Innovator profile: Child’s playThe Haggertys key to success? Focus on families. Nurse staffing, burnout linked to hospital infectionsU.S. study finds burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates and costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually. Nurses, PAs use digital resources more than physicians: study Recent survey finds these practitioners use health IT more often than physicians. NP program reduces hospital transfers of the elderly in LTC facilities Meet Lori Brown, the NP who coordinates the Nurse Practitioners – Supporting Teams and Averting Transfers program. Nurse researcher uses Nintendo Wii to address cancer-related fatigue Amy Hoffman aims to help lung cancer patients reduce fatigue and get more exercise as they transition from the hospital to the home after surgery. Impostor pharmacist faces 30 years in jail Allen Gregory Schleicher (aka Gregory Klonowski) charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. Nurses 'cleaning wards at cash-strapped hospitals' Nursing staff at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust have been required to clean and tidy in acute and general admission wards, despite fears it will divert from patient care. Canadian circulation-assisting device goes to the Olympics Members of Canada’s Olympic triathlon team – led by flag-bearer Simon Whitfield – have a leg up on their competitors, so to speak. Nova Scotia MLA says whooping cough shows province should speed pharmacist vaccinations Leo Glavine said an outbreak of the disease in nearby New Brunswick is spreading into Nova Scotia and pharmacists could be helping stop it. What Your Patients Are Reading - Week of July 30th First Previous 3142 3143 3144 3145 3146 Next Last