July 11, 2019
(CNN) – Maggots growing around a dying man’s feeding tube. Staff failing to treat the wounds of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease, forcing the amputation of a leg. Caregivers unable to recognize injuries on a woman’s pelvic area as signs … Read More
June 20, 2019
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (vol. 34, no. 5, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Ethics in Health Technology Assessment: A Systematic Review” by Christian A. Bellemare et al. “Suitability of Current Evaluation Frameworks … Read More
May 30, 2019
(Medscape) – Short staffing has led to some nurses spending their break times sitting with dying patients, a survey suggested. The poll carried out by the charity Marie Curie and the magazine Nursing Standard found that 65% of nurses surveyed … Read More
May 28, 2019
(Reuters) – Skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. often discharge Medicare patients before daily co-payments kick in, according to a new U.S. study that suggests some patients may be sent home for financial reasons before they’re medically ready to leave. … Read More
May 22, 2019
(ABC News) – The use of mandatory overtime in hospitals isn’t new, but nursing associations say it’s increasing and becoming a more contentious issue within the health care industry. Eighteen states now have laws that limit it. Labor disputes between hospitals … Read More
May 20, 2019
(Kaiser Health News) – Many health care workers say the physical and verbal abuse come primarily from patients, some of whom are disoriented because of illness or from medication. Sometimes nurses and doctors are abused by family members who are … Read More
May 10, 2019
(Vox) – On the other hand, regular influencers don’t usually have to worry about whether promoting, say, CBD oil violates medical ethics. HIPAA, the law that protects patient privacy and medical records, is also presumably not a high-priority consideration. But … Read More
May 7, 2019
(STAT News) – Physicians, once among the most trusted professionals in the United States, now face a credibility crisis. Only one-third of Americans say they have a great deal of trust in physicians, down from around two-thirds in the 1970s. … Read More
April 1, 2019
Nursing Ethics (vol. 25, no. 7, 2018) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Direct-to-Consumer advertising Effects on Nurse–Patient Relationship, Authority, and Prescribing Appropriateness” by Anna A Filipova “Nurse Participation in Legal Executions: An Ethics Round-Table Discussion” by Linda … Read More
February 21, 2019
(The Guardian) – Our teachers tried teaching us about death during nursing training, but it’s impossible to prepare for your first experience of it. You can learn about the theories, about the principles of pain and symptom control, but that’s … Read More
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