ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/30/2012
Canadian Nurses Association says 'It's About Time' to consider NPs as answer to more access to better care
Campaign to communicate value of nurse practitioners lands in Alberta - 4/30/2012
Clinical Notes: Updated guidelines for managing gonorrhea
Interim guidelines should be used until the chapter on gonorrhea in the Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections is revised. - 4/30/2012
Practice Issues: Patient-centred care without patient charts
Q. We are trying to implement new clinical services in our pharmacy, but we feel limited without access to patient charts. How we can provide patient-centred care without access to this information? - 4/30/2012
Practice Issues: Staggered acetaminophen overdose
Study finds some patients unknowingly ingest large doses of acetaminophen by taking multiple products. - 4/30/2012
Newfoundland and Labrador readies for regulation
Board holds webinar to update stakeholders on the province’s progress toward regulation. - 4/30/2012
Loblaw recognized for work with IPGs
Company named one of Canada’s best employers for new Canadians partly due to IPG program. - 4/29/2012
B.C. psychiatric nurses reap rewards
Nepal isn’t a good place to be born if you happen to have a disability. - 4/29/2012
Can the pain prescribing pendulum stay in the middle?
I am sure all of you can remember our first experiences with trying to treat pain in patients. Many years ago, as a new RN, I remember more experienced colleagues telling me that if an order was written “q 3-4 h”, it was better to wait the four hours than the three. Then, of course, came the realization that for some patients this “rule” was inhumane. I suspect that many providers, both then and now, could benefit from additional educational supports to help them in caring for patients who present with pain. - 4/29/2012
Nurse: Do we really need Nurses' Week?
This editorial may sound a bit self-serving at first since I’m a nurse, but it’s certainly not meant to be. - 4/29/2012
Nurses important in operating theatres
Nurses remain important in operating theatres, even as robots replace humans to perform delicate surgical procedures.