STAFF RN-FLOAT POOL-OPT-.001-ROTATING SHIFTS-FROEDTERT-MILWAUKEE, WIJob Summary: The Registered Nurse is a practitioner who is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for an identified group of primary patients according to Froedtert Hospital’s professional practice model. This individual demonstrates increasing competency in delivery of care to a primarily...

This guidance has been developed to help nurse leaders make the business case for ward sisters and team leaders to take up a supervisory role. It looks at the evidence nurse leaders need to complete the business case and is underpinned by the Royal College of Nursing definition of supervisory practice. It contains helpful and practical steps for making an effective case to ensure ward sisters and...

The Nurse Prescribers’ Formulary for Community Practitioners (NPF) 2011–2013 has just been published to enable nurses to make the best treatment decisions for their patients. This essential reference guide for nurse prescribers lists what they can prescribe and also provides an overview of some common conditions together with relevant medicines. The new edition contains the latest nurse...

A groundbreaking educational initiative for nurses has just been launched to develop leadership and innovation in community nursing. Nurse First is a new initiative created by the Queen’s Nursing Institute, Buckinghamshire New University, the Shaftesbury Partnership and healthcare company Johnson & Johnson….

Beginning of Story Content The death of an infant at Regina General Hospital is leading to new guidelines on babies sharing a bed with parents, the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region says. The move stems from one of six recommendations to come out of a review done after the death of Cambria Tammie-Leigh Shuba….

Lin Yi-chi of En Chu Kong Hospital in New Taipei City was quoted by local media Sunday as saying that he wants to file an application for an interpretation by the grand justices that he hopes will allow medical doctors to refuse to treat people who assault them. Lin highlighted the dangers faced by ER staff by sharing his personal experiences at a local seminar a day earlier. He recalled that...

In the context of an operating room, “integration” refers to functionally connecting the OR environment. This includes patient information, audio, video, surgical lights and room lights, building automation (HVAC), and medical equipment. Users can easily route A/V sources and effectively control surgical equipment. When integrated, all technology can be manipulated from a central command console...

In the context of an operating room, “integration” refers to functionally connecting the OR environment. This includes patient information, audio, video, surgical lights and room lights, building automation (HVAC), and medical equipment. Users can easily route A/V sources and effectively control surgical equipment. When integrated, all technology can be manipulated from a central command console...

Television/nurse-call remote Crest Healthcare Supply introduces Remote Call-IR™, the new resident-friendly, combined TV remote control and call cord. This innovative nurse-call device features large TV control buttons that allow residents to easily control the TV power, channel, and volume. The nurse-call button is distinctive both visually and tactilely. Remote Call-IR eliminates many of the extra...

The United States is facing the worst nursing shortage in history. Not enough young nurses are entering the workforce, while baby boomers are aging and requiring more and more medical care. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a registered nurse’s average age is 46.8 years. This aging population is dealing with increasingly long hours and growing patient-to-nurse ratios,...