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An Epiphany from Inside the COVID-19 Crisis in the UK
2021 07 Jun
The Lockdown May End, But Nursing Will Continue My dear readers it is time again for my monthly update: It has been two weeks now since we have some semblance of our lives back in the United Kingdom. Well, almost. All shops, cinemas, theatres, and concert halls are open. Also the UK has reopened for tourism, meaning people are allowed to enter... Read more
New Study Assesses the Effects of Masimo Patient SafetyNet™ on Nursing Workflows in the General Ward
2021 17 May
Researchers Found That Use of Patient SafetyNet with Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry and Acoustic Repsiratory Rate (RRa®) Monitoring Reduced Nursing Workload Related to Postoperative Respiratory Assessment by More Than 60% NEUCHATEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of a study published in the Journal... Read more
British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) Conference 2021
2021 13 Sep
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Effect of Nurse Staffing Ratios on Sepsis Care
2020 29 Dec
While adherence to evidence-based protocols for sepsis care ('SEP-1 bundles') can help reduce in-hospital mortality and length of stay, a new U.S. study ( Lasater et al. 2020) says improving patient-to-nurse staffing ratios has greater impact on patient outcomes. You might also like: How preventable are in-hospital sepsis-associated... Read more
German Nurse in UK: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
2020 30 Nov
One of the pillars globalisation stands upon is free movement of workforce across borders. In healthcare, it is especially relevant to nursing, with its notorious global workforce deficit. At the same time, while ‘cross-border employment opportunities’ may sound good in politics, for a particular nurse to move abroad for work may be one of the... Read more
Nurses Are Not Soldiers
2020 03 Aug
Sabine is a staff nurse who has had COVID-19 patients in her ward, got infected herself and started a campaign for personal protective equipment delivery. But she doesn’t want to be called a ‘hero.’ In early June, she talked to HealthManagement.org about her COVID-19 experience and how the pandemic has made her question everything, even... Read more