RENAL CARE COMPANY CELEBRATES NEPHROLOGY NURSES WEEK WITH $100,000 DONATION TO AMERICAN NEPHROLOGY NURSES ASSOCIATION
Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) is giving $100,000 donation to the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA). In celebration with the organization?s 50th Anniversary year and Nephrology Nurses Week, the contribution will fund an ongoing scholarship program, helping to increase awareness of the profession and strengthen engagement with nurses dedicated to caring for patients with […]
MANDATED STAFFING RATIOS DOESN?T AFFECT PATIENT OUTCOMES STUDY FINDS
Mandated staffing ratio is a hot issue that has been a legal battle in Massachusetts, particularly. In 2014, Massachusetts passed a law requiring 1-to-1 or 2-to-1 patient-to-nurse staffing ratios in intensive care units guided by a tool accounting patient acuity and anticipated care intensity. Proponents of the initiative say it would improve patient safety while […]
NEW JOINT NURSING SCIENCE PhD PROGRAM IN ALABAMA
With the advancing technology, learning institutions for nursing are creating innovative ways in attracting nurses to engage in nursing science. In a blog site, two Alabama universities namely, the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and University of Alabama (UA) Colleges of Nursing recently announced a new joint Nursing Science PhD program that will be […]
BONNIE J. ADDARIO LUNG CANCER FOUNDATION COLLABORATING WITH PATIENT DRIVEN GROUP TO IMPROVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH EGFR-POSITIVE LUNG CANCER
The state of today?s medicine is still improving with its numerous research to combat complicated diseases that affect the industry and the humanity. In a news release, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) and the EGFR Resisters, a patient advocate group of people living with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) positive lung cancer […]
HOSPITAL PRACTICE ADMINISTRATOR RECOGNIZED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Healthcare professionals who exert much effort in their field of practice deserve prestigious recognition as reward from their undying support and dedication towards healthcare. In a news release, American Sentinel University and Colorado Hospital Association named Thomas Bishop, Practice Administrator, with Community Hospital, as a Colorado Health Care Star Award winner recognizing him as a […]
USAGE OF E-CIGARETTES COULD DOUBLE CHANCES OF GETTING HEART ATTACKS
As stated in a new analysis survey of nearly 70,000 people, led by researchers at UC San Francisco, the use of e-cigarettes every day can nearly double the odds of a heart attack. Researchers also found that dual use of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes appears to be more dangerous than using either product alone raising […]
MILLENNIAL PREFERENCES ABOUT WHAT WORKPLACES SHOULD BE
Millennials have so much workplace concern and surveys have shown that they have a very strong interest particularly in the field of healthcare. It?s already anticipated that in years to come their numbers will make up a majority of the workforce continuing to multiply and multiply. According to Pew Research Center, as of 2015, there […]
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH?S $1.9 MILLION GRANT TO ESTABLISH NYU MEYERS CENTER FOR PRECISION HEALTH IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS
Learning institutions for nursing like NYU Meyers is establishing a research center for health to further develop modern medicine combatting today?s chronic conditions. In a news release, The National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR), under National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing a $1.9 million, five-year grant (1P20NR018075-01) to […]
RESEARCH SAYS BINGE DRINKING MAY CAUSE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE
Spilling off some drinks tonight? Think again. A research by Mariann Piano, senior associate dean of research at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has found that young adults who frequently binge drink are more likely to have particular cardiovascular risk factors such as higher blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar at a younger age than […]
NEW TOOLKIT TO REDUCE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Nurse administrators should have means to ensure workplace safety among their nursing teams, because hospital nurses, aides, and other staff member are one of the most vulnerable and this is what the state of Oregon is facing right now. As cited in an article, numerous hospital staff in Oregon were injured from attacks between 2013 […]