Archive for the ‘Nursing / Midwifery’ Category
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has led negotiations with NHS employers over the past year and has won a 10 per cent increase in all Agenda for Change Standard and Regular Mileage Allowances for nurses across the United Kingdom.Nurses have been feeling the pinch with rising fuel costs and ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The College of Nursing says that the Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, is in a better position than any of her predecessors to take on health reform in Australia, Tracey Osmond, Chief Executive, said. "Australia's health workforce has never been as skilled as it is today," said Osmond. "While there ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
A study released today by the Washington D.C.-based National Association for Home Care and Hospice shows that the nurses, therapists, home care aides and others who serve elderly and disabled patients in their homes drive, on average, more miles annually than many driving professionals including UPS drivers. "Caring for over ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Rush University College of Nursing has implemented a new master's degree program, the Generalist Entry Master's in Nursing or GEM program. The GEM program prepares students for generalist practice, while also providing them with clinical leadership education that is not available in bachelor's degree nursing programs. Rush is implementing ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
The College of Nursing congratulates the Federal Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, on her no-nonsense response to the Australian Medical Association's claims that they are the gatekeepers of Australian health care, Tracey Osmond, Chief Executive, said."We are seeing a paradigm shift in the delivery of health care in Australia," said ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
The nation's largest organization of registered nurses, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. In announcing its endorsement, the 80,000-member CNA/NNOC (AFL-CIO), which has members in all 50 states, cited "a stark distinction between Sen. Obama and Sen. John McCain on major fundamental ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 5-2 ruling reinstated a law permitting midwives to work in the state without fear of potential criminal charges, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (Lieb, AP/International Herald Tribune, 6/25). The law essentially allows anyone certified in obstetrics to deliver infants (AP/Springfield News-Leader, 6/24).In ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
AARP, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) are convening a summit of multi- stakeholder groups to identify solutions to the nurse faculty shortage that is forcing nursing schools to turn away thousands of qualified nursing ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Nursing and Midwifery Council President Nancy Kirkland has formally tendered her resignation from the role. In an announcement to Council members today, Ms Kirkland said, "With much regret I have tendered my resignation as President of the NMC with effect from Tuesday 12 August 2008."Sarah Thewlis has made arrangements ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Dr Dean Marshall, chairman of the BMA's Scottish General Practitioners Committee said:"This arrangement has not been agreed with Scotland's GPs who employ practice nurses."GPs have already expressed their anger at how the Scottish Government has sought to implement extended hours and this new arrangement for practice nurses will simply fuel ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Every NHS patient should have a guaranteed right to dignified care, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). As the NHS prepares to celebrate its sixtieth birthday, the RCN is today calling on the Government to enshrine the right to dignified, compassionate care in an NHS Constitution. The call ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Graduating from nursing school and successfully transitioning to the nursing workforce is a difficult task these days. Research shows new nurses who are able to connect with an experienced nurse mentor during this challenging period are more likely to stick with their new profession. To help new nurses find ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) warmly welcomed Rosemary Bryant to the position of National Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer.Ged Kearney, ANF federal secretary said that the Australian government's announcement of the appointment was great news for nurses."Throughout her extensive and significant career, Rosemary Bryant has worked to maintain and develop ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
A 57 year old registered nurse from Romney Marsh, Kent has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register for inappropriate behaviour towards a patient.Jeremy Peters was employed at Hillside Hospital, a rehabilitation unit for people with mental health problems in Hastings, Sussex in 2007. He was charged ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
A 58 year old registered nurse from Rochdale, Lancashire has had an 18 month caution order placed on her after an independent panel for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found her fitness to practise was impaired. Ann Marie Carrington admitted to writing a note about a patient's character and ...
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