Eight universities adopt QNI’s general practice nursing SPQ standards appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 3, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
New nursing school to open in Aurora
The campus is an answer to a growing need for nurses who are new to the profession. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Analisa Romano Source Type: news
NMC forum aims to boost support for international nurses in UK
A new engagement forum for international nursing and midwifery associations (INMAs) has been launched by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), with the aim of strengthening understanding of the experiences of internationally educated and diaspora professionals. INMAs provide wellbeing and career support for these professionals working in the UK, and the new forum aims to... Read moreThe post NMC forum aims to boost support for international nurses in UK appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 3, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Injury mechanism, clinical status and prospects of traumatic brain injury - Zhang JN, Hui R.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important in the world's public health and an important subject of basic and clinical research in the medical field. In the past 30 years, the epidemiology, injury mechanism, safety prevention, medical strategies, nursing... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
UKHSA: More preventable diseases will re-emerge without vaccination uptake boost
Uptake of childhood vaccinations in England remains too low, say public health experts responding to the latest quarterly data. And unless uptake improves, there is likely to be re-emergence of more vaccine-preventable diseases, they have warned. Figures from the COVER programme which monitors vaccine uptake at one, two and five years showed that at 24 months,... Read moreThe post UKHSA: More preventable diseases will re-emerge without vaccination uptake boost appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - April 3, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2025
Notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that would update the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) payment rates for fiscal year 2025. Includes proposals to rebase and revise the SNF market basket to reflect a 2022 base year; update the wage index used under the SNF PPS to reflect data collected during the most recent decennial census; technical revisions to the code mappings used to classify patients under the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) to improve payment and coding accuracy; and update the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and t...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 3, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
