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- 7/9/2012
When it’s the nurse who needs looking after
Recent research published in two journals, The American Journal of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Specialist, reveals that when nurses suffer, so do their patients. - 7/9/2012
Fight for your right: OMA's Charter challenge
TORONTO | When news broke last month that the Ontario Medical Association was looking to the Charter of Rights of Freedoms in the ongoing provincial fee fight, it wasn’t clear how it would play out. - 7/9/2012
Nurses told to stop saying 'darling' to elderly patients because it shows 'a lack of respect'
Staff at a geriatric hospital have been criticised for failing to respect the dignity of patients by addressing them with over-familiar terms such as ‘sweetie’ and ‘darling’. - 7/9/2012
Grey's Anatomy won't prepare you for being an RN
Doctors and nurses have been up in arms over the wild inaccuracies portrayed in shows such as “ER,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “House” and “Nurse Jackie;” while actual patients, who have devoted significant time to these programs, may scratch their heads during extended hospital stays as they say, “that’s not like how it was on ‘General Hospital!’” - 7/9/2012
Knowing others are bullied may make some nurses quit their job
Nurses are more likely to consider quitting their job if bullying occurs in their workplace, even if they are not bullied directly, say researchers at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. - 7/9/2012
Canadian rheumatoid arthritis guidelines address specific drug safety concerns
Document addresses several specific safety concerns related to the use of traditional and biologic DMARDs in patients. - 7/9/2012
Lower pay hampers nurse practitioner recruitment in primary care
A continuing gap in pay and benefits for nurse practitioners who choose to work in primary care compared to those who work in hospitals, limits recruitment and retention to community settings. - 7/8/2012
RNAO partners on nursing order sets
TORONTO _ The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and PatientOrderSets.com are partnering with the aim of optimizing the quality of care, improving patient safety and reducing healthcare costs. - 7/8/2012
B.C. MD gets $50k fine, suspension for fake billing
VANCOUVER | A doctor from the Vancouver region has been handed a $50,000 fine and a three-month suspension for creating false appointments and invoices.