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Adequate nurse staffing is necessary to meet patient care needs and provide safe, high quality nursing care (Needleman et al 2002). A critical shortage of hospital nurses leads to suboptimal [...]

Clinical pathways provide a systematic way of managing the care of infants with acute viral bronchiolitis, resulting in improved outcomes and reduced readmissions, according to a new study. The Queensland [...]

A travel nurse company has announced plans for a Web-based reality show about the work and lifestyle of nurses. San Diego-based Access Nurses' video streaming show '13 Weeks'--scheduled to launch [...]

Magnet designation has become a highly sought-after honor in health care in recent years. The size, setting, or location of the health care organization makes no difference--Magnet facilities have a [...]

A new guide aims to make the job of carers of people with dementia and challenging behaviours easier. Reducing behaviours of concern, developed by the National Dementia Behaviour Advisory Service, [...]

The first online legal nurse consultant program is being offered by the University of North Florida's Division of Continuing Education/Legal Studies Institute, Jacksonville, Fla, according to a Sept 6, 2002, [...]

Johnson & Johnson has announced the beginning of a national, multiyear advertising and recruitment campaign aimed at attracting more people to the field of nursing in hospitals and extended care [...]

The United Kingdom government might eliminate nursing homes and replace them with other services. The government is considering services that people can have access to from their homes.

Health professionals in Glasgow, Scotland are learning to cope with the social, psychological and medical problems associated with Kosovo refugees who have been relocated to the area for their own safety. Ensuring every family is aware of the services available to them is essential to the success of providing public health to people who have no work nor speak English. An immunisation programme is underway for children, while family planning services are establishing a programme which takes into account the strict religious background of ethnic Kosovo refugees.

Several medical organisations have been providing nursing care for people affected by the war in Kosovo region of the Baltics. The area is under constant threat from Serb forces who shell villages day and night. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have provided clinic facilities and nursing staff for villages where shelling has been the most destructive. Influenza, pneumonia and dehydration are dealt with at the clinics as well as providing care for people who are severely traumatized or wounded.

A survey on nursing customer service conducted among 139,830 surgical patients reveals that patients put more value on certain nurses' traits such as friendliness, special attention to patient's personal needs and concern for patient's privacy. Technical competence and and academic knowledge are considered part of the basic service. Patients also expect nurses to provide sufficient family briefings on patient condition and information on tests and treatments.

Physician assistants aren't the only group being counted on to fill the void created by a shortage of primary-care physicians. President Clinton's American Health Security Act also calls for additional [...]