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The Impact of Staffing Shortages on Patient Safety
2022 12 Apr
A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control showed that staff shortages and the extra burden on hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the number of acquired infections and threaten patient care. The study examined hospital-acquired infections at two hospitals in Illinois between September 2017 and... Read more
ACNAP – EuroHeartCare Congress 2022
2022 22 May
Madrid & Online Find European Society of Cardiology on Social Media Read more
Building a Healthcare System One Individual at a Time – EHMA Workshop
2022 08 Feb
Trainer Prof. Federico Lega Find EHMA on Social Media Read more
41st ISICEM International Symposium on Intensive Care & Emergency Medicine
2022 22 Mar
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Burnout in U.S. Nurses: Risks and Consequences
2021 14 Feb
A new study looks into the issue of nurse burnout in the U.S. and associated factors, urging healthcare provider organisations to improve their management effort in this area. You might also like: Resilience: The Airbag for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professions Burnout is recognised as one of the major problems... Read more
The Night in the ICU
2020 11 Aug
T hey say that in the world of the intensive care unit (ICU), there is no night. It can be qualified as a lesser day, but not really as a night. The hustle and bustle may be slower, patient flow and activity may be less, conversations may be negligible, and the staff on duty may be limited, but patient care continues, alarms are in place, and the... Read more