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- 9/16/2013
Hospitals vs. nurses in battle to prevent patient falls
Hospitals and nurses in Washington are at odds over the best way to prevent falls, KUOW reported. - 9/16/2013
Nurses beat burnout with exercise, arts
When it’s time for a brief stretching break, clinical nurse manager Jan Powers joins her staff for gentle exercises in the hallway at Georgetown University Hospital's Lombardi Cancer Center. Nurses often confront the limits of care, especially with terminally ill patients. - 9/16/2013
MD vs NP: Principles for a civil online discourse
For busy and opinionated physicians, online comments are both catharsis and a form of self-expression. - 9/16/2013
Telehealth expansion project to benefit B.C. First Nations
VANCOUVER | First Nations in British Columbia will soon have improved access to health and wellness services through expanded use of telehealth, according to the First Nations Health Authority, B.C. Ministry of Health and Canada Health Infoway. - 9/16/2013
High-tech Surrey Memorial Hospital ER draws top-rate talent
When the gleaming glass doors of Surrey Memorial Hospital’s new emergency department open to the public on Oct. 1, an army of nurses, doctors, technicians and medical specialists will be ready at their posts. - 9/16/2013
Baycrest, MaRS team up to create new website on brain health
TORONTO | A new brain health website (http://www.cogniciti.com) is designed to help adults with memory concerns, families caring for loved ones with dementia, and cognitive healthcare providers struggling to keep up with the explosive growth of adults with memory issues. - 9/16/2013
32 nursing positions cut at Horizon hospitals
Thirty-two nurses at seven hospitals in the Horizon Health Network received layoff notices on Friday. - 9/16/2013
Use of smartphone-based fitness, health devices expected to skyrocket
BASINGSTOKE, U.K | The next five years will see a major shift towards smartphone-based mobile health systems, where hardware attachments link to companion apps on the smartphone, according to Juniper Research. - 9/16/2013
NPs increasingly focused on promoting patient adherence, study finds
With physicians already in short supply and millions of uninsured Americans set to enter the healthcare system as the Affordable Care Act takes effect, nurses and physician assistants are stepping up to fill the gap.