September 1, 2017
(Vox) – A Utah police officer earlier this year manhandled and arrested a nurse because she wouldn’t let him break the law. The chain of events was caught on body camera video at the University of Utah Hospital. After consulting … Read More
August 29, 2017
(ABC News) – German officials expect to bring new charges against a nurse already serving a life sentence for two murders after determining that he might have killed another 84 patients, if not more, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Oldenburg state … Read More
July 19, 2017
(STAT News) – School nurses offer far more than just Band-Aids these days. As the prevalence of childhood conditions like asthma and diabetes have risen, nurses treat a wide range of problems. Still, only an estimated 40 percent of U.S. … Read More
July 12, 2017
(News-Medical) – Dying adults in the United States have 2.5 people assisting them, on average, according to a new study. Yet those caring for adults at the end-of-life, especially spouses, are likely to report that they have no one assisting … Read More
July 10, 2017
(Reuters) – Unpaid family and friends provide the overwhelming majority of care to the elderly in their last year of life, according to a new study highlighting the need to expand supportive services to caregivers. In 2011, 2.3 million caregivers … Read More
July 6, 2017
(Kaiser Health News) – While special focus status is one of the federal government’s strictest forms of oversight, nursing homes that were forced to undergo such scrutiny often slide back into providing dangerous care, according to a Kaiser Health News … Read More
June 23, 2017
(Kaiser Health News) – Nagel is among a new breed of nurses devoted to caring for patients with sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s attempt to fight an infection causes widespread inflammation. She has a clear mission: … Read More
June 1, 2017
(The Atlantic) – Another blind spot is that almost no one is counting how many sex offenders require end-of-life care. Back in 2006, the U.S. Government Accountability Office counted 700 registered sex offenders living in nursing homes or intermediate care … Read More
May 24, 2017
(Medscape) – The field of palliative care encompasses the broad trajectory from diagnosis of a serious illness until the time of death. There has been extensive interest in the final hours or days before death as a specific period in … Read More
May 18, 2017
(The Toronto Sun) – A Midland nurse on trial for disconnecting a patient’s life support testified she asked the doctors, nurses and her team leader, but “nobody” told her there was a hospital policy for end-of-life procedures. Nurse Joanna Flynn, … Read More
May 16, 2017
(BBC) – Nurses who have dementia should be supported to continue their work for as long as they are able, a nursing union has agreed. The decision was taken in a vote at the Royal College of Nursing’s annual Congress … Read More
May 1, 2017
Nursing Ethics (vol. 24, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Technologies in Older People’s Care” by Maria Andersson Marchesoni, Karin Axelsson, Ylva Fältholm, and Inger Lindberg “Developing Organisational Ethics in Palliative Care” by Lars Sandman, Ulla … Read More
April 26, 2017
(Kaiser Health News) – For years, experts have predicted that demand for services from a rapidly aging population would outstrip the capacity of the “direct care” workforce: personal care aides, home health aides and nursing assistants. The U.S. Bureau of … Read More
April 26, 2017
International Journal of Computer-Human Interaction (vol. 33, no. 4, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Human Factors of Health Information Technology—Challenges and Opportunities” by Onur Asan and Pascale Carayon “Nurses’ Perceptions of a Novel Health Information Technology: … Read More
April 19, 2017
(The Guardian) – I saw my first patient death a few months ago, during my first placement on a medical ward. It was a woman with dementia. I was there when the doctor made the decision to remove her oxygen … Read More
April 14, 2017
(STAT News) – Human intelligence has long powered hospitals and health care. We rely on doctors, nurses, and a variety of other clinicians to solve problems and create new solutions. Advances in artificial intelligence are now making it possible to … Read More
March 30, 2017
(Medscape) – Burnout among physicians is rampant. One-third to one-half of practicing physicians meet the criteria for burnout, and in a large study conducted by the Mayo Clinic, 53% of medical students showed signs of burnout. In addition, 300 to … Read More
March 29, 2017
(New York Times) – Hospitals in the United States are accredited by the Joint Commission, which periodically makes unannounced inspections, spending several weeks assessing whether the staff is following best practices. Now a new study suggests that when the inspectors … Read More
March 28, 2017
(The Guardian) – A doctor acted dishonestly when she lied to investigators about the dangerously high temperature of a nurse who went on to develop Ebola, a tribunal has found. Dr Hannah Ryan, who had been working in Sierra Leone … Read More
March 24, 2017
(Medscape) – A recent Medscape article examined rituals used by hospice staff and others who care for patients at the end of life. “Rituals are symbolic activities that can provide comfort, meaning, and support and relieve anxiety associated with uncertainties, … Read More
March 20, 2017
Nursing Philosophy (vol. 18, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Between Exclusion and Emancipation: Foucault’s Ethics and Disability” by Krzysztof Pezdek and Lotar Rasi?ski
March 17, 2017
(Eurekalert) – Should a military doctor obey an order to not treat an enemy combatant? Or certify a sick soldier as fit to fight? Should a nurse take part in interrogations? Ride along on medical caravans to build trust with … Read More
March 16, 2017
(The Washington Post) – But spurred by concerns about the “deny and defend” model — including its cost, lack of transparency and the perpetuation of errors — programs to circumvent litigation by offering prompt disclosure, apology and compensation for mistakes … Read More
March 6, 2017
(Medscape) – National standards for palliative and end-of-life care are needed after a report revealed stark discrepancies in services across England. It found that some health trusts only budgeted for as little as 14p a day for each patient needing … Read More
March 3, 2017
(New York Times) – But even such mild unpleasantness was enough to affect doctors’ and nurses’ medical skills. Individual performance and teamwork deteriorated to the point where diagnostic skills, procedural skills and team communication were impaired and medical errors were … Read More
