The Case for Stricter Standards in the Final Nursing Home Staffing Rule
(MedPage Today) -- Nursing home residents are suffering, in large part because their facilities do not have adequate numbers of staff to care for them. The COVID-19 pandemic's toll, including hundreds of thousands of COVID and non-COVID deaths... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Nvidia doubles down with health care AI
With an ongoing nursing shortage one Bay Area startup hopes to address it using AI.#bayarea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nvidia doubles down with health care AI
With an ongoing nursing shortage one Bay Area startup hopes to address it using AI. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrew Mendez Source Type: news
Trust group names nursing director as CEO
An East Midlands trust group has appointed a director of nursing as its first substantive CEO. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 21, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Regulator planning £30m FtP investment to tackle backlog
The nursing regulator has published a draft plan to make ‘the biggest investment’ in fitness to practise (FtP) in a decade – which would involve committing £30m over the next three years. The nursing regulator is requesting its governing council to approve the ‘substantially increased investment’ following an 18% increase in referrals. It said it... Read moreThe post Regulator planning £30m FtP investment to tackle backlog appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 21, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
'Foot Bath' Fraud; Doc's Wrongful Termination Suit; Nurse Overdosed Patients?
(MedPage Today) -- Tennessee podiatrist Nathan Lucas, DPM, was convicted of fraud for prescribing medically unnecessary "foot bath" medications, and garnering millions in reimbursement, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Emergency... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
UofL names new School of Nursing dean
The University of Louisville named a new dean of its School of Nursing. She's no stranger to the campus. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Haley Cawthon Source Type: news
Care sector ‘chronically under-resourced’ to deal with pandemic, inquiry told
Failure to tackle nurse shortages and burnout – particularly within the social care sector – is ‘a serious risk to the country’s ability to robustly tackle future pandemics’, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been told. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), represented by Fenella Morris KC, spoke on behalf of members this week at a... Read moreThe post Care sector ‘chronically under-resourced’ to deal with pandemic, inquiry told appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 21, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Covid-19 Latest news Source Type: news
Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia
Statins have historically been discouraged in elderly nursing home residents with dementia, but new findings suggest their use can reduce mortality risk in this population.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
NMC proposes ‘combination of approaches’ to advanced practice regulation
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has proposed ‘a combination of approaches’ for the additional regulation of advanced practice nursing. In a statement on Wednesday, the nursing regulator gave an update on its major review into the regulation of advanced practice and set out recommendations for its governing council to consider. Advanced practice nursing is... Read moreThe post NMC proposes ‘combination of approaches’ to advanced practice regulation appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 21, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Nurse staffing software company tops Middle Market Leaders list again
IntelyCare's annual revenue grew 512% in 2022. However, in the last year, the company had two rounds of layoffs, raising questions about its continued growth. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
Practices urged to offer paid leave to staff experiencing pregnancy loss
Practices are being encouraged to adopt measures – including offering paid time off – to support staff who suffer a miscarriage in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Under a new NHS policy for staff on pregnancy loss, hailed as ‘groundbreaking’, NHS organisations and employers are asked to offer women who experience a miscarriage up... Read moreThe post Practices urged to offer paid leave to staff experiencing pregnancy loss appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Picture quiz: Psoriasis
The Nursing in Practice ‘picture quizzes’ aim to test your knowledge through photo presentations of symptoms. Work your way through them to understand the key clinical problems faced by patients, and how to correctly identify them. Press ‘start’ below to begin the quiz. A 25-year-old male patient presents with these red, scaly bumps on his... Read moreThe post Picture quiz: Psoriasis appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Mollie Fraser-Andrews Tags: Dermatology Quiz toenail Source Type: news
School nurse needed in every school to combat health ‘time bomb’
Action must be taken to address the erosion of school nursing roles and services across England, sector leaders have urged. The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI), the College of Medicine, and the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA) have teamed up to campaign for ‘a school nurse in every school’. Together, the leaders have published... Read moreThe post School nurse needed in every school to combat health ‘time bomb’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Paediatrics Source Type: news
Health Workers Fear Profits May Trump Safety in New CDC Recs Health Workers Fear Profits May Trump Safety in New CDC Recs
As the agency develops key guidelines on infection control for hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities, some workers feared the advice will put money above safety.KFF Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
