Nursing News Update #19 1:48
Listen to research from the Journal of Medicine about the power of one nurse. In other news, discover the American Association of Colleges of Nursing recent findings about nurse enrollment, which rose by five percent in 2007 in baccalaureate courses. Lastly, learn how regular hand washing and physical barriers like masks, gloves and gowns may be more effective than drugs in protecting against illnesses like influenza and SARS.
MRSA could be responsible for more deaths than AIDS, Parkinson's disease, Emphysema and homicide, according to a new government study published in the Journal o... (more)
Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest HMO, is replacing some of its licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) with registered nurses (RNs). Plus, nearly half of all n... (more)
The better the hospital, the better chance a patient has of recovering, according to a study from the healthcare ratings company, Health Grades. Also, Western G... (more)
A flood of foreign nurses may soon be able to work in the U.S. In other nursing news, a showdown over nurse staffing ratios is shaping up in Massachusetts. Last... (more)
New York is hoping to improve its nursing shortage situation and the lives of its residents with one new program called the Nurse Career Ladder program. Plus, a... (more)
