Suffering from Compassion Fatigue, Burnout or Both? What a Nurse Can Do
May 16, 2013 - When it comes to feeling worn down in your job, it is important to distinguish between nurse burnout and compassion fatigue because they have different sources and different solutions, explained Dana Nelson-Peterson, DNP, MN, RN, administrative director for ambulatory nursing services at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Honoring EMS Responders during National EMS Week
May 21, 2013 - This week, our nation honors emergency medical service (EMS) professionals for their dedication to public service. As the HHS assistant secretary for preparedness and response, I know how important their role is in disasters. As a primary care physician, I know how important their work is every day. People rely on EMS in disasters and other public health emergencies, as well as for personal emergency care. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - May 24, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Growing Choice Among U.S. Women
May 21, 2013 - As soon as Angelina Jolie’s op-ed piece, describing her decision to undergo a prophylactic mastectomy, ran in the New York Times, the phones started ringing at the Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, and likely at other breast cancer centers across the country. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Dealing with Destruction: Hospitals Respond to Oklahoma’s Tornadoes
May 21, 2013 - On a typical day, Moore Medical Center provides medical, surgical and emergency services to the community of Moore, Okla., a suburb about 10 miles outside of Oklahoma City. The 45-bed hospital is a campus of Norman Regional Health System and has more than 100 physicians on staff. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Lower Nurse Turnover Linked to Higher Quality Care in Rural Hospitals
May 8, 2013 - Rural hospitals that have lower nursing turnover and better practice environments may fare better when it comes to ensuring that heart failure patients receive optimal care, a new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative suggests. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Orthopedic Surgery Outcomes Affected by Anesthesia Types
May 1, 2013 - A study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology discovered that spinal or epidural anesthesia, types of regional anesthesia that numb patients from the abdomen to the toes, were associated with fewer postoperative complications and death than general anesthesia in patients undergoing primary hip or knee replacement. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - May 6, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
FDA Warns of Contamination Risk from Damaged Covers for Medical Bed Mattresses
April 24, 2013 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting health care providers, health care facility staff, and caregivers that damaged or worn covers for medical bed mattresses can allow blood and body fluids to penetrate medical bed mattresses, posing a risk of infection to patients. The FDA is providing recommendations for reducing this risk, clarifying terms used to describe medical bed mattress covers, and encouraging health care providers, health care facility staff and caregivers to report problems related to medical bed mattress covers. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - May 2, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New Nursing Care Standards for Patients with IDD...
April 8, 2013 - Nurses whose practice specialty focuses on the intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) population face specialized challenges and opportunities. This unique client population is present in all communities and healthcare settings, and caring for them requires the specialized expertise of nurse practitioners. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Nurses Helping Treat Dozens of Victims of the Boston...
April 16, 2013 - Most of the nurses and other medical staff who were working at the iconic Boston Marathon were expecting to treat patients for exhaustion, dehydration and perhaps even heart problems that can occur during the 26.2-mile endurance race. No one expected explosions and carnage. But when two bombs went off near the finish line, killing three people and injuring up to 170 or more, they jumped in and attended to victims. As word quickly spread, area hospitals rallied to respond and care for the injured. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - April 27, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
FDA Warns of Contamination Risk from Damaged Covers...
April 24, 2013 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting health care providers, health care facility staff, and caregivers that damaged or worn covers for medical bed mattresses can allow blood and body fluids to penetrate medical bed mattresses, posing a risk of infection to patients. The FDA is providing recommendations for reducing this risk, clarifying terms used to describe medical bed mattress covers, and encouraging health care providers, health care facility staff and caregivers to report problems related to medical bed mattress covers. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - April 27, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
iPads and Apps are Helping Kids Cope with Pain
April 26, 2013 - While many adults decry the negative impacts of technology and electronic games on children, child life specialist Callie Kofoed, MSW, who works in the radiology department at Seattle Children’s Hospital, wouldn’t be without either. Her job is to distract kids and minimize their pain while undergoing procedures, and in her opinion, iPads are saviors. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
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Nurses Helping Treat Dozens of Victims of the Boston Marathon Bombings
April 16, 2013 - Most of the nurses and other medical staff who were working at the iconic Boston Marathon were expecting to treat patients for exhaustion, dehydration and perhaps even heart problems that can occur during the 26.2-mile endurance race. No one expected explosions and carnage. But when two bombs went off near the finish line, killing three people and injuring up to 170 or more, they jumped in and attended to victims. As word quickly spread, area hospitals rallied to respond and care for the injured. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - April 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
The Generation Shift in the Nursing Workforce
April 16, 2013 - Your generation says a lot about you to your nurse colleagues. Of course, you are ultimately responsible for your own reputation, but if your co-workers understood your world views--and you knew more about the hallmarks of their generation, as well--it could make a difference in how everyone gets along. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - April 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NICU Nurse Staffing and Nosocomial Infections Linked
Some of the most fragile hospital patients are the tiniest premature babies in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Their hospital stays are also among the most expensive because they require high levels of resources, including intensive nursing care. However, many hospitals may need to reassess whether they are providing adequate nurse staffing for these tiny patients. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - April 14, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New Care Delivery Models Expanding RN Opportunities
March 21, 2013 - As the health care landscape changes and new care delivery models such as accountable care organizations and medical homes become more common, greater career possibilities and new nursing jobs will open up--especially for nurses skilled in care coordination, data analysis and improving patient outcomes. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News - April 14, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
