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Despite 75 percent owning personal smartphones, only a quarter of nurses at acute care hospitals have a smartphone available to support their nursing work, according to a survey by Voalte, which markets a smartphone-based secure hospital communication system, and American Nurse Today, the official journal...
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Sponsored Q&A: how can higher education better prepare students for a patient-centered NHS? Join our panel of experts on Friday 17 May 12-2pm BST The inquiry into the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of patients at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust earlier this year, has left an unsettling nervousness...
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This month's inside look at a health coach, the choices she made on the road to success, and the challenges ahead.
Elizabeth Scala, MSN, MBA, RN, professional nurse coach, and founder of Living Sublime Wellness.
HIN: What was your first job out of college and how did you get into health coaching...
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As an EMR platform used by over 15,000 nurses, Practice Fusion is excited to celebrate National Nurses Week by honoring the nursing community for their dedication and delivery of high quality healthcare. Although this week is a time to celebrate and thank...
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For nursing professor Kerry Reid-Searl, simulation is as good as the real thing in teaching students and improving patient care "I suit up and walk into the conference, get up on stage and start playing with the microphone. People in the audience are thinking: 'Who is this and what are we going...
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After the Mid Staffs hospital scandal, David Cameron called for a new style of leadership from nurses. Now a new development programme has been launched Last month David Cameron called for a "new style" of nurse leadership in order to banish poor practice from hospital wards and prevent a repeat...
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Join our expert panel from noon until 2pm Friday 8 February to discuss the best direction for the NHS after the Francis report When Robert Francis published his report into the failings at Mid Staffordshire hospital this week, he referred to a NHS system that allowed the "appalling suffering of...
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We must acknowledge that our beloved NHS is lacking the basic humanity of care that we had come to expect At last it has arrived. Robert Francis QC's long-awaited report has been published , passing excoriating criticism of almost all of the main institutions that make up the management, organisation...
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As a number of nurse academics approach retirement age there are fears of a shortage of younger colleagues to replace them Michele Charles began her academic nursing career almost three years after qualifying as a children's and general nurse 35 years ago. Today she is head of adult nursing and primary...
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Survey of NHS professionals indicates 'efficiency savings' are not working, staff morale is low and services are being cut Patient care is being damaged by the NHS's efforts to meet the government's savings drive, according to two-thirds of respondents to the Guardian healthcare network's...
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Lynne Wigens is the new director of nursing and quality, infection prevention and control for the Ipswich hospital NHS trust. She explains how she will be approaching the role Describe your role in one sentence Making sure that the nursing care is of an excellent standard, and that all patients receive...
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Also: Sales of cigars and roll-your-own tobacco rise sharply; a study suggests pets might help autistic children learn two important social skills; and nursing schools are facing a faculty shortage.
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This month’s inside look at a health coach, the choices she made on the road to success, and the challenges ahead.
Mary Jo Clarkson, RN, BSN, CHC, specializing in pre-conceptual health and wellness for FEMTIQUE, Associates, Inc. HIN: What was your first job out of college and how did you get into health...
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Here’s another article on the ever growing battle about handwashing in the hospital. It is true that strict adherence to handwashing policy will save lives and money, but for some reason we have trouble following this simple policy. Why is that? Maybe there is not enough time in a shift to do all...
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Kay Fawcett works at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. She explain what a typical day in her life is like I have worked in nursing for the whole of my career. I come from a family who work in the NHS – my mum was a nurse, and I have a drive to make care the best it can be. In a job...