Nursing News Update #20 2:28
In recent nursing news, the FDA has come under fire due to devastating inefficiencies within the agency. Plus, schools were forced to create a new safety protocol after MRSA threatened the health of teachers and students. Lastly, the Burn Institute and the San Diego Fire Department held a demonstration about the dangers of Christmas tree fires, usually caused by electric malfunction or failure.
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)
