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Oct
16
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION?S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: TRAINING ACUTE CARE NURSES IN PREVENTING SUICIDE RISK AMONG PATIENTS
Research shows, that suicide is ranked 10th as the leading cause of death in the United States, and it?s now deemed a major health problem. Suicide incidents can happen everywhere, even in hospitals. That?s why, nurses working in Medical/Surgical units, emergency departments, and other non-psychiatric settings should practice skills concerning suicide assessment and prevention, because […]
Aug
09
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 […]